Posted on Sep 3, 2022
What is daily life like for an 88M at Fort Leonard Wood? How hard is it to do school while there?
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88ms at FORT LEONARDWOOD, what is your daily life like there. What type of unit are you in. I’m looking to work on school while active duty, how hard is that to do at FLW? What is the work tempo like. My reenlist window opens up next month and I am looking to stay 88m to put food on the table, however I’m looking for a work tempo that allows for me to do school so I can go green to gold. I was told FLW is a good shout for this.
88M: Motor Transport Operator
Duty Stations
Fort Leonard Wood
Posted >1 y ago
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Just like any other assignment, this will literally depend on your unit of assignment. I mean, half that base is practically TRADOC land. You have Basic training elements, OSUT training elements, MP AIT, CBRN AIT, and 88M...plus all the other non-TRADOC elements.
One question I have is: Why are you needing to attend school to eventually go Green to Gold?
One question I have is: Why are you needing to attend school to eventually go Green to Gold?
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CPT Lawrence Cable
I actually don't know of any non-TRADOC unit on the Post. Even Benning had part of the 75th, the 167th and for a period, a Brigade of the 10th Mountain.
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MSG (Join to see)
CPT Lawrence Cable - Well, you have the hospital there. That's about the only one I can think of. It has been 26 years since I was last there
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CPT Lawrence Cable
MSG (Join to see) - Been about 30 for me. I branch Transferred to the Engineers right after they had moved from Belvoir to Ft. Leonard Wood. The facilities for EAOC were outstanding and brand new at the time. Best quarters I had in the Army.
I liked the post. It is kind of out in the middle of nothing (still better than Ft. Riley), but the post facilities at the time were pretty good, they had a nice recreation area on Lake of the Ozarks that was cheap, and if you got desperate for a big city, it wasn't horrible far back to the suburbs of St. Louis.
I liked the post. It is kind of out in the middle of nothing (still better than Ft. Riley), but the post facilities at the time were pretty good, they had a nice recreation area on Lake of the Ozarks that was cheap, and if you got desperate for a big city, it wasn't horrible far back to the suburbs of St. Louis.
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I would recommend every young soldier feel our their chain of command and work schedule before they commit to college classes.
Then......... I'd recommend to chip away at those most transferable foundation courses with the intent to knock out a year's worth of base line required foundation course work that can be transferred to just about any major and any school.
Then, when one is free and clear of their active duty military obligation the GI bill should be more than enough to see them through to graduation as a full time student without having to worry about anything else.
Then......... I'd recommend to chip away at those most transferable foundation courses with the intent to knock out a year's worth of base line required foundation course work that can be transferred to just about any major and any school.
Then, when one is free and clear of their active duty military obligation the GI bill should be more than enough to see them through to graduation as a full time student without having to worry about anything else.
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SP5 (Join to see)
CPT (Join to see) SPC (Join to see) GReat advice. In the process look at what courses you can CLEP. That approach saves time and money while building credit hours.
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SPC (Join to see) A previous post. Search on Ft. Leonard Wood for the other posts.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-give-me-any-insight-on-what-being-an-88m-is-like-also-any-insight-to-ait-at-ft-leonard-wood-is-like-for-prior-service
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-someone-give-me-any-insight-on-what-being-an-88m-is-like-also-any-insight-to-ait-at-ft-leonard-wood-is-like-for-prior-service
Can someone give me any insight on what being an 88M is like? Also any insight to AIT at Ft....
I recently decided to go active duty. I was able to keep my E-4 rank and went with the 88M MOS. I will be shipping out January 7th for AIT to Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Any advice on what I can expect, personal experiences, packing list, do's & dont's, etc.? I would greatly appreciate it.
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