"We asked them if they had a longer training pipeline, what could they do with it," Hedrick said. "So across all the Infantry weapons, they will get more bullets," Hedrick said. The Infantry career field makes up approximately 15 to 17 percent of the total force. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War. Observations from the cycle: We were required to study the Ranger Handbook whenever we had free time and were encouraged to ask questions about the battle drills, movements, and tactics used in modern day warfare. Narrator: On a rain-soaked week in February, we spent four days inside the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence, which trains soldiers to serve in the infantry and armor branches. You will find out more details during Family Day. Red Phase. Shut up! Christopher Ricci: These young men and women that volunteer to serve, they show up to us as civilians, and then we take them through a transformative process to turn them into soldiers. That training will see tracked crews not just operating the M88 series vehicle but also rigging the boom, recovering a mired vehicle, a disabled vehicle and an overturned vehicle. Additionally, the Infantry School has been working with the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to ensure they have enough drill sergeants in place to meet the 2019 launch date for the new 22-week OSUT. Drill sergeant: Right side bag, right side bag. If Soldiers are allowed to use them they will not have them at all times. The contractors were all combat vets themselves ranging from Ret SF officers to recon guys. Drill sergeant: Shut up! I went through basic training XX years/months ago, can I still order a yearbook? He will get your mail. In turn, the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and the Infantry School started a combined effort with the 198th Infantry Brigade and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to develop an improved 21-week OSUT program. Discussions about changing OSUT began shortly after Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis identified the need to re-establish readiness and build a more lethal Infantry force, Hedrick said. At the conclusion of the 22-week pilot, the OSUT team will review the results and determine what parts of the program need to be re-sequenced. Recruits: Yes, drill sergeant! Christian Pensado: We're trying to teach them to achieve a dominant body position. Infantry OSUT 2003: we had no cellphones, in very rare circumstances you could get a short 1 minute phone call, I probably called home 3-4 times the whole time I was at benning, otherwise it was just letters. Use the 'Report' link on We spent two weeks on urban operations starting with ready up drills during the day and night and moving on to single and multi-room sequences. Drill sergeant: Quickly! Furthermore, a more significant emphasis on drill and ceremony has been built into the new curriculum. Your osut sounds 10x better than mine. Soldiers look forward to daily mail call. My Soldier told me to put a colored dot, symbol or some other marking on the outside of his mail. Drill sergeant: Pick up your bag and hold it. In response to the increased focus on readiness, specifically within the Infantry force, leadership within the U.S. Army Infantry School approached the 198th Infantry Brigade, which trains all Army Infantry forces, and asked what could be done to make better Infantry Soldiers. In 2019, the Army will extend one-station unit trai Congress Confirms the Armys first Lead Special Trial Counsel, Army announces upcoming 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, unit rotation, Army announces upcoming 4th Infantry Division unit rotations, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Media Roundtable, October 27, 2022, Department of the Army updates Total Army COVID-19 vaccination statistics, Army announces upcoming 2nd SBCT, 2nd Infantry Division, unit rotation, Army announces upcoming 2nd ABCT, 1st Infantry Division, unit rotation, Army Inspector General visits Alaska for New Soldier Experience, U.S. Army STAND-TO! Do you understand? If they feel the soldier is not at the same level with the other soldiers of the company, they may decide to recycled him to another company in earlier stages of training. We were issued PEQ-15s in addition to our CCOs and we zeroed them under NODS. That's a long time. Do drill sergeants hold mail? We spent an entire week in the field qualifying with the M249/M240 during the day and night as opposed to the 1 day familiarization a 14 week cycle would get. Recruits: 13, 14, 15. Basic Combat Training for all Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) in the Army lasts 10 weeks. The Army is in contact with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command as how to support Marines, should they need tanks in future combat, according to Admiral. However, for many of the recruits its about the experience. Because I dont have anything to compare my experience to its hard for me to pass any kind of judgment on the program compared to a 14 week cycle; however, I think that the increased reps, concurrent training, and time spent in the field helped forge better, more tactically sound, and lethal soldiers while instilling a sense of pride in our training. Army News Service. We saw different companies at various stages of training. Drill sergeant: Do it again. Soldiers are sometimes expected to respond quickly and give 100 percent effort at all times. The command team was keenly aware of the hazards of doing live fire with privates, but all the necessary precautions were taken to ensure that we did it the right way and safely. -- The Army has permanently broadened one-station unit training for infantry Soldiers from 14 to 22 weeks, with more combat arms career fields expected to follow the charge. On day one, new infantry recruits on a bus from the Atlanta airport arrive at the 30th AG Battalion Headquarters, where all new recruits are received. Talk to me! For the 22-week program, the Infantry School is looking to augment OSUT companies with six additional Infantry instructors. Recruit: Oh, is it? Bde. Changes to the program are meant to increase Soldier readiness, making them more lethal and proficient before they depart for their first duty assignment, according to the Infantry School commandant, Col. Townley R. Hedrick. In addition to increased weapons training, Soldiers will receive more field training experience, including tactical training repetitions that focus more on squad formations during day and night operations, he said. You are authorized to take pictures and video around Fort Benning unless otherwise posted or you are specifically asked not to take pictures/video. But Fort Benning is big, and they're not always within range of the dining facility. Delivered right as the newspaper goes to print on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Narrator: The minimum age to enlist in the Army is 17, and the maximum age is 35. (Army) Despite COVID-19 challenges, the Army. Edit: I forgot to mention that we got Level 1 combatives certified. You decided to join the Army, and you can't pick that bag up? During this time your Soldier is traveling for 1-2 days and in processing for 3-4 days. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Also, Soldiers in danger of not graduating are instructed to notify NOK around weeks 7-9. I got the feeling that other cycles dont spend nearly the same amount of time going through these modules. Our platoons hit their stride around week 16 where permanent leadership was established and we made squads and fire teams that were familiar with each others style of command. Go! We create expert marksmen at their individual weapons, because as an infantry soldier, that's what we're asking them to do. Drill sergeant: Over your head! BCT FAQ - Fort Benning https://www.benning.army.mil/common/faqs/bctfaq.html Jul 24, 2018 . You have permission to edit this article. "We looked at land navigation and individual Soldier skills," Hedrick said. The 19D scouts will be doing more reconnaissance and security both on the platform and dismounted in their roles with the crew. A big addition that Plummer said was needed is more off-road driving time. Soldiers are instructed to call the person listed as their next of kin within 24 hours of arriving at the 30th AG Reception Battalion. For example, theyre adding 41 hours of vehicle troubleshooting and maintenance, a key task for armor crewmen. Cav Scouts (19D) and Tankers (19K) also do OSUT. If they don't, we will try to answer any question you might have on the Basic Training webpage. Driving around in a parking lot for familiarization is one thing. No there isn't a limit. Both crewmen and scouts will get more trigger time on their M4 carbines. The Infantry School, in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence, will continue to evaluate the transformation of OSUT through 2019 and into 2020. Ensures Soldiers are ready to take on their Army jobs. Our focus will be more platform centric, Plummer said in a briefing at Fort Benning during Georgias Maneuver Warfighter Conference in September. On the tracked vehicle recovery side, the 107 hours of training devoted to that skill will result in a separate 26.5 hour Recovery Operations Culminating Event, before graduation, according to course documents. Is there a limit on the number of people who can attend a family day or graduation ceremony? Overall, the additional instructors provide a better student-to-instructor ratio during certain aspects of the course, the commandant said. And, more time on the firing range means an increased number of weapons qualifications, Davis said, along with other additional small-unit and individual skills each being fundamental reasons for the extended OSUT. Dewayne Waugh: Infantrymen are expected to fight in different types of terrain and survive and win the fight. And the Army Vision, recently published by Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, reinforces the defense secretary's priority. The effort doesnt just lengthen their initial training, it adds driving time, vehicle identification time, vehicle maintenance time and puts soldiers in touch with all the platforms they might see. This short bus ride, from processing to their new barracks, will be the most peaceful moments these recruits will experience for a while. Wow thanks a lot for posting this. Yes. That way you have all the information you need for the family day and graduation ceremony. Drill sergeant: Rolling T. All right, coming up. Drill sergeant: You're gonna continue to fall in until we tell you to stop. In 2019, the Army will extend one-station unit training for Infantry Soldiers from 14 weeks to 22 weeks. Currently, the U.S. Army Armor School and U.S. Army Engineer School are performing internal analyses of their curricula to determine what resources will be needed to extend their own programs. Still don't know how to do shit on the radio. Following is a transcript of the video.Drill sergeant: Why are you moving? Narrator: After the shock and awe the shark attack, things do appear to calm down. The Army encourage Soldiers to take classes and provides a lot of benefits to help the Soldier. Make no mistake about it: The journey you are embarking upon will not be easy, but you wouldn't be here if we didn't think you couldn't meet the challenge. It happens here, at Fort Benning, a 182,000-acre military installation that straddles the Alabama-Georgia border about 100 miles southwest of Atlanta. Most Soldiers attend it immediately after Basic Training. The base salary for an entry-level private is about $20,000 a year. Fort Benning, GA 31905. Depending the on the extent of their injuries, Soldiers who get injured during basic training are usually allowed to continue training as part of the rehabilitation battalion until either the injury is healed or they are medically discharged. The additional eight-week push for infantry, which replaced a model dating back over 40 years, was designed to build better Soldiers through increased lethality and readiness, said Sgt. Once they're fortified, recruits return to their training. Since then, changes from the top-down have occurred from the readiness of the force to modernizing equipment. The passes really helped reenergize and motivate people to preform during the week. As a guy who went through Tanker OSUT years ago, but swims about as good as a rock, I'm also glad they're doing it now, but not back then. And their conversations with their drill sergeants are conducted at normal volumes. Recruits: Movie, yeah! Families are also allowed to purchase items at the National Infantry Museum gift shop. The Army has a financial assistance program that can help as well. 1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption - FORT BENNING, Ga. (Dec. 7, 2018) - The pilot class for the 22-week One-Station Unit Training for Infantry Soldiers graduated today . Narrator: Recruits get rid of contraband in an amnesty room, where they dispose of it by throwing it down a metal chute. "Extending OSUT is about increasing our readiness and preparing for the future," Sgt. The Army began extending one-station unit training (OSUT) for infantry recruits from 14 to 22 weeks in 2018, a move that prompted Army leaders to draft plans to broaden the program to. Under a new force restructuring, the Marine Corps is ditching all of its tanks. Kelly Craig Lord: That dynamic changes because we want the soldiers to become more critical thinkers. The pilot will also be used to determine the list of tasks assigned to each instructor, Hedrick said. You will get kicked out of the military, and then you'll probably have to file as a registered sex offender. I think our attrition rate was 6% compared to 10-15% in a 14 week cycle. It is not recommended that you overnight anything to your Soldier. We won't share it with anyone else. Those Soldiers can arrange their own travel plans through family or airlines. Furthermore, a more significant emphasis on drill and ceremony has been built into the new curriculum. Do you have any photos of my Soldier? Another possibility could be you addressed it incorrectly. For ATT we bounded through the woods shooting live rounds at targets while the TL controlled the element. Recruit: Go left, go left! "Extending OSUT is about increasing our readiness and preparing for the future," Sgt. Three of them had Ranger tabs, 3 were former recon guys, and finally the CO was tabbed as well. Narrator: After 22 weeks of training, these infantrymen are ready to leave Fort Benning. Red Cross messages cannot be sent for pay issues. The raid was carried out by two platoons using phase lines and multiple assault elements. Narrator: Which takes a physical toll. We had a week of Advanced Fire Team Tactics where we conducted team dry/blank/live fire during the day. Gen. Kevin Admiral, who took command of the post at that time. It also pushes them on increased standards for shooting both their individual and platform weapons, navigating on foot and mounted and meeting the same fitness standards as their infantry counterparts. Infantry and Armor OSUT lasts from 20 to 22 weeks depending on your soldier's MOS. My recruiter thought it was 14 wks but is out of state for the . To meet that goal, six modernization priorities, one of which is Soldier lethality, were developed by Army leaders to prepare Soldiers against near-peer competitors. The increased training isnt meant to focus on innovations, said Col. Dave Voorhies, 198th Infantry Brigade commander, last year in a news release. EDITOR'S NOTE: This video was originally published in March 2020. The increased training doesnt just build better infantry, but instructors say they get to witness Soldiers become leaders out the other side, said Staff Sgt. For the past 44 years, Infantry Soldiers were trained in a 14-week program of instruction. Huh? What comes out of this evolution and others over the next year will inform the next waves of armor soldiers coming through that essential training. It is difficult to definitively say when your Soldier will graduate that far in advance. You should be able to fit a slice of pizza in between your toes. Recruits spend up to 60 hours in training known as MOUT, which stands for military operations in urban terrain. Of course there was a suckfest day at the end of the week, a brief intermission for Thanksgiving, and then another suckfest ruck which lead into a final raid. racist or sexually-oriented language. Follow what your Soldier told you or what is sent in the commander letter, but as a guideline addresses usually look like this: Its worth noting that between shooting iterations we were conducting concurrent training with the contractors on skills like assembling and disassembling machine guns, plotting points on a map, programming radios, and deploying claymores. I think that's pretty powerful, that I still can find American citizens that want to volunteer to serve their country, when we continue to ask them to go to combat. And while theyre going to be graduating more proficient drivers in those armor crews, the other crew will be expected to do more weapon systems loading and scanning the area to help the vehicle commander find targets, navigate and use communication sets. Spending time with family after graduation It's important for the future soldiers' muscle memory, because they are working as a team with minimal communication, and they have to understand how that coordination works together. or anything. The Armor School was next to adopt the changes, beginning its own pilot OSUT extension in October 2019. They receive a series of immunizations and vaccines. There was a significant amount of downtime especially when the Company was doing the same thing at the same time. We qualified on iron sights and then moved on to qualify on CCOs. Absolutely not. We spent a day learning and qualifying with the M320. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Week, Training Activity. Soldiers are treated fairly, firmly, and with dignity. If you experience an issue, explain the situation to your Soldier the next time you speak with him and he can then tell his drill sergeant he has a financial issue that he needs to rectify. 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