My boyfriend is going to virginia for A.I.T training and i want to go to.can & does he get time off base?

Question

I think he will be there for 6 months.He is in the National Gaurd reserve and training in supply and I was going to live off base...Does anyone know if he can even go off base to vist me and how much he can?

I have asked him but he doesnt know either...he said when he goes to his once a month training again he is gonna ask but I just wanted to know now :) He said he doesnt mind if I go but he said if he doesnt get that much time off base then there is no use in me going...well if he cant go off base that much i will probably fly out to see him whenever he gets time off. Thanks!

Answer 1

He'll be able to very sporadically. Probably not in the first month or two at all, and then only on weekends for the next two or three months. It won't be consistant. Good luck. I lost a fiance when I was in training for just such a reason...

Answer 2

He will likely get some liberty on an irregular basis, but honestly this is an extremely important part of his training. What he is learning now can very well save his life. The little time he will get off you can count on him being beat. If you are planning on something more permanent with him, this time away can be kind of basic training for you too. See if you can handle a few months apart before you sign on for year long deployments.

Answer 3

First of all, Training is VERY INTENSE -- and there is not much free time -- so please, let the Military Servicemember handle his training and the questions via the briefings he will get when he arrives on station and in-processes.

His time off post will be limited. That is part of the process of training -- to LEARN to do your job and to be RESPONSIBLE for the Government Resources he will be authorized to handle, and to be a TEAMMEMBER to those of his fellow servicemembers for which their lives will be in the balance.

The better solution -- Write, send little things like stamps, letter writing supplies, a recording (CD), anything BUT having him worry about you being off post in a new area and wanting time that HE will NOT have because of the Training.

Answer 4

The emphasis will be on training, so the likelihood of his having copious amounts of free time are not high.

Going for a visit is probably better than actually picking up stakes and moving.

Answer 5

It depends on his cadre and how strict they are. If you were married you could live off base and he could go home at night after a few weeks. My A.I.T was harder than basic and 6 months long there were some married guys that had there wives there.

Answer 6

I did AIT in Fort Lee, VA a while back. Unless something has changed since then, which I highly doubt, I wouldn't count on him getting any time to go off post. As a matter of fact, I had a good buddy of mine in AIT as well, who's wife came and stayed in the local area, and he got to see her on the weekends only, and had to be back on post for curfew every night, even on the weekends.

Answer 7

He won't have a lot of time at all except when he is about to graduate. Recruits usually have a very strict and structured schedule that the drill sergeants follow by the book.

Answer 8

Usually after a couple of weeks, and if you are doing well in fitness and school you get weekend passes. They can be pulled if your grades are bad or if you fitness record is not good, if one of his fellow recruits screws up off base they may pull all passes for effect.

Answer 9

Why wouldn't you just ask him? You don't trust him or something? He's the only person who can answer that question anyway. No shmuck from E-land is going to know his commander's schedule or decision to give them time off.

Just ask him. Write a letter or email or something. Just don't get pushy with him or it's over.

Answer 10

Has he asked you to join him? He will be pretty busy, he is trying to adjust to a whole new way of life. Unless he asks you, I wouldn't be reserving the U Haul.