Going to AIT at Fort Huachuca as 35F - rejoining as a NCO. Anybody go through the same thing?

As a retiring 35F instructor, we expect you to uphold the standards of an NCO while in class without imposing any implied authority. We don’t expect you to know anything so in that aspect, you will be as knowledgeable of the job as the privates you will be in class with. You will be a MOS-T so you will have a lot more freedom than the IET soldiers, but don’t take that for granted. There is a lot of out of the classroom homework you need to complete and there will be times when you have to go to the IET barracks to work on products after hours. In my time, MOS-T students fall behind their pod mates because they abuse their freedom and fail to learn the required information and fail tests. The readings you were recommended are great because you will use them in class, but ensure you understand symbology.

Hello SGT Boyd,

You reaching out in this capacity is already a step in the right direction.

I'm currently at the Intelligence Analyst Training Committee and SSG (Join to see) already hit some key points, but I'd like to offer the following.

Firstly- you are an NCO. We expect you to act like one, but also expect you to take the time to acknowledge the nuances of TRADOC. In TRADOC, you maintain all general military authority as an NCO- on the spot corrections for deficiencies is appreciated and approved. However this comes in the format of verbal corrective action and nothing further. If any IET student doesn't fix the issue, bring it to an NCO instructor and we'll sort it out.

Secondly- but truly your first priority- you are a student here to learn how to be a 35F. There will be general expectations of you as a MOS-T NCO to understand basic functions of the Army, but you will be held to the same standard on the Individual Student Assessment Plan as new Soldiers, with some small nuances (you will get a copy on day 1 in the course). Do your homework. Ask questions. Stay engaged. Do these things and you will succeed.

Thirdly- you have freedoms beyond that of IET Soldiers of course, but like a normal unit you have a mileage radius. In this duty assignment, it may be more restrictive than previous experiences so I implore you to do the right thing always. We've had several MOS-T students lose rank because they did not respect basic guidance about mileage and other items during their time in the course.

Fourth- PRT will include conducting the ACFT. They recently changed the way MOS-T's conduct PRT, so I don't know if it'll be with other MOS-Ts or with IET students. You may need to conduct the PRT Prepatory Drill as part of grading for your 1059, but we'll see what happens. Either way- it will be on you to remain physically fit while in the course.

Fifth- Enjoy your time here. Learn from your fellow reclassing Soldiers. Explore the local area. I implore you to bring a POV if available, or look into options with battle buddies. The current distance from where you will stay, your DFAC, the PT location, and the school house will not be walking distance. Alternatively, a bike may be a good way to work on cardio, but be aware that Fort Huachuca is just short of a mile high (we're as high as Denver in the parts of the installation on the foothills of the mountain).

I hope this helps. Good luck, do great things and as we say in the MI Corps- Always Out Front!

-SFC Mullet

From what I remember the last time I was in AIT as a PS with NCOs in my class....you will be expected to stay away from the IETs except for POI time. None of the NCOs in my last AIT did anything other than be a Student. No assisting/leading PRT. No marching any of the IETs anywhere. In fact, the Cadre informed all of us PS folks (including the NCOs) that we are not authorized to correct any of the IETs for anything.

With that being said, when you get to your Training Company, the Cadre will tell you all you need to know in regards to your Left/Right boundaries as an NCO PS Student.