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Infantry

Training

Job training for infantry Soldiers consists of ten weeks of Basic Combat Training Basic Combat Training:
Basic Combat Training (BCT) is a 10-week course of intense physical and mental training, during which recruits develop essential Soldier skills, discipline and values. (BCT) plus 4-5 weeks of Advanced Individual Training Advanced Individual Training:
(AIT) Following Basic Training, Soldiers attend AIT to learn a military job skill. Depending on the specialty, training ranges from 1 month to 1 year., depending on your specialty. For some jobs, these will be combined into One Station Unit Training (OSUT) One Station Unit Training (OSUT):
For certain military jobs, Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training are combined into a single extended OSUT course.. You’ll learn essential Soldiering and warrior skills, spending time in the field and the classroom. Taking part in squad maneuvers, target practice and war games, infantrymen train continually to keep their skills sharp and maintain a constant state of preparedness.
   
Civilian-Related

The job skills you learn as an infantryman such as teamwork, discipline and leadership will help you with any career you choose. Senior sergeant’s roles are most closely related to a manager in a corporation specializing in human resources, training or labor relations.

  • 11B Infantryman

    The infantry is the main land combat force and backbone of the Army National Guard. The infantryman's role is to be ready to defend our country in peacetime and to capture, destroy and repel enemy ground forces during combat. Infantrymen are trained in the use of various combat weaponry and hand-to-hand combat, reconnaissance, and other combat and peacekeeping skills.

  • 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman

    In addition to the combat roles of an infantryman—such as the use of various weapons or hand-to-hand combat to capture or destroy enemy ground forces—the Indirect Fire Infantryman is a member of a mortar squad, section or platoon. Duties may include the use of anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, scouting enemy locations, and building and camouflaging mortar firing positions.