If your unit sends you to airborne school, do you have to PCS to an airborne unit after?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:47:29 -0400

I was told it's mandatory to serve at least x amount of months with an airborne unit and I want to confirm

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Sep 4 at 2019 11:23 AM

MSG Frank Kapaun — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:23:07 -0400

Quit being a candy ass leg and go to airborne school. You think way too much. If your unit is willing to send you to a school, take that opportunity.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2019 11:39 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:39:43 -0400

A non airborne unit is not authorized to send soldiers to Airborne School. You can request to go to Airborne School TDY enroute to an Airborne unit. When you go to Airborne School, you will owe 36 months of time in an Airborne unit. You can reference that in AR 614 - 200

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2019 12:04 PM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:04:32 -0400

Joking aside,. If you have the option to go Airborne, do it! Its an awesome opportunity, opens up more units, you get to freaking jump out of planes, get a bit more money each month. And as PV2 Greg Foster stated, you wouldnt be a dirty nasty leg... AATW!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2019 3:36 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:36:56 -0400

No you just have to make a certain amount of jumps a year to keep your tab. Most likely you will be sent to an airborne unit during their jump times or FTX

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Sep 4 at 2019 5:16 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:16:57 -0400

What is your true status. No active unit will send you to AB school without an assignments. On a slim occasion you can pull it as a re-up motivator, but your branch will make you go eventually to an AB unit.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 4 at 2019 10:07 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:07:58 -0400

I appreciate all the feedback and even AR citation, I learned a lot from all of yall and for that thanks!

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Sep 5 at 2019 11:23 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:23:41 -0400

KId judging by your profile, unless the 249 EN has Abn slots, your chances of going to Abn School is less than 0. No slots, then no way in Hell your unit will pay for the schooling, period!

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2019 6:15 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:15:02 -0400

Talk to your career counselor. But yes, 36 months after.