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Air Assault is a great course. Airborne is “more funner”, but it’s pretty easy outside of the physical aspect and even that isn’t too tough.
But after airborne school I never used those skills. Air assault will teach you skills you probably will use again.
 
My son did AA at West Point (USMA cadet). He said it wasn't too hard, but I think that is all relevant to your skillset. My daughter, a Syracuse ARTOC MS2 Cadet, was just selected by cadre to go to AA and got Ft. Benning. Trying to give her advice and help her prepare. She really wants to pass and not disappoint her cadre. Does anyone have any advice that I could give her on training and preparing for the written test? She did buy summer OCPs, new high quality boots and these really expensive thin socks.
 
FCH76 said:
My son did AA at West Point (USMA cadet). He said it wasn't too hard, but I think that is all relevant to your skillset. My daughter, a Syracuse ARTOC MS2 Cadet, was just selected by cadre to go to AA and got Ft. Benning. Trying to give her advice and help her prepare. She really wants to pass and not disappoint her cadre. Does anyone have any advice that I could give her on training and preparing for the written test? She did buy summer OCPs, new high quality boots and these really expensive thin socks.
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Start training for a timed 12 mile road march.
 
When they give her time to study sling loads on time off, she needs to actually physically go do that. It’s what most folks fail that I’ve seen if they get through zero day
 
FCH76 said:
That's probably her biggest weakness because she's only 5'4" 120lbs. She does ruck with the fastest group though and she's a pretty fast runner. Hopefully, that will help her with endurance.
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The best thing she can do to train for ruck marching is core weight training.
Ruck marching itself is horrible for the body. I would advise against ruck marching too much.
 
Cadet35 said:
Air Assault

Have the option to go to ASSLT at USMA or Ft Campbell. Is one preferable over the other? Would be pretty cool and I’m assuming more of a challenge to do it at the home of the 101st, while West Point may be more laid back even though their instructors are from Campbell. Figuring they may just be erring on the side of passing all the Cadets at West Point.
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Your comment about the course being more laid back at West Point is nonsense. Not even sure where such an idea would have gotten cooked up in your mind. West Point does not put its thumb on the scales to pass more cadets. You will pass or fail on your own merits. It is an Army school, not a West Point school.

For those of you who will be going, put in the work on sling loads. As another post indicated, it is definitely the hardest part of the school. In my years in the Army, it was the only practical test that I actually studied for (sling loads). It is also a physically demanding school - more so than Airborne (I have done both).
 
USMAZoo98 said:
Your comment about the course being more laid back at West Point is nonsense. Not even sure where such an idea would have gotten cooked up in your mind. West Point does not put its thumb on the scales to pass more cadets. You will pass or fail on your own merits. It is an Army school, not a West Point school.

For those of you who will be going, put in the work on sling loads. As another post indicated, it is definitely the hardest part of the school. In my years in the Army, it was the only practical test that I actually studied for (sling loads). It is also a physically demanding school - more so than Airborne (I have done both).
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It got cooked up in my mind from fellow Cadets spreading that rumor over the years. Glad it got cleared up. Right on with everything you said!

BTW- is there a way to prep for sling kids before going to the course? If not, how would you recommend getting as many reps in as possible while there? I’ve heard you can do it so many times that you’re able to rehearse on the barracks bed frame via muscle memory. Very excited and ready to be put to the test!
 
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I still remember going to Campbell O Club with all my cadet buddies and having a great time.
 
FCH76 said:
That's probably her biggest weakness because she's only 5'4" 120lbs. She does ruck with the fastest group though and she's a pretty fast runner. Hopefully, that will help her with endurance.
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DS did Air Assault at Fort Benning. Fail numbers were pretty consistent with the numbers you read.
He had a Marine Recon in his class that ran marathons at the Naval Academy.
Their 12 mile ruck course was 6 out and 6 back. When DS hit his 4 mile point going out he met this Marine on his return trip. He said the guy was just a machine. Carried the guidon every day.
 
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