Where will you go for Army basic training

[@davontahenry6904]

I went to ft Jackson. 91b. Currently I’m in ait at ft Gregg Adams!

[@nitzanthonyofficial]

My brother is a 68 whiskey combat medic he went to ft sill Oklahoma then fort Sam Houston Texas I’m a 91 bravo diesel mechanic going to ft Jackson for basic

[@darktoadone5068]

Ft Benning early 80's at Harmony Church, we called Sand Hill the Holiday Inn.

[@BLaymon060]

I went to Basic Training at Ft Knox back in 06 and AIT at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland

[@jthavorn]

I went to Fort Jackson back in summer of 2003. We had co-ed training and despite the nickname, it wasn’t “relaxing.” If you’re some PT stud, it can come off as “easier” but it was still no vacation. It’s army basic training not summer camp.

[@yukisanscorner3582]

I feel ya there bro. I went in summer of 2018, and to this day, just as you, I STILL call BS on the whole “Relaxin Jackson” thing. Only reason why they call it that is the DSs give you so many chances to pass everything, including the PT test, until they damn near lose their patience with you

[@aegisofhonor]

"relaxin' Jackson got it's name back in the 1980s or earlier when there was a pretty significant difference between the overall difficulty of basic training between the "hard" ones like Fort Benning or Fort Knox and Fort Jackson. Back then, it was all male at both Benning and Knox and the training was TOUGH, because they needed you to be tough for those combat and armored MOSs where as Fort Jackson was mainly for POG MOSs so the training did not have to be as "tough". This has changed completely since then and the overall experience at all basic training locations is essentially the same across the board with only minor difference between them, mostly in rules and minor tweaks to the training.

[@legoworksstudios1]

I think the Relaxin Jackson days are long gone. I was there in August and I was one of three trainees who had to leave because we were developing stress fractures on our hips, making morning PT even harder than it should've been. I still wanna go back and try again, and I know the other trainees will be back after six months.

[@averygaston9937]

@@legoworksstudios1 same at Lenowood my brigade was being investigated for the amount of stress fractures we had in each of the companies.

[@raywilliams3876]

Tank Hill Ft. Jackson

[@glenobrien894]

Ft. Sill Oklahoma. For Basic AIT. OSUT. moved across post To III Corps. Bravo Battery 2nd Battalion 34th Field Artillery . Driver M109. M109A1. M109A3 . 1978-1981 RED LEG . ARTILLERY. KING OF BATTLE

[@campagnollo]

Just for grins, these other bases at one time held boot and maybe AIT; Ft Bliss, TX., Ft McClellan AL, Ft Dix NJ.

[@EnglishQueen1536]

I went to Fort Jackson for basic and the Army School of Music (Little Creek-Fort Story) in Virginia for AIT... I'm a 42R :)

[@RETOKSQUID]

Did my BCT & 95B AIT at Fort McClellan, Ala frigging Bama! 1990.

[@joshua8747]

Fort Jackson for BCT & Ait at Fort Jackson as well. 56M

[@timmycook6708]

I'm going to Basic training and advanced individual training at Fort Sill Oklahoma, My MOS is 13R and I leave on the 22nd of November, 2021.

[@tylerhill1751]

When to basic training and AIT at Ft. Leonard Wood in 2019.

[@WEAVERMACH]

Current PFC Active Duty Fort Carson here. FLW, MO BCT FORT GORDON, GA AIT I'd say 90% of people in my MOS (25U) goes to BCT at Fort Jackson because it's so close to Fort Gordon, but everyone I shipped with were 35 series, and thus shipping closer to Presidio of Monte Rey (No idea if I spelled that right) for their AIT.

[@dougtheeliminator1077]

I went to Fort Knox for basic and AIT, back in July 1982. At that time, I believe the Army had approximately 10-15 different installations that had basic training. Fun times!

[@dragnil4l40]

I picked 31 B. Do you think I’ll go through the same process as yours? Any advice? Getting shipped out soon

[@ricardosegarrairizarry8396]

OSUT at Leonard Wood or "Lost in the Woods" MO 31B Class 2001

[@carsonjodrey3809]

I went to good ol fort sill in Oklahoma and I will he going to fort Leonardwood in Missouri

[@garycarter6577]

Basic at Ft Campbell, Ky & AIT at Ft Monmouth, NJ (32D)

[@NJbakintheday]

When were you at Ft. Monmouth, Gary? I was there Dec '87-Jan '89... worked for two brigadier generals in CECOM.

[@garycarter6577]

@@NJbakintheday August-December 1971

[@georgemaxwell3467]

Basic and AIT at Jackson back in 87...

[@edwardhughes1928]

prior service getting back in, started at Benning, hoping to go to sill if they send me back to basic

[@doggocat1942]

Going to FLW on June 27 (my 18th birthday 😂) as a 74D!

[@ryanclark3090]

I ship to fort benning on Tuesday 11x

[@duty5127]

October 12th? Also going in as 11X. Hope to see you there 😁

[@bigdaddyfromcincinnatirami9830]

Did BCT at Jackson and AIT at Ft.Eustis 15T

[@antonioulibarri8839]

Ft Jackson for BCT. Ft Eustis for AIT. 15T

[@LTSRIDE24]

'96 11B w/ option 40! 💪

[@adamcaza879]

I'm going to fort Jackson for 92Y

[@darkicity]

I'd love to do basic in Alaska 😅

[@mikekurtz8728]

I ship to ft Jackson for bct on march 20th then to ft Benning for ait.

[@Outlaw19k]

Ft. Knox 19K OSUT A 1 /81 Disney Barracks

[@robertbernhard6017]

Basic training fort sill. Ait fort sam Houston

[@ivansoto2908]

12 B OSUT, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. August 99 to November 99.

[@DennysMakesMusic]

In 5 weeks i leave for fort jackson, my ait is in fort sill

[@terrellstaton7716]

Fort Sill .and Fort jackson

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

I'm thinking about enlisting but I've got no idea where I would want to attend. If I had to blurt something out I'd say Fort Leonard

[@oldreliable40]

went to ft.bliss tx 80's 61 trainees and 6 drills all nam vets!!

[@georgemaxwell3467]

Went to basic and AIT at Jackson!! 1987...

[@jurban611]

Ft. Jackson summer of 1999.

[@jessieomahony8101]

Ft LIW for basic and AIT

[@mortdemott5786]

Basic at Ft. Dix and SIT at Ft. Sam Houston - 1967

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

Long story short, all the locations suck. If you are a 35F or 68W, you go to Sill for some reason. Only a couple of us in my class were 13 series. The vast majority were those two, or other 68 series.

[@alejandroaguilar3618]

Went to Fort Leonard Wood for basic, then Fort Lee for AIT as a 27D

[@johnsgamingandmore1237]

I started basic training in January '10 at Ft. Leonard Wood as a 31B and our AIT was was done by our same drills so we stayed at the same location through AIT which was very convenient

[@tsesarevich1835]

That’s OSUT. would have been nice to check out another place

[@johnsgamingandmore1237]

@@tsesarevich1835 yup...sure was. It definitely was a challenging time for me mentally. My first day was January 18th, 2010 and had a Red Cross call March 12th for my mom because she was sick and passed on the 13th. After I got back to training, I got a call on April 1st, that my grandfather passed. Just 19 days after my mom. It was tough but at the same time motivated me even more to continue on. My grandfather was also an MP and he was stationed in France during the Korean Conflict.

[@RichV20]

OSUT was at WOOD was okay because you got to hang out with the same guys and explore the base a little bit. But it would've also been nice to go anywhere other than Wood.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

@@johnsgamingandmore1237 I'm sorry for your twin losses but I admire your resilience over such tragedies.

[@Aknight292]

Talking about 35 series. Most either go to Ft Sill or Ft Jackson. I'm not sure what makes them choose between the two but I've only met other 35s that went to either one of those. Most common was Ft. Sill.

[@MusicCriticDuh]

i'm 35F, and I have friends in 35N and 35S.. and we all went to Ft. LeonardWood..

[@Aknight292]

@@MusicCriticDuh I'm 35P and am currently surrounded by 35M and other 35P and knew one 35N we all went to either Ft. Sill or Ft. Jackson. I mean, like you, other people go to Leonard Wood for sure...but i have yet to personally meet one.

[@mikeatkins111]

35 series here I went to Lwood

[@Aknight292]

@@mikeatkins111 well damn all the 35s from Leonard Wood are coming out of the woodwork today haha

[@timothycoleman5210]

I went to Fort Jackson for Basic ajd Fort Gordon for AIT. I was a 74C back in 99-03

[@yukisanscorner3582]

Went to Jackson in ‘18, then Fort Lee for AIT

[@joshburgess1495]

Nice, I’m going to Jackson and Lee starting in August 🙌

[@tavaunmiller1950]

Chaos family notification squad

[@blassmaster2888]

I was 12b and osut was at leanardwood

[@paulfournier6509]

Fort Bliss Texas 1979 Air Defense Artillery in the summer. Drill sergeants all Nam vet's taught us well

[@hmkingdavid]

I went to basic in 03 at benning. 11B still kicking

[@SpookyShredder]

Living in nyc, shipping to Ft. Sill November 22nd!

[@cornelius6616]

I’m a North Carolina native living in nYc so I’d prefer Fort Jackson because it’s closer to home

[@ottf24]

i was prior service going into basic at ft. knox..(im old) it was great i had my own room, went to dinning room on my own, BX on the weekends. leaving we went to APG by bus... it barely made it up those hills lol

[@kennymcfadden636]

I went to Basic at Ft. Leonard Wood, and am currently doing my AIT at Goodfellow Air Force Base.

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

Do you or did you have Army instructors or Air Force instructors

[@kennymcfadden636]

@@sithninjacowboyranger9803 I had Air Force, Marine, Army, Navy, and civilian instructors.

[@mattwolfen]

Fort Sill is the home of artillery, as well as air defense artillery. 13 and 14 series most commonly come here for BCT. Very often they'll send those going to AZ, CA, or TX here so that way they can work out bussing you to AIT instead of flying, or at least flying you cheaper.

[@karlstrauss2330]

You mean Fort Chill?

[@mattwolfen]

@@karlstrauss2330 nah the real nickname of this place is suicide sill

[@evanmccreary6632]

I have basic at Fort Sill and then Fort Leonard Wood for AIT. I ship November 1st and I’m going as a 12N.

[@jalengriffin1358]

Yeeeeeaaaaaah we need more of dem! Bring dat ass yo Hawaii too! hoah!

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Golden boy

[@timothyhollingsworth1557]

Hey 12n me too but Oct 18

[@timothyhollingsworth1557]

Except I do out at wood

[@averygaston9937]

Y’all Ait barracks btw are Bay like and y’all only get y’all phones on Sunday. Heard this from former 12n in my basic class also Lenowood sucks.

[@drusmith3480]

Basic and 51B AIT at Ft. Leonard Wood in 1992.

[@alanziggysegee]

Veteran I went to Fort Jackson Basic then Fort Gordon for AIT 31 Lima then I went back a year later reclassified to 25 Uniform

[@alanziggysegee]

31Lima is now 25Lima

[@averygaston9937]

Basic went to fort Lenowood Ait Fort Jackson? All my friends I asked how basic was at Jackson said they were chilln not me my cycle at Lenowood sucked and we were the last cycle to get shark attacked, yeahhhh and it was freezing at Lenowood never again. Hate hate hate lenowoodn

[@jacobrawleigh6410]

who made your music it's pretty awesome. This version of your intro music is my favorite

[@christopherchaos]

It's from a service I use called Epidemic Sounds.

[@kamrynsmart9151]

@@christopherchaos you know the specific song name?

[@shaneloomis2631]

For Basic Fort Leonard Wood and For AIT was Fort Sill. I went to Leonard wood during the summer it was really hot there.

[@pabloiglesias71]

That depends on your MOS mostly, your demographic may play a part as well

[@ericevans9257]

12B at Leonard Wood. National Guard split option, two different summers 91,92

[@cespinosa53]

Missouri basic training. Georgia ART. In 1977. Went to Germany ETS In 1980

[@grubhubguy9629]

I'm going to Fort Jackson for Army Basic Training. My MOS is 25U, and I leave in 6 days. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

[@billbaker2725]

Basic and sit ft sill ok

[@hellsfirealpha]

I know someone who was in logistics, go to Fort Benning for Basic. Dude had a great time there lol

[@NJbakintheday]

I'm a throwback... basic and AIT at Fort Dix (88M) in 1985, and I'm still in touch with a good buddy who went through it with me. He and I also ended up getting sent to the same unit in Germany (West Germany at the time) right after AIT. In fact, a bunch of us who were stationed in Germany together have reconnected through Facebook and have a battalion page. Those were the best of times. USAEUR is a shell of what it used to be. Back then, due to the Cold War, there were around 300,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe... mostly Army (and Air Force) and mostly in West Germany. Now, I hear that number is less than 90,000. In fact, every base I was ever assigned to (Fort Dix, Azbill Barracks in Germany, and Fort Monmouth) is now closed due to D.O.D. downsizing. But, the memories last a lifetime.

[@christopherneyfeldt4587]

I went through Basic at Ft.Dix November 84/Feb 85. C-5-3

[@cainekleckner6399]

I will be heading to Ft Sill November 16th as a 68k, I met 2 other 68 series individuals at MEPS that will also be going to Sill. Maybe medical personnel is funneled to that location primarily? Any other 68s out there to chime in on this?

[@julienatwell2022]

We had a decent amount of 68Ws go through while I was at Sill, but it was mostly 13 series (Field Artillery) or 88Ms

[@Themustacheman-t3l]

I went to fort Benning and got stationed in fort Benning so I see my drill Sgts all the time.

[@NghtMre-zn2bw]

I went to Fort Knox for basic and AITback in 2000. I was a 63M Bradley Systems Maintainer

[@SteveJ2824]

I believe that geography, where your home town is that you enlist from is also a factor for Basic Training BCT location, - for generic Non-Combat arms MOS's - if your from western states/ west of the mississippi, your likely to go to Ft Jackson, - Eastern States, may go to Ft Leonard wood, - Im from the Pittsburgh Area & went to Ft Leonard Wood, Spring 1992

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

I'm a New Yorker that recently graduated basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

[@rph111745]

I did BCT at one of the best basic training locations, Fort Ord Calif. That was back in 1964. I was a tanker so I did AIT at Fort Knox (the real home of armor and cavalry).

[@jdcorr714]

Ft. Knox 19D OSUT 2001

[@timothysmith7436]

I went to basic at Ft Knox and AIT at FLW. They must not have had room for me for basic at FLW!

[@stalkingreaper2803]

Can you please do a video about army SRT!

[@campagnollo]

I went to Boot at Sill and did AIT at Bliss for 14D (HAWK missile crew member). That MOS is now defunct and all 14 series MOSs training is at Sill now.

[@HectorMagnificente]

I went to Ft. Jackson for BCT and Ft. Sam Houston for AIT. 68 Wiskey (formally 91Wiskey)

[@robertwatson2309]

I went to Fort Dix New Jersey in 1974

[@imsentinelprime9279]

Old man 👴

[@imsentinelprime9279]

@@xavdidit shut up please

[@unknown-qp6hb]

Leme get a like for Fort lostinwood✌️

[@jerrykeohen3407]

I went to Infantry OSUT at Fort Benning in June 1981.

[@Matthew-wv5gz]

Fort Sill in January of 2021 and Fort Lee VA 91H. But im a resident of South Carolina it has never made sense why I was sent to SILL instead of Jackson. But I enjoyed my time at Sill

[@kgeganjrify]

I was MOS Q for 88M, so I did basic at Jackson, then I went back home to my unit.

[@theisrealites]

Went to Ft Jackson for basic, Ft Gordon AIT

[@lloydschultz2770]

I went to Ft. Gordon for BCT. I was a 31 mic. I din't make it through basic.

[@lloydschultz2770]

I was in Ft. Jackson for 6 days before Gordon.

[@theisrealites]

I was 31C, Teletype Operater, ASÍ V9, Tacsat Operater. Those were the days 😎

[@W3ND1G0]

O9S?

[@Rex-vl1pv]

What the heck I saluted to Christopher and right after he saluted me back. That was so weird lol

[@timfuqua]

OSUT Fort Lennordwood. 2002, Delta 35th Combat Engineer 2nd platoon

[@carlpadgett2282]

I'm joining up right now. Hoping for Fort Benning. 15T MOS

[@oniisenpai6592]

But if you live in Arizona are they gonna send you of those locations cause I’m Arizona man I want know where would I be shipped to when go to basic training I want to go to fort Leonard wood

[@tevonbannister8179]

When they release you from the army will they continue to still pay you?

[@FLsoldier85]

I went to Fort Knox for BCT January '06, then went to APG for AIT.

[@Token_Black_Guy]

Man I miss drip 46

[@johnslyfield5096]

Fort Moore…

[@neqqs3265]

Drill sergeants can annoy you but it's not hard to qualify or pass BCT requirements, if you can handle stress and some chaos you will be fine. AIT is something to worry about, some can be longer than BCT and you have pass written and physical tests.. THEN you can come home 🤣🤣

[@fredfrancies8106]

i went Slip-Op. I did my Basic at Ft. Benning the summer of'94 and then my AIT again at Ft. Benning the summer of '95

[@CB-ci5ys]

Went to Ft Knox for Basic & Ft Lee for AIT.

[@ilovemikkii]

I'm currently held back by the asvab. But definitely going 11B would be cool to go where brothers went for bct fort Benning I did have a brother go to fort Jackson

[@luisvazquez8724]

I went to fort sill for BCT and fort Lee for AIT

[@tyronekennedy4745]

I went to Fort Leonard Wood ( Fort Lost in the woods) for basic /AIT for 88m

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

My son is a MP in Army and did everything in Mo before his first duty station at fort drum. They did give him a bunch of time home first before duty station because he had no home time between basic and ait because they went straight from one to the other with 2 days between.

[@cornelius6616]

How long was ‘a bunch of time’?

[@jimmieburleigh9549]

@@cornelius6616 it's been a while but I want to say it was close to a month

[@leokelly359]

went to ft lost in the woods for basic 1988 then ft dix for 1st ait then ft sill 2nd ait I was national guard split option training then active duty 1989-90

[@harveynichols9286]

BCT and AIT at Ft. Jackson. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@averygaston9937]

I was ait at Jackson What are you 36B or 42A

[@harveynichols9286]

Avery Gaston I was a 63B light wheel vehicle mechanic. Now days that mos is a 91B. Back in 1999 the wheel mechanic school was at Ft Jackson