Posted on May 21, 2018
Is it possible to volunteer for Airborne school during AIT at Fort Gordon?
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So I enlisted as a 25B about a year ago and ship out to Fort Jackson June 16th which is about a week after I graduate high school. When I initially enlisted I told my recruiter I wanted Airborne in my contract but he told me that the option was not available at the time and that as long as my PT score was in the top 10 percentile I should be able to Volunteer for airborne or air assault school while at Basic or AIT, I ended up taking him for his word, signed the contract went to meps, etc etc. However now that my ship date is coming up I've read a lot of stuff online and now i'm not so sure its that easy. If I cannot get Airborne at basic or AIT how would I go about getting it?
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Posted 6 y ago
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SFC Leonard Washington
As a retired veteran who has served 10 years in the 82nd. I would say go for it if its something that you would truly like to do. Do your research first. But do not listen to a SPC who says "Don't. Do. It. Just trust me". He ain't got enough time in the harness to give advice as to anyone.
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I just left there. You'll be offered the option during inprocessing to sign up for Airborne/Ranger or just Airborne. However, you'll be a holdover for a long time while waiting for a slot.
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Yes, when you get to Fort Gordon for AIT you’ll either meet an Airborne recruiter or talk to one of you Drill Sergeants/Platoon Sergeants and they’ll get you what you need
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