Posted on Apr 2, 2014
Where and when did you attend AIT, and have you ever been back there?
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Would be an interesting thing to see not only the locations, but a generational perspective on how changes to those locations may be for each and if it even exists anymore. Also have you ever returned to the location either as a duty station or just to see what is was like for memories and changes that may have taken place. I will lead off, Ft McClellan, AL: D10-1984. I went back in 1992 for another school but haven't been back since it shuttered it's doors to AIT in '99, have been to Leonardwood for few other schools and checked out their facilities, big difference to what we had at McClellan back in the day though. Would love to go back to McClellan today and see what the base looks like and what bldgs. still exist, or training areas are there.
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I went to AIT at D Co 447th Sig. BN at Fort Gordon, and honestly i have not been back since. Too many bad memories.
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I took Basic and AIT (OSUT) training as a 12C Bridge Crewmember at Ft Leonard Wood, MO in 1980. In 1993 I went back for ANCOC and then in late 1994 I got assigned to the Engineer School, Directorate of Tactics, Leadership and Engineering as a Senior Training Developer/Instructor/Writer and later I got assigned to Libby NCO Academy as a Senior Instructor for 12C/B BNCOC. One of he best work experience in of my career PERIOD
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I attended OSUT at Ft. Sill, OK (Sep-Dec 1992). I was told 3/321 no longer exists. I received orders to Sill in 2002, but because of my Airborne wings those orders were deleted and I was sent to Stewart.
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CPL Larry Garrett
I feel for you. They closed my base, Ft. Ord, back in 1993. No more 7th ID. However, they brought back 2/27 INF Wolfhounds later. Put them back in Tropic Lightning (25th). Grateful the Wolfhounds are still around though.
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I attended AIT at Fort Sill in 2001, then I was stationed there for 9yrs! I went back last year as were traveling through the area (visiting old friends) and they made some good improvements. I went through AIT the 2nd time (reclass) in April 2009 and went back the same year for ALC, in Oct! I'll be heading back in Feb 2015 for SLC.
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SFC James Baber
Spent my 1st 3 years of my career there from '84-'87, was much different from when you were there, we still had the open bay wooden WWII barracks for basic/AIT Soldiers. When I was in DS/S we had a few MP's that were assigned to us from Sill, and even then they had made major upgrades at that time, Sheridan road was a four lane road, when I left in '87 was still only 2 lanes coming into main gate. All the wooden barracks were being torn down by then as well, something about quality of living for trainees, LOL. I probably wouldn't recognize anything on the post now.
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SSG Mark Ives
I went to Basic/AIT in the 6000 area in Feb 1978, across the highway from Main Post. I looked it up on Google Earth and not sure if it's still there. My recollection of most of Sill is when I PCS'd back to it in '81 - '82 & was with 3/9th FA. Main thing I remember is there being a tornado touch down on the airfield in '81 and tearing up a lot of trees, powerlines, etc!
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I did the OSUT thing back in 1998 at Fort Knox as a 19K(Delta 2-81 Armor), haven't quite made it back to Knox and they moved the armor school to Fort Benning in 2010 anyway. When I re-classed in 2002 as a 63 series I went to Fort Jackson, never want to see that place again.
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Fort Sam Houston (Joint Base San Antonio) 1998. I have been back there on several occasions. Once for BNCOC (ALC) and then multiple times after that while I was on Recruiting Duty from 2010-2014.
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