airborne question

[SeanAL123]

so i searched the forums for an answer and could not find one, so i hope i did not overlook this somewhere.

i am in an airborne unit and i got airborne in my contract and my original orders say that i will go to airborne school after ait.
i have about three weeks left in ait and i have not gotten any new orders to go to airborne school nor can my platoon sergeants tell me when i will be going to airborne school.

since i am in the guard, do i go home after ait and then my unit slots me a seat in airborne school or am i held over here until they do? noone here at ft. huachuca can give me an answer.

thanks

[PFCPiatt]

It all depends on when a class starts and when your seat is sloted. You should go from AIT but theres a chance you might not have been sloted for a few weeks or so. Its not mandatory for you to go right after AIT so no worries youll get in. On a side note you could not get orders untill after AIT due to if you dont pass AIT your unit could change and it would be a AB slot wasted.

[SeanAL123]

well yea thats what i was wondering is when they actually slot me a seat...
i figured that i was slotted a seat when they wrote up my contract but was told yesterday that my unit slots the seat so i was wondering if they slot it while im here or if i go home and check in with them and they slot it then.

thanks for the quick response!

[PFCPiatt]

Its prolly going to happen once you report back to your unit.

[SeanAL123]

alright i appreciate your help!

[Jmiranda_Cav]

Bring up the issue to your Chain of command there at your ait unit. You might become a hold over and stay till the seat is open, depends on the wording of the contract. Airborne is at ft Benning, so be prepared for hot humid days and whatnot.

[Phantom]

Sean, are you in the 20th? PM me your info and I can try and track all this down for you.