Effective: 1 Oct 04 all prior service Air Force, Navy, and
Coast Guard personnel, including their reserve components who have not completed
a US Army BCT course or WTC or US Marine (USMC) Basic Training Course are
required to successfully complete WTC conducted by the US Army within 180 days
after enlistment into the Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
The Warrior
Transition Course will provide our Army with trained, disciplined, motivated,
and physically fit Soldiers who respond to leadership, are focused on teamwork,
demonstrate the warrior ethos, and espouse the Army’s core values.
The purpose of the Warrior Transition course is to transition active and prior service Navy and Air Force enlisted personnel to the Army, as well as retrain prior service Army personnel who are not required to attend Basic Combat Training. The course is taught at Fort Knox and focuses on the Warrior Tasks and Warrior Drills.