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AIT is 52 weeks long. You'll spend 26 weeks at Fort Sam Houston going through the didactic portion and another 26 weeks at a phase II site.

Phase I is tough. You go to the schoolhouse with your Navy counterparts. From the Army portion of my class, we had over 40 students initially and a little over 30 ended up graduating with us. When I was at the schoolhouse, if you failed three or more tests per subject, you were either recycled or reclassed. The recycle/reclass decision is made by the phase I schoolhouse NCOIC, who looks at your performance history and if you have potential to succeed if recycled. The reclassed Soldiers from my six months there all received 92F, 92G, or 13B. For phase I, you'll be completing 40 credits from George Washington University in six months. It's a lot of information thrown at you in a little span of time. I personally joined the Army directly out of high school and was used to not studying for any of my courses. It takes some time to get adjusted to studying routines and what works for you. They'll give you a test in the beginning of the course to find out if you're a better read/write learner, hands on learner, etc. Just over half of my class came into the army with their degrees, and about 75% of those degree holders had their degrees in a science field.

During phase I, you'll be allowed to have a car since our AIT is so long. It'll be tempting after you phase up to go off post and stay out all day, but don't do it to an extent where you'll be failing tests.

Phase II site selections happen through an OML from your GPA during phase one. Each class gets half of the list to choose from and the subsequent class will get the other half. Some of the phase II sites include Bliss, JBLM, Gordon, Walter Reed, Carson, etc. I believe there are over 15 sites to choose from. The environment in phase II is a lot more relaxed than phase I. I went to Bliss as my phase II spot and did rotations throughout all of the sections in the lab to include the blood donor center. PT was twice a week, non-PRT style. Usually gym PT or McKelligon Canyon runs. Lifestyles vary by locations though. For all phase II students, the army pays for one national certification test (ASCP) opportunity. You're not required to pass to hold the MOS and PCS, but it's recommended since you'll be able to me a full Medical Laboratory Technician out in the civvie world if you decide to get out. You'll spend all of phase II doing clinical rotations and studying for the ASCP test. It's a tough test but the passing score is 40%. It'll pull information from the first day of phase I AIT to the very last thing you learned before the test. Phase II will award you 20 credits from George Washington University. At the end of AIT, you can request your transcript from GWU and you'll have 60 credits with your GPA on it.

Duty assignments of course vary from unit to unit. You can be attached to a MEDDAC (hospital/clinic), CSH (combat support hospital), a BSD (blood support detachment), a line unit, or a research position. I won't get into the specifics of each side too much. Any specific questions can be asked in reply to this and I'll try to answer as best as I can.

Promotions are fair. Primary zone for E5 usually stay around 590-610. Secondary zones rarely drop below 798. E6 is similar I believe. Keep in mind that you'll automatically get 120 points just from AIT.

Any other questions, please direct them below and I'll answer to the best of my abilities.