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I am a prior service 11B Infantryman. I rejoined the military (Army National Guard) as a 15W and will be heading to 15W school this year. I am curious as to what life is like for the MOS-T? I heard that you can have your car and you live with other MOS-Ts. What are the barracks like? Do you have nights and weekends like other schools? Do we PT with the TRADOC AIT soldiers or is it on our own? Do we fly or is it all sim now? Just curious what day to day life is going to be like. Thanks!
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15W: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator
15W: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator
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I’m just an IET soldier, but I can give you some answers. You will live in Riley Barracks. They are decent but the showers are communal I believe. As of currently, you are not required to PT with IET soldiers due to COVID-19, however you can, should you so choose. Normally, without the Rona, you would only PT with the TRADOC soldiers during ACFTs or if you fail your ACFT. There is a night shift, but weekends are all yours. Drinking is permitted at Riley. As far as classes... They are all subject to change, because they are restructuring the curriculum to be more platform specific. But as of right now: There is a very basic USO class (4 weeks), a Unmanned ground school (4 weeks), a 5 day intro to your specific platform, then simulators (4 weeks), and then an undefined amount of time on Flight line (the real deal). Weather will dictate the length of your stay at Ft. Huachuca once you reach Flight Line. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. Myself or some of the MOS-Ts currently here will be happy to help
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Any tips so far that you can give about the course itself? Is there a lot of people? class size i guess....im wondering how many people are in this MOS i suppose haha
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SPC (Join to see) There are probably around 50 soldiers per class cycle (Shadow), that is split between night and day shifts. I would say there are about 200 actively in one of the 4 classes at any given time. More soldiers on holds, but that has no bearing on you as a MOS-T
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Pretty much everything is controlled by the IET company you will be a part of. I went there twice, once as a mos t single, barracks were fine. Never heard of mos t's living off post or anything like that. You live a mile or so down from the company area. I was lucky not to have a roommate. No kitchen or anything fancy. You get a fridge and a microwave. Couldn't drink IN the barracks but you could outside in the bbq areas. I was days the whole time. PT at 0430, sometimes at IET land, sometimes not. Driving is hit and miss too. Just because you been in don't make you special. Don't give the leadership a reason to treat you like you're brand new.
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MOS-T life used to be great from the outside looking in they didn't have to do a lot of the stupid things that we had to do hopefully they didn't mess that up for you things started to get crazy when I was leaving
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