My Boyfriend is joining the Army and I was wondering if any one might know where he will go after boot camp?
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Okay, this is how it works.  Once he has picked a "job" or in Army terms, a MOS, then he will be told what AIT, Advanced Individaul Training School, he will go to.  Everyone is different.  After he finishes that he will go to his permanent duty station.  Hope this helps.
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I joined the AF right after the start of Desert Storm. I din't join because of the war that's just when I went in and I loved it. Spent 7 yrs in before I was diagnoised with type 1 diabetes. I think it's a great chance for one to grow without just being dumped on your own right after high school. MOST AF people are behind the scenes We didn't go on on the front lines. Not to mention the AF treats their people really well. IF you do join, just remember boot camp is a mind game, the real AF is not like what you will endure in Boot camp. I say DO IT!!
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If you know what unit he is in call the base that he is located at. If you do not know if he is reserve you can find out what state his unit is located and call the militaryt bases in that state!
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Well, i am married (mil to mil) and if he gets married after basic training he might be a hold over, waiting for them to process all his paper before he heads to his A School. So i would tell him he might want to do it now and let the recruter do the paper filing and whatever else he needs to do. That is the recruters job, to do paper work or whatever needs to be done for your son to work for uncle sam. Dont let the recruter be lazy if he is acting lazy, it's a military thing. LOL If he gets married before boot camp then everythig will fall into place and him and his wife can be together as soon as he gets out of A School and he will have nothing to worry about other than finding a house. If you need anything feel free to e-mail me   tink41503@yahoo.com
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every soldier is required to have an account on AKO but not before or during basic.  If he is your husband, call the recruiters office he would have gone to, if it is close by, go there and see if you see his picture on the wall, they put new recruits there and put how much money they got for enlisting and school.  it's advertisement i guess oh, and 9 weeks sounds too little for the Army, basic is 11 weeks, and then off to AIT.  he probably didn't do it
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If you (or he )were in the military check out \n\nwww.military.com
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The only guy I know to have gotten out of boot camp was a guy in my platoon, who started "sleep-walking" around the squadbay at night. He was gone inside of 2-days. Apparently his girlfriend was pregnant and he wanted to go home.\n\nShort answer, VERY, VERY unlikely. Anyway I wouldn't want you in my fighting hole if you were going to wander off or somehow otherwise compromise our position.
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I am an Army brat. My dad is now a retired Lt Col. I've been to Ft. Meade in Maryland, El Toro in California, Keflavik in Iceland, Ramstein in Germany (which I am now at stationed in the Air Force), Mildenhall in England, and Ft. Lewis in Washington. I'm glad that your dad is coming home to you soon. Hope he enjoys his short break from the desert. God bless!
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no, he's most likely a split op.  He goes to basic this summer and his AIT the summer after he graduates.  There's no way you could fit basic and AIT into one summer.  You cannot be deployed until you are MOS qualified, which means you have completed AIT.  So he won't be deployed while in high school.  He can go to basic, and other training, but he won't be send over seas
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This is something you'll have to learn to get used to.  Sorry, but that's Army life.\n\nTDY is Temporary Duty.  Unless it's a certain amount of time or specified on his orders, you won't be going with him on these assignments.  Usually, TDY is some sort of school, training or "war games".\n\nPCS is Permanent Change of Station.  This is an official government move.  It's usually from one post to another.  If he's in AIT, he still hasn't made a PCS move yet.  PCS is a change in duty.\n\nKorea is NOT a deployment.  That's considered an unaccompanied tour.  They last a year to 18 months.  There's several places he could get sent for an unaccompanied tour.  In most cases, you won't go with him, thus the unaccompanied.  That's a PCS for him though.  He can also go to Japan, Germany, Italy or other locations overseas that you will be able to move with him as a PCS.  Places like Germany are a 3 year assignment.\n\nThere's several locations he can deploy to such as Bosnia or Iraq.  Deployments will last a year to 18 months as well.  Those, you won't be allowed to travel with him at all.  He can also deploy from and overseas location as well.\n\nHope this helps.  Be prepared for time apart.  Stay strong and independant, but love and trust him with all you have.  You'll be able to do fine.  The Army is a rough life, but it's a good life.  It'll definitely be what you make of it.\n\nGood luck!!
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You can't really "sign up" for recon. You have to complete bootcamp, then SOI (school of infantry) then while at SOI you can take the recon Indoc. You can take the Indoc. from any MOS (your job in the Corps) Tell him I said good luck, but I hope he knows what he is getting into. Semper Fi.
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There's room for anyone in good shape.  I was in recently but was medically discharged before I could go to Iraq unfortunately.\n\nFirst of all, when you talk to the recruiter, ask him about something called the "trail blazer" during basic training.  They change the name occasionally.  It basically involves being able to max out the AIT PT test at day 1.  You want to do that.\n\nSince you're married, you'll probably want to get a non-combat MOS.  (Although I took a combat MOS because I'm married) Try for something along the lines of supply clerk, mechanic, or something of the like.  Don't worry if you aren't trained, they'll teach you everything.  Mortician is a messy and unpleasant job, but if you can handle, it usually has a great signing bonus.  DO NOT GO 88M!  Those are truck drivers.  They have the highest mortality rate in Iraq and they need everyone they can get.  It sound good and easy, but it's not cool.\n\nSigning bonuses are paid after AIT, as much as 6 months later depending on the MOS.  Married people should stay away from counter intelligence since that could keep you away 10 months out of the year, but it's my number one suggestion for single people.\n\nJust so you know, Basic Training is all about messing with your mind.  When you get on base, just turn your personality off for about 3 or 4 months.\n\nInjuries in the Army.  The Army is mean on this one.  If you get injured during anytime you get handed your orders and taken to the airport and the end of AIT, THEY WILL TRY to pass it off as a prior injury, no matter how stupid.  I saw guys getting general discharge on collapsed arches.  Not a pleasant thing, but I did see an honorable on a hernia.\n\nWell, the first few months are hell, after that, it's sweet.  It's good job, you're taken care of, and if you learn well, you have plenty of potential.  If you go to Iraq, you can still get free college there.  And you should take every opportunity for college credits possible.  A degree means eligibility for officer training and a good position in the army.\n\nAnd finally, make sure you fill out the paper work correctly.  Take your time, especially when calculating income.  Being married, I made more than the lieutenant as a PVT.\n\nIt's a good life, but it is the Army and the Army is about war.  For some reason a bunch of kids these days forget that when they sign the papers.  They think about travel and college and easy money and forget that it's about fighting.\n\nWell, I encourage it and wish you luck.
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If your son decides to sign up there is nothing you can do about it but support him. Do I agree with it. No.  Your son is an adult now. You have to allow him to make his choices. \n\nHowever, what you could do is have a talk with him. Give him other options of things he can do. And tell him how much he means to you and you'd be so worried about him if he left. \n\nAsk him why he wants to go into the Army. Maybe he thinks it's the only option he has... Maybe he thinks when all is done they will help pay for school or something like that. If that is the case.. it doesn't usually work out that well at all. I had a friend who did that and it didn't work out as he had planned.\n\nAsk him his beliefs if it's not about money or school. Why does he want to do it.  Find common ground somewhere and anywhere you can't find common ground let him know you love him and will support him no matter what.  Don't make him feel bad about any decision he wants to make. The more you battle with him and get mad at him about it the more of a chance he'll really go for it.  \n\nI wish you luck and I totally feel for your situation. I'd be upset too.\n\nBTW: I read a post that said that he can't be put into a combat zone. That's not true. Our friend who is now in Iraq is an only* child and he is in a combat zone. He would be used where needed and if that means they need him in a combat zone that's what it means. I don't mean to scare you more in regards to this issue. I just don't want you to believe something false and give up talking to him about it more.
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If you are considering joining the military service after high school graduation then your best option is to take Junior ROTC and learn the basics before going to Basic Training. You will come out farther ahead than other trainees and your confidence will show.\n\nI took Army ROTC in high school and it paved the way for my military career. The things I learned in ROTC stayed with me for more than the 20 years I spent in the Army.
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Hi Funny,\n\nIf you check out my profile you'll see that your getting honest answers.  After Lackland he will go to Tech School and not AIT (Advance Individual Training=ARMY).  His tech school will be easier than basic training.  Yes the AF basic training is somewhat easy, but they are making it tougher and longer for the new generation of airman.  Basic is all about discipline and mental strength.  No branch of service wants their members breaking under pressure.  Gotta separate the adults from the children ya know.  As you were told by previous respondants, he may come back tougher, but I guarantee that he will come back different, wiser, and more mature.  More man like and less of a boy. \n\nHis tech school will be easier than basic, but not quite like the normal AF routine.  He's there to learn and they are gonna throw a lot at him to absorb, or they will wash him out.  Don't get upset because you don't hear from him very often.  He'll be maxed out at basic the entire time he's there except for the last two days.  Tech school is spent studying.  He will have some weekends off, so hopefully he will email and call you every so often!  Email is a great thing isn't it!  Most of us didn't have the luxury of instant communication when we went through this.  Had to use snail mail!\n\nAfter tech school he may go TDY (temporary duty) for (I forget what it's called now)?  From there he will be sent to his first duty location.  He will fill out a form (the Dreamsheet), in Basic with his choices of CONUS (Continental United States) duty locations as well as overseas duty locations.  AF members at Randolph AFB in Texas will make the final determination where he goes from there.  Air Force Needs always come first Funny!  I wanted Nebraska for my first duty location, I ended up in Germany!  At least it snowed in Germany.  After Germany I wanted Florida or Nebraska, they sent me to Texas.  And so it goes, but I never had a bad assignment during my entire career.\n\nMy nephew is in the Air Guard.  He went in at 18 years of age.  He made it, but it wasn't easy for him because he had a girlfriend.  You folks are young, and things happen in life.  People change and mature with age, well for most of us that is.  Funny, support him!  Write him everyday, even if it is just a little letter.  He needs to know that you care about him.  Those perfumed letters get us through the tough times because it tells us that we are doing this not just for ourselves but for you as well.  Even if you have doubts about the relationship after he leaves, support him just to help him get through it all. He deserves this!\n\nThe first 3 years will go by fast.  The fourth year will be tough because he'll have to decide to stay or get out.  For some it will be an easy decision, for others a tough choice.  I wish the two of you the best of luck, and welcome you to the family!\n\nOne more thing, don't listen to anyone that says he's going to Iraq!  He will be non-deployable for at least 18 months and probably longer depending on what AFSC he has selected?  You usually need to have your 5 skill level before the unit will deploy you.  Security Forces have some different policies on that as well as Transportation.  But for the general AF population, he ain't going nowhere near boom-boom land anytime soon.
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i was given choices before i went to basic. i chose overseas. then i had a choice of korea germany or alaska. i went to germany. korea or alaska were 1 yr. tours. germany was 2 yrs. i extended my fts and was there 3.5 yrs.  with things the way they are now there are no gurantees. theyll send you wherever they want to.
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I have a friend whose husband went into the army as an officer first. He was a Lt. for a yr. and now he is going to captains school. What he did was he went to college, Texas A&M and enrolled in their ROTC program and I think he talked to a recruiter.The military paid for his college tuition and then he had to serve 4 years in the military upon graduation. Don't believe the recruiters when they tell you that you can go to college while in the military. That is a bunch of BS, I know because my first husband was in the military. Go to college first, then go into the military. Look into West point or something like this guy. I do want you to know that the military doesn't make that much money. You are poor...they do have free housing for officers, free medical, the commisary(groceries) which is cheaper and the traveling is ok if you get housing on base.