The 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment manages new recruits who have recently graduated basic training and who have reported to Fort Rucker to receive their military occupational specialty identifier before reporting to their first duty station. The battalion orchestrates and implements the majority of enlisted training at Fort Rucker.
The 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment manages new recruits who have completed basic training and arrived at Fort Rucker to receive their MOS designation before being sent to their initial duty location. They are in charge of most of the enlisted training at Fort Rucker.