Posted on Jun 23, 2017
How does a Reservist get to add Airborne or Air Assault school onto AIT? Can this be done?
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Now don't quote me on this, but I'm almost positive that this can only be done if it was in your contract when you enlisted. After that, schools will be given by your receiving unit, and that all depends on slots, money, MTOE requirements, so on and so forth.
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I'm pretty sure you have to have a 300 PFT and get a recommendation, but it's hard for reserves to get those slots. Good luck bro.
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SGT Dave Tracy
Agreed with regard to an impressive PT test. Its not cool to send soldiers to PLDC/WLC/BLC/whatever-they-call-it-these-days, who fail the PT test, but to send someone to a school like Airborne, Pathfinder or Air Assault who fails PT...Ooh, that's bad.
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I think it would have to be done though your unit and if your unit doesn't have airborne slots and funding (which is generally the case for reserve component), chances are you won't go.
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SGT Dave Tracy
Generally speaking, I would concur. Unless one gets it into their contract to start with, it can sometimes be hard to get a slot even when on AD. It's easier to get an Airborne slot if sent to, say the 82nd or 101st though, but outside of that, I swear its luck to get any openings. Heck, I had a buddy who was our unit's schools NCOIC, and couldn't get me an Airborne slot, because they needed slots for those going to airborne units and we were Mech. I certainly regret not getting Airborne in my contract, but when I left AD for the Reserves, I simply stopped trying because the odds were, shall I charitably say.."not in my favor"?
That said, I do know a couple guys from my Reserve unit who managed to get slots at Airborne School and one who went to Air Assault, but they were the 1st slots I saw open up and I had been at that Reserve unit for almost 4 years. So all hope if not lost for this SPC.
That said, I do know a couple guys from my Reserve unit who managed to get slots at Airborne School and one who went to Air Assault, but they were the 1st slots I saw open up and I had been at that Reserve unit for almost 4 years. So all hope if not lost for this SPC.
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