After Basic Combat Training (BCT), your next adventure will be Advanced Individual Training (AIT). This is where the formal part of your military education begins, and you learn your "job" in the National Guard. The length of your AIT will depend on the particular Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) that you choose. At AIT you will learn the job that you will perform once you … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Basic Training in the Coast Guard
The mission of Coast Guard Basic Training is to transform America's civilian volunteers into military members of the United Stated Coast Guard. In the eight weeks of Basic Training in the Coast Guard recruits will learn the importance of teamwork, hard work and positive attitude. Coast Guard Basic Training can be broken down to 5 stages through the eight weeks: Arrival Company … [Read more...]
Special Tactics – Tactical Air Control Party
A Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP, is usually a team of two or more United States Air Force Tactical Air Controllers. They sometimes include an Air Liaison Officer, which is assigned to a U.S. Army combat maneuver unit. TACPs advise ground commanders on the best use of air power. They also establish and maintain command and control communications, control … [Read more...]
Special Tactics – Special Ops Weather
Mission Special Operations Weathermen are Air Force meteorologists with unique training to operate in hostile or denied territory. They gather, assess, and interpret weather and environmental intelligence from forward deployed locations, working primarily with Air Force and Army Special Operations Forces. They collect weather, ocean, river, snow and terrain intelligence, assist … [Read more...]
Special Tactics – Pararescue
Mission Air Force Special Operations Command's pararescuemen, also known as PJs, are the only Department of Defense specialty specifically trained and equipped to conduct conventional or unconventional rescue operations. These Battlefield Airmen are the ideal force for personnel recovery and combat search and rescue. A PJ's primary function is as a personnel recovery … [Read more...]