AIT
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Advanced Individual Training |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
AIT stands for Advanced Individual Training, a military term abbreviation.
Army job training that soldiers attend after basic combat training to learn their military occupational specialty, lasting from several weeks to more than a year depending on the field.
Example: AIT for intelligence analysts is at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Usage notes
Soldiers in AIT have more privileges than in basic training but remain under drill sergeant supervision. Courses are taught at branch schools around the country, such as Fort Sam Houston for medics. The other services call the equivalent "A" school (Navy) or tech school (Air Force).
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- ACU – Army Combat Uniform
- AD – Active duty
- AFQT – Armed Forces Qualification Test
- AFSC – Air Force Specialty Code
- AFT – Army Fitness Test
- AGR – Active Guard Reserve
- AO – Area of operations
- AOR – Area of responsibility
- APFT – Army Physical Fitness Test
- ASVAB – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
- ASW – Anti-submarine warfare
- AT – Annual training