What qualifies someone to be in the prior service bay during ait?

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:22:32 -0400

I’ve been in the army since January of 2018 now i became permanent party at the medical holding unit I was at before completing ait! I’ve obviously Graduated basic but what are my chances of being assigned to the prior service side sure ait?

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 10:29 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:29:23 -0400

Do you hold an MOS and are reclassing? Are you still completing IET? Or have you finished AIT and are assigned to a unit your were a student in?

If you hold an MOS and are reclassing you should be placed with prior service. If you have yet to complete IET sucks to suck you’re gonna be in the IET barracks. If you are 100% done and your first duty assignment is a unit your were a student at then you don’t stay in either you stay in the normal barracks.

Response by SGT Victoria Belbusti made Apr 11 at 2019 10:31 AM

SGT Victoria Belbusti — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:31:15 -0400

Did you graduate an AIT or are you on a med hold waiting to be cleared to attend an AIT? Generally prior service is those who are MOS qualified. Meaning they completed an IET in any branch of service. An IET solider on a med hold is most likely not considered a prior service.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 10:33 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:33:03 -0400

When I went to my first AIT at JBSA, it was for the 68W (91B back then) course. We had a medical holdover due to a serious injury to his hand. He did not get any prior service privileges. This was due to the fact that he did not finish AIT. So, in essence, it will be completely up to your Cadre if they move you into Prior Service Barracks. But....if I were you, I would not hold my breath nor pack the bags. The only way I know of to ensure you get moved into the Prior Service Barracks at AIT is to arrive at AIT with at least one MOS under your belt already and are just reclassing.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 10:43 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:43:34 -0400

Do you have orders designating you as permanent party at your current duty station? I'm guessing the answer is no. Your cadre may be treating you as permanent party because of your extended stay, but to "Big Army" you're still a soldier in Initial Entry Training status. I was in a similar situation as a PFC myself many years ago; when I returned to school house there was a new command and they initially put me in PS Barracks, but they soon learned of their error and placed me with the IET soldiers.

Also I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that the PS Barracks are 75-100% NCOs. They aren't supposed to be housed with you unless a legitimate shortage of billets exist, and a O-6 and above in the Chain has to sign off on it. Most likely your cadre aren't going to jump through those kinds of hoops to accommodate a PFC.

The Army typically designates "Prior Service" as a soldier who has completed Basic and AIT and 180+ days of service. You don't have an MOS yet so you wouldn't qualify under that designation. Should you be chaptered due to your injury or academic failure you would be classified as "Glossary Prior Service" because you never completed AIT. If you came back in you would be treated as another Non-Prior Service Applicant so long as you had an acceptable RE Code.

At this point your mind is on the wrong things, you've been in IET status for over a year and by the time you graduate and then complete Airborne School you will be nearing two years. If your enlistment is the standard 3 years you will barely have a glimpse of what the real Army is like before it's time to decise to reenlist. Focus on your studies, stay healthy, pass PT, and height and weight. There will be plenty of opportunities for fun and great memories in the near future.

Good luck.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 10:54 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 10:54:37 -0400

PFC Private RallyPoint Member Typically, prior service indicates you held an MOS/AFSC at some point prior, left service or that career-field, and came back in to service, or are cross-training into a new field.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 4:28 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:28:54 -0400

Not prior service unless you graduated ait and is just being held there but even then I’ve seen soldiers held in the barracks they were in when they graduated on med hold lol. Your basically a hold over and are waiting to get cleared, don’t want to be there be magically okay... be careful too your orders can change as well being there so long, I’ve seen it happen too.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2019 5:05 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:05:08 -0400

Typically to be considered prior service you would have had to complete all IT to include air, before that you are not mos qualified and therefore still a trainee.