My tips on how to pass Air Assault, broken down phase by phase. Thanks for watching! Any questions, feel free to comment below, and like comment and subscribe!
Our son is in AA school as I write this. We are very proud of him and nervous for him as well. Thanks for this video and thank you for your service to our country.
True that Air Assault is harder than Airborne...more mental. Attention to detail, and you will have more written things to remeber that you get tested on..Sling loading for helicopter stuff. Be sure you are in good shape! He's totally right..you get plenty of time to study...I tested my class-mates which helped me too during that time...We had some wash-outs on the last day because you have to do 6 pull-ups on a bar with your ruck on at the end of the 12-mile road march...I'm not good with pull-ups..but banged them out from the adrenaline...
I loved your video! I just passed phase II test this morning, and I find your video very helpful. Your gave a very comprehensive and accurate (at least till the end of phase II, lol) description of the AASLT school. Let's continue to do great things!
z Zhou well up to phase 2 is the hard stuff. Phase 3 is really pretty easy and fun, just don’t mess up the simple stuff. If you got through Slingloads, you’re basically home free!
Good video bro, I’m the guard too E4 88m and have 290 PT score so they are sending me to Air Assault aug 2021 to Maine. I’m trying to train for it fully. Working to a 12 mile 3hr ruck. And knowing all the details of the whole school and what we are going to be tested on. Thank you for your video it gives good insight.
I usually never comment on videos. However I just want to thank you for this information. I recently got my Air Assault Wings 6/2021 and everything you recommended and spoke about was still in the course and fairly up to date. imo opinion the 2 things that dropped most people was Sling Load ops hands on test (its not a typical Army gentlemen test, if you don't pay attention you WILL fail), and the Obstacle course (practice if at all possible before you arrive: there are certain techniques you can learn by practicing prior that will set you up for success). And finally those who prepped for the obstacle course made it. It was also an implied task that everyone has done a 12 mile ruck for time and made the window prior to the school. Thank you again for the heads up. Air Assault!
Yeah...I did it in '89 with the Guard in Oklaholma...and it shows you just how regular the Army is...he was dead-on. I became Rappel-Master of my unit, BTW...Air Assault!!
Got my wings in 1987 from Campbell. First, much tougher to get your Air Assault wings than your airborne wings. Second, I'm 5'8" and that top rung on the ladder still gives me nightmares. I physically had to jump to catch the top to pull myself over. in 30 plus years you'll always remember your air assault experience. Good job summarizing it by the way.
2/17 Cav...I went through it at Campbell in '89. We had one guy dropped for not going over it and watched one fall from probably thirty feet. He left by ambulance but was ok. That was the word anyway. He never did return to our class. If he ever completed the course sometime later, I do not know. 1990 was the year; having thought more about it. My memory is not what it used to be!
I did mine at Ft. Polk in 2010. I carried 2 five gallon Jerry cans full of water. 2 weeks straight. Sling load was easy for me, I'm a Ammunition Specialist. That was a requirement in my MOS.
AASLT School, Ft. Campbell 1989. HOOAH! Soldiers dropped on day zero during ta-50/ gear layout because they didn't pay attention to detail..ie, missing 1 sock or 1 ear plug...it happens. Sling load phase was the next. All in all, had fun and it was a blast. 👍🏾
Hey man I’m going to this upcoming class at fort benning, my packing list is different than the packing list on the fort benning website which was last updated on 05/07/2020. Can you enlighten me a little?
@@RED-bx4to Don't worry too much about it. You will get replacement items. Check your .mil email for a welcome letter and it should have the correct packing list. A lot of people in my class had the wrong one and they were fine.
My class was really high energy fun class. I went through one of the first dozen or so classes at Schofield Barracks Hawaii. At graduation you either got blood wings or you didn't. Since we were all high energy we all hot them. Fun course!
Air Assault in Ft. Campbell 1996!!!!!! Cav country for the 12 mile just about kills people. Watched airborne guys fail out. It is alot of brain work for this school. Hummvee, trailer,and fuel blivets. Is what we were tested on. It's all about counting links. Dco 9/101 avn regiment!!!!!!!! My unit flew for my class for the repelling. That was the most fun I had during the class!!!!!!!!!!
I did it in South Korea in 2002. But got a lot of shit from Fort Campbell graduates. Also got a hellacious case of “trench foot”. Couldn’t stop the rain for the whole 11 days. Also did the Manchu Mile, before it was confined to Camp Casey. Previous to that it was a 25 mile ruck march through the mountains of TDC.
Congrats, I wish I had the guts to do the confidence tower after an accident I had six months ago with it. I know very dumb but slipped and fell with no safety sadly. Congrats on that success though.
I don’t blame you man, it got pretty scary at the top. I actually jumped and grabbed the top rung with my finger tips and didn’t feel a good grip so I had to let go and land back down with my feet, hoping I wouldn’t fall before trying to jump for a better grip again. Glad I didn’t have to do that obstacle again.lol
Cole Gillespie totally agree, and the crazy part is that I do not know what I could do to over come it now. I often ask myself, should I retry it and see my way, and then I think of the accident I had and ask will I survive another hit. It’s totally discouraging that the army isn’t taking safety steps to address it. Like seriously, I know we are in the military and there are risks but this is not a confidence tower, it’s a show off tower.
Fadel IIASoothingLifeII I think just the simple fact that you even ask yourself if you could do it shows that you could. If you were to outright say “no, I can’t overcome that fear” then obviously you can’t. But if the question even exists as to IF you could... then you can. Growth happens when you voluntarily face something you don’t want to face and overcome it. The best way to develop yourself as a person is to subject yourself to situations like that over and over again. Sure, you might not always be successful, but I think if you can fail and come back to try again, it’s just a reflection of your own individual character.
Cole Gillespie indeed thank you. I often think of that also. The military was my first experience to things I thought I could never do. The same tower that I fell from I did at bct. It was hard but I made it. You know, for me it’s more about how I can guarantee that I will not fell and face death than about fear itself. I have not made a lot of success in my spiritual life, so I often think if I faced death, then how will I face the afterlife. I admire your accomplishments and I want to get there. I’m honestly trying, and whether I fall or win isn’t into question because I want to think of trying for the least. Again, thank you for the reply and your thoughts are definitely encouraging.
@@NemeanIndustries you touched on this in your video. Is this in reference to the "confidence climb"? I looked up the video of it. You said you are 5'11 and had to jump to reach and pull yourself up? Do you mean you had to go over the highest part of the obstacle?How is that even safe? I thought you only claimed over the second highest horizontal post, not the first highest post
We actually just patched over last month to the 45th Infantry patch (the thunderbird in the diamond) which is based out of Nebraska I believe. But we’re the only element of them in Indiana.
Heh...There's a little more to know about 'hooking up the wrong way'....Hooking up 'the right way' allows you to brake properly...hooking up the 'wrong way' (wrapping your line around the carabiner the oppsite direction) leads to a situation where the lline (rope) will automatically remove itself from your carabiner...In other words you fall hard because the rope is gone.
Technically both schools only require a minimum passing score of 180. However, getting an opportunity to go to either school really depends on whether or not you can get your unit to send you. In which case, it’s competitive. Units don’t want to send guys unless they are likely to pass, so you’ll have to prove yourself by getting much higher than the bare minimum on a PT test, but also be able to ruck well, run 5 miles in good time, and be a competent soldier. Good luck!
I went through Air Assault School at the end of summer of 1993. I just watched an episode on the Army U tube channel. Things have changed a lot. We did our 2 mile run in boots for zero day, and we did the 12 mile in full battle uniform and gear. It looks like Air Assault School has changed a lot.
Ruben Martinez you will never go to combat in running shoes unless your base gets hit, and you are chilling in your soft shoes. The boots are much softer with arch support compared to the recruit boots of the 90’s. You should train as you fight, and you should train with top level gear. If you want a kinder gentler service I recommend the coast guard, navy, and air force
I’m a 15Q (air traffic controller) and for my first duty station I’m going to the 101st cab 6th battalion fox co and they’re sending me straight to air assault school 😂
Gianni Dunlap that’s because every 101st soldier is Air Assault qualified. Just like everyone in the 82nd is Airborne qualified. Good units to start out at.
Very unit dependent. I’m in the only Airborne Infantry unit in my state. As an infantry unit with a specialty, we have access to way more schools than any conventional unit I’ve ever seen (including active duty units). Literally 80% of my Company has AT LEAST 2 skill badges if not 3 or 4. With all that being said, it wasn’t hard for my unit to send me at all. But my unit is the exception in the Guard, not the rule.
The key to the guard is knowing the right people. I'm a full time tech, and get to attend many schools even tho I'm a 91H. It's all about knowing people.
Saw your other videos.. what unit you in? I thought the only Airborne unit in the guard was the 143rd? You wear another patch. By the way, Thinking about ITS to another state to go airborne
Cole Gillespie i just found out that bn was activated few months ago? Makes sense that i did not know about it. I probably transfer to 143 since its closer. btw, great video. I start DL BLC in a few weeks and have an Airassault slot for summer (hoping it doesnt ger cancelled because of the Covid)
Yeah man it’s a brand new unit formed mostly by the old LRS companies that were already Airborne. The patch I’m wearing in this video was actually our old LRS unit patch. It’s different now. I can’t recommend my unit enough though if you’re thinking about transferring. Since we’re mostly old LRS guys, we still maintain a bit of that small unit mindset and haven’t completely gone to the big Army conventional way of thinking so it’s still fun and we mitigate as much stupidity as we can.
The biggest key is having good leadership that is willing to send you. The Warrior Training Center is a national guard organization that puts on all kinds of schools for the Guard. Find school dates on their Benning webpage and send them to your unit and try to get yourself a slot.
Yeah, some people out there can just power walk the whole thing but I can’t do that. I run quite a bit of it. Try to start off the first mile or two with a huge head start and then just keep a decent pace for the rest of it.
I know it’s not a great answer, but to a degree you have to know the whole book. The written tests cover everything in the book but aren’t really that hard. Sling loads are the hardest part of the course, so I spent a lot of time memorizing those. There is a graph in the book with all the sling load and sling set configurations. Study that, because it’ll be really important when doing your sling load test and you’re reading the LAW (Load, Aircraft, Weight paperwork before each sling load test).
Joshua Pino getting smoked before the 2 miler depends on the location of the school you’re going through. Most places do it, some don’t. But no, you definitely shouldn’t get smoked before the 4 miler. PT has typically chilled out at that point. It’s just 1st phase that is really PT heavy with a lot of smoke sessions.
Joshua Pino we didn’t get smoked before the 2 miler, but we did get smoked quite a bit at other times for the first few days.lol. And the 2 mile course there is full of hills and really sucks (probably why they don’t smoke you) but it wasn’t terrible. Running is running, it sucks until it’s over.lol. Good luck bromigo.
Martin Exotics if you’re in the Indiana Guard you should ask your unit to let you do that too. It’s usually in the fall and I didn’t even expect to get the tab but still had a great time!
Martin Exotics well hey man come over to my unit and we’ll hook you up. Automatic Airborne School, and literally 80% of the unit has 2 or more skill badges, not counting any tabs or anything, which a lot of people have.
Unless you live on the respective base in which you are attending Air Assault School, you are on lockdown, so you can’t leave to go get anything at all. We ate mermites every day, which had coffee, and we were allowed to consume whatever we brought with us (except alcohol). So I’d say bring stuff with you, or ask one of the students who lives on post (meaning they leave and go home at night) to get you whatever you need.
There’s a strict SOP for your FLC, which is what you ruck in. I don’t remember wearing an ACH though. I don’t even think we wore PCs for the rucks either.
@@NemeanIndustries Hey I'm going at the end of the month, the packing list says 'Complete FLC', but doesnt include what a complete FLC is. Is this just a slick FLC or do I need a certain configuration of mag/grenade/canteen pouches
@@919fishing7 I honestly can’t remember what all was on it. I want to say it was 2 canteen pouches with a canteen cup and then you’ll have your green L shaped flashlight on the FLC but I don’t remember anything besides that.
I fractured my spine and both my Calcaneus (heel bones) almost 2yrs ago from being drunk and falling from the second story onto concrete . But im still trynna go air assualt and airborne. Fuck what the Army says. Im getting my wings and doing my 20
Ah 18:31 you answered it. A little different than when I went through at Ft. Campbell back in ~2000. Since I was stationed there, if you were missing things on the Day 0 inspection, you were gone. If your shit was slightly dirty or lacking black paint etc, you were dropped. That kind of nonsense doesn't make sense for somebody to travel to a course just to get dropped on Day 0. Glad they changed it.
I had a buddy get dropped on day 0 for “unserviceable” PT shoes because they had a hole in them. But that was what he wore every day in the 82nd. That was back in 2015 I think so they must’ve changed it recently.
Check this out: now I’m an 11 year E-5 with 4 skill badges on my chest and 2 deployments. Things slow down a bit in the national guard, especially if you deny promotion to stay in a unit you love.
I did 4 years active at Bragg with one deployment in 2014, then went Guard into a LRS unit before we re-org’d into an airborne infantry line company. Every senior guy in the unit was here in the LRS and all of them turned down promotion for years to stay here. So everyone here has tons of schools and a lot of time in by the time you get your 5 and 6. I don’t care about promotions until I’m half way through my career. Just trying to enjoy myself right now.
