{"id":25470,"date":"2017-12-24T16:10:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T16:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/24\/new-in-2018-drill-sergeants-return-to-ait-plus-a-makeover-for-basic-training\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:15:03","slug":"new-in-2018-drill-sergeants-return-to-ait-plus-a-makeover-for-basic-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2017\/12\/24\/new-in-2018-drill-sergeants-return-to-ait-plus-a-makeover-for-basic-training\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2018: Drill sergeants return to AIT, plus a makeover for basic training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Center for Initial Military Training is several months into a complete review of how the Army makes new soldiers, and 2018 could see some big changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First up, the Army has decided to do away with advanced individual training platoon sergeants in favor of bringing drill sergeants back to AIT, a decision the service had mulled since late 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCurrently, USACIMT is working with Department of the Army-level staff and other stakeholders to get all the required administrative pieces in place before implementation can begin,\u201d Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pray, a spokesman for the Center for Initial Military Training, told Army Times. \u201cHowever, we do expect drill sergeants to start transitioning to AIT in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t