I joined the Army and leave for BT on May 17th, can anyone tell me about Fort Huachuca or MOS 33W if they have it.\n\nI only want to hear from people in the Army - not if you know someone who is doing it!
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I went to AIT at Ft Huachuca, but as a different MOS. It was also 6 years ago so things may have changed.\n\nHuachuca way above sea level so be prepared for much thinner air, which will drop your run time when you get there drastically. Also, this makes the winters cold, even though you are is Arizona-we got snow. 33W School is about a year long so, you will get used to the air. After about 3 months or so you will be in 'Phase 5+' which will give you just about as many privileges as a permanent party soldier. (Minus tobacco. Unless they've changed the rules, you can even drink on the weekends if you are over 21.) The Sierra Vista area isn't all that bad for a military town. There are the typical places to go. (Bars, restaurants, etc.) I believe that you are not aloud to go to Mexico anymore but, there are some interesting historic places in the area, such as Tombstone.
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sorry i cant give my address already to many strangers got due to my picture flying through the internet. but try to find a friend that happens to be a soldier near by his AKO acct has acces to the information you request. Hopefully he/she is willing to help you. the army is a big place so unless you know what unit he went to its like finding a needle in a stack of needles.I used to see this all the time in Bragg, people would ask for their son/brother etc if we know them . And we keep telling them without their unit or MOS we cant narrow down anything due to our post being the size of a city.
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it seemed pretty laid back from what i saw when my husband was in, yes you will get passes ranging from on post to off post overnight..there really isnt anything on base as it is very small... but off post in hopewell or petersburg..it should be on ft lee v.a. virginia beach is down there also but they told my husband he couldnt go.. also depends when you are going too. ill be there soon too. hope it is as easy as what everyone says..
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It really is amazing how many people you find in the Army that are willing to go out of their way for you, I guess that is why `they joined up. It is one of the biggest things I miss about being in. And rizzo822002, thank you and keep your head down.
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it's nice to hear the air force is treating you well ... I was a army wife and it was not" 90210 "like you explained ...{thanks for the dumpy comment }, My husband was a GRUNT in Bosnia and in Afghanistan ... It was sheer hell for me and our 2 boys .. Im thankful for Ft. knox they did all they could do to make it as easy as they could for us during my husbands deployment... No matter what branch all these men and women are HEROS ! I was not aware that there were people who did'nt support our troops ... I just thought it was Bush they did'nt support ! being a "army" wife is very hard!!{ there is no fun and games at war} maybe I should have had my husband Join the airforce so we could not appear to be so dumpy!!! My husband is a hell of a man and Im very proud of what he has done for our country.. HOOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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First of all how in the world did you forget the dates?  I can remember the day I swore into Delayed Enlistment, the day I went to MEPS, the day I finally left out, etc... I don't buy this story, what happened to your DD-214?  Did you know what that was?
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Dig it: I was at both.  Ft. Jackson for BCT, and Knox for AIT (Bradley Mechanic).  Between the two, I spend 6 months in AIT at Ft. Gordon, GA.  This was a while ago, during the Clinton Administration when the Army was experimenting with "Low Stress" basic training.  I can tell you this: when asked during our final inspection what, if anything, we would change about basic training, of the 60-odd men in my basic training platoon, all but one said they'd make it harder.  We were all disappointed with how easy it was.  \n\nAt Gordon, I met some guys who did what they called "Pro-Train" at Jackson.  Apparently it was the exact opposite of what we did; thirteen weeks, ridden hard and put away wet.  Gordon itself was a very relaxed post for training, but it had to be.  AIT could be anywhere from 8 months to a year and a half.  You can't ride someone like you would in basic for that long.  \n\nFt. Knox was a wake-up call.  My MOS was reclassified and I was reassigned there.  Toughest time I had in training.  We did PT twice a day, training most weekends, ran to and from school, and had an hour of personal time at night if we were lucky.  But when I came out in the best physical and mental shape of my life, I felt an unparalleled sense of pride that I did not feel after basic training.\n\nRanger6 has the right idea.  Trying to get off easy is only cheating yourself.  Enjoy Ft. Knox.  It will be one of the toughest times of your life, but you'll live through it.  And you'll be able to stand just a little taller than some.  Good luck.
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From one who was there, and lost all his men, and lived to tell, you are very welcome. I was in Afghanistan in 2002. 19 yrs old. We had and are still having a hell of a time over there. We(the armed forces) need all the support we can get. On another note though, If I had the choice to go and fight knowing what would happen all over again, I would go in a heart beat. No thanks necceccary. We are just doing our job. (Semper Fi!)
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If you genuinely can't hack the AIT for the MOS you've selected, I believe you get to reclass for something that may be more your speed.  Otherwise, you get recycled to the next Co. coming through.  At least that's what happened in my unit.  I've actually never heard of anyone getting put out of the Army altogether.
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Two....\n\nOne while on active duty at Ft. Sill, OK detonating Claymore mines in series, "digging" holes with C4 and cutting down small diameter trees with Det cord with 2 British artillery Officers and another FA 2LT from my battery.  It was serious and important training!\n\nThe second was years after leaving the service while working in Iraq on a DoD contract. Myself and some English lads (Royal Marines) were traveling to Basrah.  As I recall we had a RON  at DUKE; a small camp in southern Iraq with the civilian facilities (DFAC, laundry,billeting, etc) run by a great bunch of Australians.\n\nWhile having a small "get together" we were hit by a significant mortar attack by the bad guys.  And true to form what I had hear about the Royal Marines, they made it their 1st priority to make room for the grill and tub filled with ice & Foster's beer in the bunker.
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I commend you.  Click here:\n\nhttp://www.soldiersangels.org/
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That is an oxymoron,there is no army knowledge!Just kidding best of luck to you!
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My friend is in the DEP too, for the Navy though, he was suppose to go Feb. 13, but they told him that they could probably fix it to where he can leave earlier. He's really excited about it. Good Luck.
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I'm from the Navy background or should I say I was a military brat. We stayed in San Diego, CA - Beeville, TX (stationed in Corpus Cristy) - and lastly Va Beach, VA. I LOVED VA BCH, VA - NAS Oceana myself. One of my sisters still lives there. They are one of the safest places to live. Great schools. SO much to do there and not far from Williamsburg (I love the field trips they take you to). Trust me you'll love it. My niece's husband is stationed in Norfolk, VA & so is one of my cousins. Check it out.
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I was on Camp Foster down the road from there Jan 2004-5.  Us Marines were jelous of the Air Force base.  They had better on base houseing.  (real houses, not the apartment towers) You didn't have to clear the table at the chow hall, you had a better PX or BX what ever the AF calls it.  Plus you had Chilis.  The only non-fast food American chain around.  Lucky.  It was nice.
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man... i've been wonderin tt too... i've a fren fron Scottsdale, Arizona who is stationed there as well... if u eva find out how to look them up, pls mail me at risky_1986@yahoo.com.sg\nthank you so so much...
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If yes, what's your current address, phone number, and place employment?................  There's gotta be a law against military desertion. Otherwise, before any conflict there'd be a rush of servicemen leaving. Flipping a burger/pushing paper's different than being shot at.