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Hello,
First off thank you for answering my question before. My other question is pretty simple, how long is Army MP AIT usually? I know if you do MP your most likely heading to Fort Leonard Wood for 9 weeks of BCT, but how much longer after that does the AIT last? Just wondering to see how long in total days I would be gone until I head back home, (Since Im doing NJ Army National Guard.) Thank you
Hi Ken,
Okay, first of all, the Army has changed their basic training length from 9 weeks to 10 weeks. (See: http://usmilitary.about.com/b/2007/11/05/army-extends-basic-training.htm).
So, if you go to Army basic training between now and mid-March, or after October 2008, you'll spend 10 weeks in Army Basic, not 9. Additionally, you'll spend at least a week, possibly two in Basic Training "Reception," (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyjoin/l/aaarmybasic1.htm), meaning your total basic training time could be up to 12 weeks.
However, Army Military Police training (MOS 31B) consists of OSUT (One Station Unit Training) which combines basic training and MOS training into one course. (see: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/army/p/31b.htm).
So, once you exit reception and enter 31B basic training, you'll be in training for 17 weeks, total (not counting reception), (or 18 weeks, depending on when you attend).
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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