68W Medic

 

Your Name (as you would like it to appear):

Your Soldier's MOS (please include code and description, for example "11B Infantry")

 68W Medic

 

When did your soldier attend?

May 06 

 

Where was he stationed for AIT?

 Fort Sam Houston

 

How long was his AIT?

 16 Weeks

 

What was his training like? Normal schedule? Did he train on weekends? Late at night? Classroom or field based?

 Lots of training everyday.  Schedule varied.  Genrally no training on the weekends.  Was both classroon and some field.  Had a Field Training Exercise at Camp Bullis towards the end for about seven days.

 

Did you get to see him during AIT?

 I came and saw him twice during training.  Once for a long weekend and next for his graduation.

 

How often were you able to communicate with him? By phone? Email?

 Spoke on the phone everyday.  He had a cell phone with him that he was able to use on his free time.

 

Describe the graduation ceremony.

 Short, crowded and boring.  They had a family dinner the night before the graduation.  Showed a short video of the training.