What is 88N AIT like at Fort Gregg-Adams?

2025-06-13T18:26:56-04:00

I am a split-option Reservist who will be going to AIT for 88N at Fort Gregg-Adams soon. I can't help but be a bit nervous though I am not sure why, if I can get through BCT I can get through AIT. Anyways I am just looking for insight as to what the privileges are (phone use, etc.), the overall training curriculum, any particularly challenging parts or how to otherwise prepare, and so on. Sorry if this is a bit broad, I just haven't found too much recent info on AIT there in general, let alone specifically for 88N. What little I could find was contradictory, with some saying that it is a bit more relaxed compared to BCT, with phone access, passes after phase-up, etc. and others saying that recent changes on post have been made to make it as close to BCT as possible but with dorms essentially, with both anecdotes being from the same time.

Response by CW3 Richard Doty made Jun 13 at 2025 6:55 PM

2025-06-13T18:55:41-04:00

"Phone access"? That's the wrong question. I would suggest that you focus on the course and not worry about inconsequential details like whether you can use your phone, and whether or not you might get passes. The course is only five or six weeks in length, so focus now on getting yourself in better shape. Get your PT score up now. Focus on nothing in school but working on your training while you're there and being at the top of your class. The privileges will take care of themselves.

Response by SGM Jeff Mccloud made Jun 15 at 2025 11:55 AM

2025-06-15T11:55:15-04:00

Descriptions of AIT life are going to differ year to year and even month to month.
Regulations, policies and class content get updated, commanders and other leadership change out.
It's also not uncommon to see platoons get treated differently within the same class.

In the bigger picture, it's not BCT, so it doesn't have the same intent of BCT to induce stress in order to force both cohesion/teamwork as well as pushing everyone past their own imagined limitations.
AIT is there to teach you tools and skills. It's not everything you need to know to do the job, but it is everything you need in order to learn, adapt and improve everyday once you are on the job. So take every advantage of that lower stress environment to excel at everything the school offers.
And when you get time off, enjoy the opportunity for what it is.

Response by AB Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2025 5:37 AM

2025-06-30T05:37:29-04:00

AIT for 88N at Fort Gregg-Adams will be more relaxed than BCT, focusing on the administrative and operational aspects of transportation management. Expect dorm-style living and eventual access to phones and passes, usually after "phasing up." The curriculum will involve learning various logistics systems and regulations. Be prepared for information-heavy classes requiring attention to detail. While policies can vary, maintain professionalism, focus on your studies, and ask questions to succeed in this less physically demanding but intellectually rigorous environment.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jul 2 at 2025 8:41 AM

2025-07-02T08:41:19-04:00

Don't over analyze it. You have a pretty short AIT in comparison to some other MOS's out there. It won't be like Basic. It will feel like it sometimes and other times it won't. But entry level is like that sometimes and that is normal. You are still sorting it all out at that point. Just focus on being where you are supposed to be, when you need to be there with what you are supposed to have and you will be fine. Entry level policies change with each class because each class will succeed and lose, eb/flow like the tide. You will see some classes do fantastic and breeze right through and other groups will fight for every inch and they make every step look painful because they can't follow direction. The ones who follow along have less restrictions while the others have more restrictions. Which is why the policies change so easily and why the information you are finding online seems to disagree with each other. The most important thing is not t over focus on the things that don't really matter.