35P AIT

[@jacksonspringer4795]

Thank you for the video! Good stuff. It’s cool to see videos about the life of the 35P. I know I’ll really be looking forward to the “graduating AIT/reporting to your first duty station video!”

[@AndrusJones]

Thanks Mr. Springer! I hope to be making that video soon!

[@proudasiangirl576]

DLI is a very unique experience that no other military experience can compare, so it will always be different, special and unique. Any assignment that is not DLI will always seem to be a "step down". LOL

[@Aubriemacia]

Your videos are so informative! I ship out for basic at FLW in a week as a 35P and you are pretty much the only channel I can find that talks about being a 35P and DLI. I have a couple questions; 1) how long is AIT at goodfellow? Is there a set time or is it dependent on your language? 2) how did it work going from DLI to goodfellow with your family? Did your wife stay in Monterey or go home to family until you finish ait?

[@AndrusJones]

AIT at Goodfellow will depend on your language. It goes from 6 weeks to 16 weeks depending on your language. Unfortunately, AIT at Goodfellow is too short for the family to come and everyone to live together, so she stayed behind and I came here to AIT. Luckily time flies by pretty quick!

[@DevinPeralSmith]

I’m graduating from BCT tomorrow (at FLW). I’m gonna be in Monterey this Friday (I’m a 35M). It’s a fucking ride man. Just get trough basic. My company: D 2-10

[@BOBBYSsREVENGE]

@@DevinPeralSmith ayyyy d 210

[@BOBBYSsREVENGE]

@@DevinPeralSmith do you know DS murcia??

[@DevinPeralSmith]

@@BOBBYSsREVENGE Nah. They must be a new drill. I’ve checked the company Facebook page a few times since graduating, and all of my Drills have left the trail

[@ireed10]

Great info. My offspring will be coming there next year from DLI

[@Fit_soldier]

Is the school hard?

[@jamessmeyer]

Air Force meteorologists are at Keesler AFB in Mississippi just fyi

[@jimbiller9682]

thanks for the video. I have a son there now but Haven't heard a thing from him but like you said, he should get his phone back when he gets "Phase 4". Wish I knew if he's okay.

[@Nashtyblista]

Glad to see you're doing well brother. Praying for you as you finish up training and head to the Big Army. :)

[@AndrusJones]

Thanks Johnson! Hope all is going well at DLI as well!

[@shroutosaur]

This changed a lot from 1979. Goodfellow was so lax then.

[@lacosta0892]

Goodfellow sucks fucks now, especially for those in the army

[@Playboyy1985]

Thank you for doing these videos. Other than being good with languages (which the dlab should determine) what else do you need to be good at (computers, mechanical etc)

[@deecorinna]

How do you know if you go to good fellow after DLI? I’m 35p and it says I’m going to DLI after basic, but doesn’t say anything about going to good fellow. Thanks!

[@deecorinna]

To clarify, my orders say DLIFLC

[@AndrusJones]

You will definitely go to AIT after DLI, and the 35P AIT is at Goodfellow. You won’t be MOS qualified at DLI, they only teach the language.

[@Cesarthinksclear]

Hope did you get Security clearance? Is it a polygraph test?

[@rubberduckie91]

How long is the program for Russian linguists? I've heard it's only 6 weeks long. Also heard you can come to Goodfellow with a counseling form stating you're in phase V+ from your DLI DS

[@azaleamarcelo4257]

Im a prior service. It says the bonus to reclass to 35P is 72k for 6 yrs contract. Is it true? How do they give it after grad to AIT? Is it lumpsum ? and how much is the cash one and the percent they will deduct on bonuses?

[@AndrusJones]

I was told for the prior enlisted it would be a lump sum upon arrival at duty station. For first contract it was half and then they split the remainder.

[@colink8954]

I go to goodfellow before preRASP and rasp. Will I be able to use my time at AIT to get prepared for it while I’m there?

[@JuanHernandez-yy9tq]

For those who are reclass. Do they stay at a different barracks Or get treated like DLI/AIT students with all the dumb formations?

[@somethingsomethingusername802]

How realistic is it (in your opinion) to enlist as a 35P, and while at DLI (and hopefully performing well) asking the PSG about a possible Airborne Slot? (Bonus add on: After the aforementioned - Would telling the OPS NCO that you want to go to Group/be in SOT-A have any chance of leading there?) Thanks in advance, man!

[@AndrusJones]

I saw other soldiers get airborne while at DLI. I’ve heard NCOs at DLI say that it’s way easier while under TRADOC to get sent to airborne or to send a packet for things like Ranger, Special Forces, etc than while you’re at a duty station.

[@andrewschaich3632]

@andrus Jones Im coming from DLI how are the incoming 35P’s treating by cadre/DS?

[@AndrusJones]

It’s definitely a step down from DLI, but nothing like basic for 35Ps. While I was there it felt like they felt obligated to enforce the rules but they really didn’t treat us like trainees unless we did something dumb.

[@bufubufu8258]

You have any tips for dlap?

[@elementskater1010]

I’m a 68W right now and thinking about reenlisting for either a 35M or 35P, how do the prior service get treated there? Also which do you recommend between those two?

[@AndrusJones]

Depends on what you want to do. If you like being out in the field than 35M is more likely to do that. If you want to work in an office 35P is more likely to do that. 35P is generally about translating incoming audio/writing, whereas 35M generally work with people directly.

[@tarik2045]

hey Andrus, you are one of the few people with a 35P video. I speak Arabic and want to join as a 35P. I took the ASVAB and qualify for it. I don't want to wash out of the 35P schooling if i get assigned a different language. I want Arabic, but i know you cant pick a language it's assigned to you. Any advice?

[@AndrusJones]

Hey, that’s cool that you know Arabic! I would bring that up with a recruiter, especially if there is one that is a 35 series, because they should be able to get you to take a DLAB and then add Arabic to your orders. DLI is really cool though, so you might consider learning a different language and then getting paid for both. If you fail DLI then they usually give you an “easier” language, or let you test out if you know a language, so as long as you’re putting in effort I wouldn’t worry about washing out. Hope that helps!

[@tarik2045]

@@AndrusJones Yes, this helped. Thanks for the Info! ill mention it to my recruiter.

[@Fit_soldier]

@@tarik2045how are you now?

[@kelliefarmer7001]

Did your wife have the option to come live with you at Goodfellow after moving from Monterey? My husband & I will be moving there for DLI and just wondering if I will get to move with him to Goodfellow. We will be with Air Force.

[@AndrusJones]

I can’t speak for the Air Force, as none of my classmates that were Air Force were married at the time. Army wasn’t allowed to live off post, so I wasn’t able to live with my wife.

[@kelliefarmer7001]

@@AndrusJones thank you so much for the response! I am definitely curious.

[@datcatsavedme7071]

What was your assigned language?

[@vel6979]

I see online that ait is for 52 weeks/ 1 year is it true? That’s way too long for training. I wanted to do another intelligence mos but I only qualified for this one so im stuck. Can you also Walk me through on the process of what you did after basic?

[@AndrusJones]

So that number is counting time at DLI. After basic you go to DLI, which is super chill compared to AIT and basic, where you’ll spend between 35-64 weeks depending on which language and if you get recycled back. Then you go to AIT and spend between 8 weeks and 5 months depending on your language. The most you could spend without failing anything is 82 weeks, the least is 43. It is honestly the longest training cycle for an entry level MOS but it comes with FLP pay for the language and honestly Monterey is awesome, so I recommend it. It seems weird to me that they can’t switch you to a different 35 series, 35P requires a DLAB so it is in theory harder to get than the other ones.

[@SUPATWIN1]

Hey Brother, I'm a prior service guy that's coming in soon. Do you know anything about getting an associates degree from the AIT course for 35P?

[@AndrusJones]

I don’t know anything about getting an associates from AIT, but DLI will get you one for sure.

[@SUPATWIN1]

@@AndrusJones Thank you

[@Fit_soldier]

@@SUPATWIN1are you 35p yet?

[@SUPATWIN1]

@@Fit_soldier I couldn't get 35P, so I took 35F.

[@Fit_soldier]

@@SUPATWIN1 why not is it hard?

[@angelalexander9009]

35s here leaving next month , what is DLI?

[@AndrusJones]

Defense Language Institute, one of the main places the military sends people to learn foreign languages. Located in partly cloudy Monterey, California.

[@Fit_soldier]

@@AndrusJones will I get paid more if I know Brazilian Portuguese? I’m thinking of changing my MOS to 35p my next reenlistment from 11 bravo

[@tkggear]

How long do phases at Dli last

[@AndrusJones]

For the Army you spend a few weeks in phase 4, another 30 days in phase 5, and then you get to 5+. It shouldn’t take more than 2 months to get tot the top phase. The other branches have similar phases but I’m not sure the specifics.

[@tkggear]

@@AndrusJones Thanks i'm planning on enlisting as 35p and moving myself and my girlfriend out there is there any way we could talk about whats its like out there like message each other

[@Fit_soldier]

@@tkggear do you get to use your phone at dLI as a 35p?

[@ethanzambrano242]

Love your videos, very informative. I passed the dlab and am strongly considering 35p but i am still unsure. I requested to follow you on instagram so I can dm you and ask some questions. Thanks and god bless!