Do you have any tips for attending AIT to become a 12T?

Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 21:53:09 -0400

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2016 10:03 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:03:09 -0400

what is a 12T?

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 11 at 2016 1:19 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:19:27 -0400

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Can anyone tell me about the mos 12T Technical Engineer for my wife, she is joining the Army and...

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 18 at 2016 3:09 AM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 03:09:11 -0400

Have the cold weather gear ready. We were on lock down in 2012/13. Also, get in Senior Hallway ASAP.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2016 8:36 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:36:29 -0400

Just got out of 12T training less than a month ago at B Company 169th Engineering Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood. All in all it's not difficult, just tedious and time consuming. The course is divided into four parts.
-Design (Autocad and manual drafting)
-Basic Surveying
-Materials Testing (Remove the word dirt from your vocabulary right now. It's SOIL)
-Uniques (Advanced surveying and airfield survey)

None of the sections are notably difficult, outside of parts of materials testing and uniques somewhat. Study for what's called the Tango Killer, the Nuclear Densometer test, and pretty much all of uniques. Really though, it's not hard.

Outside of that, don't piss off the sergeants. You'll be fine. Also don't make friends with the 12Rs.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2016 4:50 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:50:26 -0400

Yes. The school is not hard but auto cad and soils are your toughest sections. There really isn't any preparing for it just take good notes and it should all be open book test. I went through it in 2011 so you may be useing an updated version of auto cad. It's 17 and a half weeks.

Response by SPC Cliff Wofford made Dec 12 at 2016 12:43 AM

SPC Cliff Wofford — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:43:16 -0500

Not really. It's just like any other school. Listen, pay attention and put the effort forward. It is a rather long course for AIT, and not long enough to quite learn everything. Take good notes and drive on

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2017 12:12 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:12:44 -0500

Listen and take notes and you will be fine academically. Stay out of trouble on the weekends and you wont mind it here. Graduate in 6 weeks and then off to Hawaii!