Board Thread:Misc./@comment-26875950-20150810164018/@comment-3568954-20150811164205

not entirely true for one you don't go rusty in 3 months they graduated 3 months before so all of his skills are still active you also can instantly bounce back because of Neural musculur memory

so even if he had rusted it wouldn't be for that long.

also Eren actually did have natrual skill with the gear it only appeared that he didn't because he was using faulty equipment it was also mentioned that he was amazing for being able to eventually balance himself with said faulty equipment

and by the time of graduaton he was the 5th highest graduate which accounted for a combination of skill and will power