Can I Join The 101st Airborne?

Question

do i have to go to ROTC courses to join the 101st Airborne division? or is it just different tests i have to take to join or what? my main question is can i join and serve on the front lines with asthma. also another main question is... can i join the 101st airborne like right when i enlist? or do i have to serve for a certain amount of time before being able to join? thanks you for your time, and god bless out troops

Answer 1

With asthma, your chances of joining are much smaller. You will get evaluated at MEPS and if they consider your asthma to be a problem then you won't be able to join.



As for going to the 101st, what are your reasons for picking them out of the ten active-duty divisions in the Army? Is it because of what you saw on TV and video games about them? Anyway, to get in the 101st right off of the bat it would have to be in your enlistment contract. Otherwise, you will be stationed according to the needs of the army and they can send you to any unit. Once you come in, you can put Fort Campbell on your dream sheet but it isn't guaranteed you will get it. You can ask for Fort Campbell as a reenlistment option when it is time for you to reenlist or you can call your branch manager and request it after you served your required amount of time at your first duty station.



You don't need Airborne school to go to the 101st, it is actually an Air Assault division but is called Airborne for historic reasons. The Air Assault school is on Fort Campbell and they send almost every new soldier who shows up through the school. If you go through college (not high school) ROTC and get commissioned as a second lieutenant then you are pretty much at the mercy of the army where you will go.

Answer 2

First of all, it's the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) They no longer jump out of airplanes and haven't for decades. Instead, they use helicopters and ropes. Hope you like the idea of rappelling!



You can insure joining the Screaming Eagles by getting that guaranteed in your enlistment contract. Speak to a recruiter about this.



If you really want an Airborne unit, there are two left, the 82nd Airborne Division and the 173 Infantry Brigade (Airborne). This doesn't count the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger). Again, for these you would need to get Airborne School in your contract.



Just noticed the asthma comment. Odds are, this will disqualify you from service, and it most definitely will DQ you from Airborne School.

Answer 3

You can be in the 101st Abn Div, without being actually Airborne. If you choose an MOS in the combat Arms tree, then you can be integrated into many infantry and Airborne divisions. For example 13Bravo, a cannon crew member can be attached to 101, 82 as his duty station.

Answer 4

ROTC is for becoming an officer, and is during college.

You could become an officer in the 101st if you go to airborne school.

Im not to sure about the asthma thing though.



If you enlist and volunteer for airborne and meet the physical requirements , then you would go to boot camp, mos training , then airborne school. If you pass airborne school you might be with the 101st or the 82nd airborne.



You could enlist, then later apply to try out for airborne, but volunteering during basic or getting it in your contract would be best.



So to be in the 101st or 82d means you have to go to airborne school, and have a job that allows you to go.



ROTC AGAIN IS A program you do when your in college to become an officer.



Good luck

Answer 5

The Army sends you to where they need you based on your MOS(job). If the 101st needs you, you go there if someone else needs you thats where you go. You join the Army, not a division. I don't know about the Asthma question.

Answer 6

You are selected by the Army for placement of duty station, talk to your recruiter about your wish list for permanent duty station. Some MOSs automatically are placed with air assault (97E, 37F or X), but those are highly specialize. In order to survive Air Assault school one has to be in top physical condition as it is physically 10 days of pure hell. Asthma, sight or profound, will more than likely disqualify you from Air Assault. Not all MOSs at Campbell are Air Assault, although there is major ribbing of soldiers without the airborne tab above old abe

Answer 7

You have to be picked to join the airborne. This will be determined by how you do in boot camp.

Answer 8

It depends on your severity of asthma. Bring it up to the physican assistant/ physician. But you only have a chance of once in a blue moon getting to go in w/ asthma. Your chances of someone like a Major/Captainsigning off on your waiver for that are going against 99.99% crapshoot that you will not be found good enough to get in with an asthma illness.. u will not get in.

Answer 9

i don't know but im going with infantry as my MOS when i enlist don;t do ROTC go straight outta high sschool and do future

soldiers

Answer 10

The questions that your asking would be better answered by an army recruiter. You can visit them (without having to enlist) and get your questions answered. best of luck to you.