Quote Originally Posted by LawVol
...There is a plan in the works right now to create a Common Battlefield Airmen Training center to handle this training. The concept would essentially require every airman to attend a 20-day (??) course. The details and location are still being worked out....
Looks like its going to take a while: Common Battlefield Airman Training
The U.S. Air Force is conducting an Environmental Impact Statement study to establish a Common Battlefield Airman Training program at either Arnold Air Force Base near Manchester, Tenn., Moody AFB near Valdosta, Ga., or Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, La.

The Air Force proposes to establish the CBAT program to further expand Airmen ground training in combat small arms firing, basics of land navigation, small unit tactics and combative skills. Implementation of the program will be conducted in three phases from 2011 to 2014 and will include a daily average of about 600 instructors, 200 base support personnel and 1,800 students at the end of the third phase. This would result in the training of more than 14,400 Airmen annually at the selected base....