AIT!!!

Advanced Individual Training! Basically this is the phase in your Army career where you ship off to where certain schools are at and learn the job you have chosen. I had chosen 88N which is Transportation Management Coordinator basically i'm import/export logistics. Where I went to (FT. Eustis, VA) is where Transportation (which is what category I fall under) and Aviation jobs go to train in the Army. Basically just so yal have an understanding, Basic/Bootcamp/BCT is getting you in the Army mentality. Not sleeping a lot, being so alert, get used to the physical training, get disciplined, and getting the basic concept of Military history, Weapons, Tactics, Etc. And AIT it's learning your job and being more physical but you have more freedom. In BCT, we only had about 8 phone calls the most in 3 months. We couldn't go anywhere, had to ask permission to breathe basically. In AIT if you did what you had to do and did your physical things you got different passes. You had 3 passes, 2 were freedom passes. You had Red pass which was you had to stay in the barracks basically on lockdown, then Green pass which meant you had to sleep in the barracks but on saturday and sunday you could leave at 0700 and had to return at 2100 but you could sleep in and what not, then you had Eagle pass was you got released Friday at 1800 and didnt have to report back in til Sunday 2100. So what they focused on more in AIT was your stamina. That meant we ran like there was no tomorrow. We ran everyday mon-fri from 0530-0630 yes an whole hour. The most we ran was 8 miles that took 1hour and 20min. The next day I could not walk straight I was limping and knees were giving out. All our requirements went from 50% to 60% but you can exceed it. Basically it was like going to school regularly except you had to wake up at 0430 and run miles before school. We did have more tactic techniques like security checkpoints, IED identies and Security check on personel. I will tell you one thing, once you get out from BCT and AIT and you go home you feel relieved but you miss it. And if your reserves like me, you no longer get what you had that taste of active duty. I miss it to be honest. I was in the best shape of my life, doing everything right not struggling. And basically if you decide to join any military and you're considering to go active or reserves to be honest with you go active because the way economy is its hard to get a good job, you have to go back to your parents house or back to your apartment your paying, and if your active you live somewhere for free, have a guarenteed paycheck, you cannot get fired (you can but you have to do something ridiculously crazy) and you can get your education and get paid for it. Reserves isn't bad but to me it depends on your situation. I should've gone active because I don't have children, i'm young, and I was used to doing the Army stuff. But I feel God led me here for a reason, what reason? I have no clue but some reason. I am still in the reserves, going to college, working hard, and barely making it but I cant complain. I'm going to end it with this...Everything in life has it's ups and downs, make a decision and go fully with it don't half ass it...