33W at the time - Now reclassed to 35T - Military Intelligence Systems Maintainer/Integrator

July '06 - August '07

Fort Huachuca, AZ

About a year - give or take

Started with 5-day weeks and occasional weekends.  Progressed to 6 or 7-day weeks more often than not, then back to 6-day weeks every other week (5 days on the 'off' week).  Basic workday (8-5 or so) kind of schedule, but lots of overtime as needed for additional instruction, 'punishments' or instructors running late/students not grasping concepts.  Mostly classroom-based instruction, tending more toward practical exercises as training progressed.

We were authorized to live with him in on-post housing.  His orders were stated as PCS orders so the Army paid to move our family from our HOR to his AIT duty location.

We had near-constant communication, as we were fortunate enough to be able to live with him.

Small, informal.  It wasn't very rewarding for the kind of effort that these 'guys' put into the training, but the classes are small (typically a max of 8 people and they drop out like flies throughout the training), so it's not practical to have a big celebration.

By TRADOC regs, anyone attending AIT for a certain length of time (can't remember what length, but 33W training more than covers it) is authorized to take up to one week of leave between BCT and AIT.  Most people didn't know that and BCT Drill Sergeants certainly didn't share that information if they knew it, but it's out there.  Take advantage of it if you can.