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Your
Name (as you would like it
to appear):
Shannon E.
(celtic_warrior1986)
Your Soldier's MOS (please
include code and
description, for example
"11B Infantry")
68W Combat Medic
When did your soldier
attend?
Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Where was he stationed for
AIT?
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
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?
DH said that his training
was pretty tough. He had a
pretty normal schedual
through out his training,
and he some times had to
train on weekends. They had
late night exersises closer
to the end of AIT, DH called
it FTX training, & they did
that for an entire week. At
the begining of AIT most of
the training was classroom
work, then as the weeks went
by it shifted towards field
based training. This is so
they would know what to do
in a field type situation.
Did you get to see him
during AIT?
Since we live close to where
the base is located I got to
see him quite often, when
the money allowed me to make
the trip down there.
How often were you able to
communicate with him? By
phone? Email?
I was able to talk to him
quite alot over the phone,
since they would alow them
to use their cell phones.
The only times that we were
not able to talk to
eachother is when they had a
barracks inspection, or when
one of us was out of minutes
on our phones.
Describe the graduation
ceremony.
It was inside one of the
nice dinning halls that you
could reserve on base. It
was also hot with all the
people that were in there,
plus the heater was running.
The best part of it, besides
DH walking across the stage
was that they sang out one
of their cadences when they
were marching out of the
hall. That was so COOL!
Any other tips or
information?
If you are unable to see
your DH/DF/DB or what other
family member is in the
service during this training
time, write letters, send
them pictures of you,
family, friends, of their
kids. Those are REALLY
important to them! It shows
them that they still have
your support in this
important and hard descision
that they made. It lets them
know that while they may be
apart from their loved ones
right now, it tells them
that they are not alone.
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