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4-11. AIT/OSUTIn AIT and the final phases of OSUT, you will be trained in your selected MOS (job training) and continue the physical conditioning required for you to excel in your future unit. During the Black and Gold phases, you will receive classroom instructions, hands-on training, and field training to enable you to become a valued team member as you transfer to your first unit of assignment. Black Phase. The Black Phase or sometimes referred to as “Phase IV” is the first phase of comprehensive MOS training that occurs during weeks 10-13 of OSUT and the initial start of AIT. This phase will begin to develop your skills in your Army specialty through hands-on training, classroom instruction, and opportunities to apply those skills during various training exercises. During Personal Financial Management Training, you will receive 8 hours of specialized training in how to handle your finances. Upon completion of the finance training, you will be issued a certificate. Ensure you take this certificate to your first unit of assignment, or you will be required to retake the training.
The phase might end with a tactical FTX/STX where you will apply the knowledge and experience you gained from basic combat training and most recent MOS training and apply it in a simulated environment. Graduation requirements. AIT consists of many different career fields. The major requirements of AIT vary depending on your military occupational specialty (MOS), but there are general goals Soldiers must complete. To graduate from AIT/OSUT, you must work effectively as a team member; pass the Army Physical Fitness Test with a minimum score of 60 points in each event, Pass MOS specific critical tasks identified by the Proponent School, Complete the 8 hours of financial training course, review the Army Traffic Safety Program videos, and reinforce all of the mandated tasks identified by your proponent for your MOS. During your entry into the Army, during your training, and/or final phases of AIT/OSUT, if you visually appear to be marginal or exceed body fat content standards, IAW Army Regulation (AR) 40-501 Body Fat Standards, you will be taped. If you exceed the body fat standards you will have six months (180 days) upon entering the Army to meet weight/body fat compliance with AR 600-9.
In AIT, you will be assigned to a different unit and will now have platoon sergeants and squad leaders instead of Drill Sergeants. The difference between Drill Sergeants and AIT Platoon Sergeants is the environment in which they train you. Your basic combat training experience will be highly supervised by Drill Sergeants as you are encouraged and evaluated on your ability to reach the highest Army standards. The Drill Sergeant enforces standards and their focus is on “attention to detail”. Their job is to make sure you are mentally and physical fit to earn your place as a member of a team and be able to contribute as a soldier in AIT. During AIT and the latter portion of OSUT, your training environment changes to one that best prepares you for your first unit of assignment. You will learn MOS skills and additional Soldier skills in an atmosphere geared to prepare you for the performance of that occupational specialty in a unit. The roles of Drill Sergeants and AIT Platoon Sergeants are comparable even though they train Soldiers during different phases of initial entry training. Drill sergeants transform new recruits into Soldiers AIT Platoon Sergeants, squad leaders and MOS instructors train Soldiers to become proficient at their Army job/MOS and prepare them for their transition to their first assignment. 
Your Platoon Sergeant will counsel and mentor you to help develop your skills as a soldier and a member of the team. The Platoon Sergeant is normally a sergeant first class, but can be a staff sergeant and has 3-4 squad leaders that assist him/her in your development. The Platoon Sergeant will assist you in making scheduled appointments, help with assignment instructions, any training or family issues, and provide guidance throughout your AIT training. As you process to your first unit you will continue to be assigned to a platoon and fall under a Platoon Sergeant and squad leaders. Having platoon sergeants in AIT/OSUT help Soldiers transition from a completely supervised environment to a more relaxed environment that should mirror the conditions at your first unit of assignment. This gives you a better understanding of the duties, discipline, and responsibilities you must maintain as a Soldier.
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