As if there were any doubt….
Justin passed his
Obstacle Course Test
& made it into Air Assault School !!!
Obstacle Course Test
& made it into Air Assault School !!!
He leaves on May 11th
for Fort Benning , GA ….
only 2 Soldiers in his whole Battalion were “selected” to go & he was one of them!
for Fort Benning , GA ….
only 2 Soldiers in his whole Battalion were “selected” to go & he was one of them!
The Sabalauski Air Assault School (TSAAS) is a FORSCOM TDA unit that trains leaders and Soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), other Army units and U.S. Armed Services in several courses annually.
These courses include:
AirAssault
Pathfinder
Pre-Ranger
Basic Airborne and Jumpmaster Refresher Rappel Master FRIES/SPIES Master courses and also home to the Division’s Parachute Demonstration Team
Air Assault School is a ten-day course of instruction that teaches Air Assault techniques. It's also one of the most physically challenging ten days in the Army.
Prior to AAS, you have to pass the Army PFT (plus pull-ups), perform a 12-mile unit march under three hours, and navigate the TAAS obstacle course successfully to qualify for Air Assault Training. Pack this into a ten-day school where you learn how to prepare helicopters for carrying Army equipment and personnel, and you have one challenging course of instruction.
Once you report to AAS, you have to repeat the TAAS obstacle course and run a two-mile timed run. The TAAS obstacle course will test your upper body strength, grip, agility, endurance, confidence, and ability to perform at heights. During the tough and demanding training events of the course, the students must avoid becoming a safety risk to themselves, instructors, or other students. The TAAS obstacle course enables the instructors to see who is scared of heights or gets nervous under stressful conditions before the actual training starts.
You will have daily PT of pullups, pushups, situps, and runs of up to four miles. You will also have to do a six-mile foot march with gear within 1.5 hours. At the end of training, the students must complete a 12-mile foot march with gear within three hours in order to graduate. The good news is this challenging course is only ten days long. So, if you think you are going to attend the school in order to get into better shape, think again. Ten days is not enough to get into shape. In fact, you will likely injure yourself if you attend instruction in less than top physical shape.
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