How to push back my school date before I start for AIT?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:04:37 -0400

Im prior service, I recently went to meps and done my physical and chose 91F as a new mos. I have a ship date of September 21 with a school date of October 5. Is it possible to delay my school date with the swer in process?

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Sep 1 at 2020 5:54 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 05:54:43 -0400

I am sure it depends on your reasoning and available class dates. You don’t want to wait yourself out of an available position. Recruitment never stops. If you took a job at any other company and said, oh yeah I can start in three months instead of tomorrow.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2020 7:51 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:51:11 -0400

It might be possible. You'll have to talk to your recruiter, and they'll have to send the request up their chain of command. After that, it'll all depend on your reasoning and available class dates, as CSM Darieus ZaGara said.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2020 10:01 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:01:56 -0400

You can’t “delay” a school date. It’s not like a PCS where you can just show up a week or two later in the middle of the course and be ok. School seats are a limited resource. If you can’t make it to that school date, that slot is gone forever. You have to get a seat on the next class that has any remaining seats. That might not be 91F. That might not be till next year. Most of the school seats are already filled by Soldiers who are going to BCT so most of the training seats within 10 weeks have all been filled for a while. The ones within the 10 weeks of basic training are people who failed to ship or were dropped. Meaning you get what’s available not necessarily what you want.
Also, if you don’t swear in on the day you’re supposed you have failed to ship. That will have its own separate repercussions

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Sep 1 at 2020 8:42 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:42:55 -0400

Doubt it is going to happen Bud.