Off topic, but are you saying he doesn't even know his training base? He is coming up on 90 days from graduation, when do they inform them of their assignment?
Nobody flame me, AF has multiple UPT bases, and I do not know if there is just one for the Army. Again before you flame, isn't that why we are here...to be informed?
Does AROTC for the rated world do casual status? Maybe that is why this issue exists. DS will do casual status at a UPT base and having the TS means the fliers won't have to throw on the light for the vaults.
Our DS has not been informed of what he needs, but again he will go casual for months, so basically it is show up!
All good questions, your right, while I know nothing about the AF program, it's always fun and informative to hear how it works.
The Army has only one place for Aviation Training, Ft. Rucker Alabama. He knows that he will be going there. What he doesn't know yet is when.
There are several different options for cadets after graduation which include:
1. Some may choose to apply to work at LDAC over the summer assisting in the training while they wait to report to training.
2. Some take the summer off and apply to be a Gold Bar Recruiter, This is where they go to, usually the school they graduated from, and work in the battalion until they reprt for training.
3. Some will just take the time off and wait to report on the day they are ordered.
4. Some will go to the base they will do their training early and be placed on casual status, how early will depend on the Army.
A lot depends on what the Army wants and needs, it seems a bit miwed up sometimes. I have read stories of graduates waiting up to 9 months to report for training, which for some with families can be quite a hardship financially.
A lot of cadets that commissioned in December still have not been given their report dates.
This is something every cadet in their MS4 year needs to be aware of so they can try and make back up plans if their report dates are far off.
I hope some of that made sense, I was beginning to confuse myself.