I’m getting stationed at Fort Hood. Will they send me home to get personal belongings? If so, will they make me take my leave days?

You should have something like ten days of leave between your AIT and your report date to Hood. Those are the days that you will be using in order to get everything you need and to move to Fort Hood and be all ready to go. Double check all of your orders and what they say.

Check your orders for your report date. You generally have 10 days to get from AIT to your duty station. Plus you can put in a pass for a long weekend (4days) to go back home to gather personal things that couldn’t make the trip. You don’t ever HAVE to use your leave days unless you’re in a use or lose situation which you don’t have to worry about now since you’re just entering into the Army.

Like he said, check your orders and make sure you get a copy of your leave form (DA FORM 31). Talk to your AIT Plt SGT also