alit - arctic light individual training

Arctic skills’ training is designed to prepare USARAK Soldiers, mentally and physically, to operate
safely and effectively in an inherently dangerous arctic environment. Cold Weather Indoctrination (CWI) is the training program which is also referred to as Arctic Light Individual Training (ALIT) within USARAK. MSCs and tenant units are responsible for developing Soldier ALIT training programs within their organizations.

The purpose of ALIT is to train USARAK Soldiers in the critical skills required to conduct safe operations and training in an arctic environment. After completing ALIT, a Soldier will be ready to conduct training in an arctic environment. All new arrivals, both enlisted and officer, will complete CWI I before participating in any field exercise, and CWI I and II before participating in a field exercise during the winter months (01 October through 01 May). Host units must ensure units attached for training but not stationed in Alaska receive ALIT instruction before field training
where temperatures will drop below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

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