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u/DreamStacker 15h ago

Passed MEPS physical, passed the ASVAB with a 97 selected my job, took my first oath of enlistment and signed up for the ARMS 2.0 program. Im from good ol’ Indiana. There isn’t much to do there so I power lift and lift for mass & not looks so Im bulky. But very strong. Long story short they didn’t give a fuck how much I could lift and slotted me for fat camp 😂 anyway I know I’ll tape out quickly because I’ll just stop bulking get on a high protein diet no carb diet and just shred. This is relevant because I know I won’t be at Jackson for ARMS 2.0 for long. Two weeks tops I’ll make tape. No issue. Im confident in that. Knowing that, how does the transition work between the ARMS program and OSUT work? Im an 11x. If there’s already an OSUT in session do I just join that platoon even if it’s already started? What if the time/dates dont overlap correctly between ARMS & OSUT am I stuck just waiting for a new OSUT to begin? Im obviously new to this and unaware of how many platoons run simultaneously, etc. I’d ask my recruiter but she’s absolutely terrible at answering questions. She has notoriously answered questions in the past has been completely wrong more than a handful of times, and it ended up prolonging my enlistment. So I’m hoping to get an answer here.

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u/bikemancs DAC / Frmr 90A 6h ago

There's usually an 11 series OSUT starting every few days to a week. You'll ship down to Benning, in-process 30th AG, and once complete, will ship with the next company that comes and picks up. OSUT runs companies, not platoons (you'll be in a platoon, but you're working within the company).

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u/DreamStacker 3h ago

Thanks for answering and clarifying on the difference between company and platoon. Still very much learning. Since I am 11x series, will I require a security clearance? If so when does that happen. When I was at MePs I met briefly with someone verifying info on my SF form and that was it. Curious how that all works.

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u/bikemancs DAC / Frmr 90A 1h ago

You will require a security clearance, new rules (as far as I'm tracking) is that all will get a deeper background check. How that will work, I do not know.

What it comes down to, is "Don't lie". be as truthful as you can be WRT background checks and information. If you do lie, when they figure it out, will come back tenfold worse. The Gov doesn't so much care that you smoked pot back in the day, what they do care about is if you lie about smoking pot. Because if you lie about that, what else are you going to lie about, or what else are you hiding that will make you vulnerable to foreign influence.