I graduated from Lackland on February 21st of this year and I was a dark knight! The 324th training squadron baby, alcatraz! 🔥 Big shoutout to Tsgt Harris! He iis what made the experience so wonderful for me and my flight! As dorm chief, it was wonderful learning under his wing! 🪽
89-2010.....Best time of my life....traveled the world, met some wonderful people....ate like a champ~~now in my late 50s....still feel good, but my body disagrees~
During basic we were only allowed to say sir/ma'am to instructors during the first week of training. After that we had to specify rank to ensure everyone was familiar with rank
This looks more like a paid vacation to me coming from the Marines. The shit the marines do in chow hall is more chaos and more speed. I definitely joined the wrong branch
1:13:04 ah the purple belts I remember having a blues inspection in tech school and the entire group of us non-priors got chewed out for having purple belts.
I have no clue, I think it's just for convenience really. The second haircut we got in week like 7 was done in an actual salon-like building. My MTI told us it weirded him out every time he saw it because it was exactly the same as it was 10-15 years ago or so.
I went through in 1992. It was not like this. These airmen are being treated with kid gloves. No yelling from the MTI. Everybody is moving around in formation. When they are eating chow they are allowed to take their sweet time. Air Force BMTS is a joke.
Guess what old timer, 1: we aren’t in a war right now and 2: 95% of these recruits are gonna go sit at a desk for 8 hours a day after BMT, not go around digging foxholes and getting into a firefight
@@celiphon3812 forceing you to wear a mask or getting vaccinated is most certainly political...they kicked out over 3,500 service members for this...they military tells you not to be political but they most certainly are!
Hi US military 🇺🇲 am Joseph okumu from Kenya am 36years old and by next year am turning 37 on march but i always desire to join the US military 🇺🇲 especially in the US 🇺🇲 Army can they recruit me with that age coz it has been my desire to be in the USA to join the military there
@@josephokumu1279 If you can get additional help you might be able to make it before you’re 39, but it will take time and money. I would call the recruiter and see if they can help you more.
@@josephokumu1279 have you tried to call them my last comment got removed but you can look up the recruiter numbers for anywhere in the US on google and speak to them
So like he said you should be able to join the airforce, but you might not be able to join the army. www.usa.gov/military-requirements here's a neat website with some information that might help. You could give that number a try to talk to a proper usaf recruiter. Be advised that I'm just a normal Airman, not a recruiting body. Also be advised that as far as I can tell you must already have some form of citizenship in the united states before you can join. @@josephokumu1279
Don't let it stop you! I had someone in my flight in bmt, he couldn't do a pushup before he went to meps. His roomate at the hotel literally convinced him to try to do one and it was hard for him. He still graduated bmt in the end. I couldn't do a pull-up before I talked to my recruiter, but before I shipped off to BMT I was able to do 12 in a row because I worked on it. If weight is an issue, that can be hard and annoying to work with. I was actually underweight so I had to eat more before I joined. Never forget what the military can do for you. I have gotten to travel and see more in these past few months than I ever did in the 21 years I had before I joined. I had a shit GPA in highschool, and now I could get an education whenever I wanted. You can find your dream job in the military. If not the air force, then the army or somewhere man. Don't let your body get in the way until you talk to a recruiter. You never know, they might just take you as is
If it's a non-medical reason then you can join in. They will get you ready even if you can't do a single pushup or have a 12 minute mile. By the end you will pass.
I'm 35 going bt in April. I can only do 20 push up, 16 set up, 5 pull up, and run 11 min 30 sec a mile. Not many days left and I aint quitting. WISH ME LUCK. If I can you can too.
We were one of the first flights to do integrated flights. We lived in seperate dorms, but when we formed up in the morning it was males and females. I think it's good because you work with women a lot in the actual air force. It wasn't the best when everyone had a crush on someone tho. Took away from training at times
I was in an integrated flight, it was a really cool experience. Graduated BMT recently. February 23rd to be exact! I was a dark knight, 324th training SQ !! 🔥
Depends on a lot of stuff. Tech school is literally right after bmt. No joke the day after the last day of bmt you go to tech school. I didn't have a ship date until my AFSC was confirmed. That took about a week for me
Sorry wingman but your MEPS does stuff hella different than mine. Your recruiter should have a list of jobs available for the upcoming month/few weeks, and from that list you should be given a job. Unless you're job locked and you're just waiting for one specific job to be available, I'm unsure why you wouldn't have a date. By the way, I'm not saying waiting for a specific job is bad or anything, honestly if you have the option to do that, I would.@@COFFEE23409
A lot of the yelling wasn't shown on video. We had people who get yelled at by two MTIs at the same time, and all that stuff. That don't cuss you out or anything like that tho if that's an issue for you as well
Shower shoes.....Back packs.....Tennis Shoes.......Back in 1986 we only got boots, black dress shoes, BDU's and Blues, name tags, White T-Shirts and Underwear. Also.......BTW.......we were yelled at from day 1 to day 41!!
Biggest tip I have is don't be discouraged day one. Everyone, and I mean everyone thinks they made the worst decision of their life when they first arrive to bmt. Just keep in mind that the actual operational air force is nothing like bmt. Oh also have fun!
@@tylersirko5959 I’ve seen this question on every video about basic. No one ever answers. Either they can’t (too busy) or they don’t want to (not busy). I’d love an answer but we won’t get one.
Tf is this bullshit? We didn't get a calm welcome. I got there at fucking 12:00 in the morning, we were all pushed outside and our MTI approached us. It was dark as fuck and we all had our flashlights on, my MTI was tall as hell. He was intimidating. He screamed at us the whole way until we went to bed. I remember he told us to put our bags down and we all dropped them, then he screamed at us to place them on the ground, not drop them. And for some reason I heard drop them, so I dropped them. "Play with me if you want to! Drop your bag again I dare you!". That same night I couldn't meet the timeline on showers and he pointed at me and said "You are pissing me off!".
I just got done with bmt. I would not call it soft then again I was in one of the alcatraz squadrons so that may be why. For the first 3 weeks i was getting screamed at and smoked on the daily.
3:00 The guy in the air force shirt on the left was told by someone to wear that shirt. he was the special one and got the extra attention he deserved.
Leaving July 30th for BMT excited and nervous all at the same time.
Hope your doing good🫶🏽
Wow, BMT definitely went downhill.
1987 for me glad we didn’t have to wear those stupid masks!
Is this all teach in bmt in this video? Like full course.
Some of those recruits coming in with gray hair is crazy work
My flight chief was older than my MTI, even he thought it was weird
Arreola - 34:27 - I bet she was teased through life because of her last name.
Hey sirko it’s Reinhardt 😂
Hi Reinhardt is Finn! 🫶
Holy shit long time no see, hope you're doing good in operational
I graduated from Lackland on February 21st of this year and I was a dark knight! The 324th training squadron baby, alcatraz! 🔥 Big shoutout to Tsgt Harris! He iis what made the experience so wonderful for me and my flight! As dorm chief, it was wonderful learning under his wing! 🪽
I remember this wow had the same 331 Wolf pack! Haha was so much fun but terrifying
89-2010.....Best time of my life....traveled the world, met some wonderful people....ate like a champ~~now in my late 50s....still feel good, but my body disagrees~
What happened to calling enlisted sir or ma'am in the reporting statement?
During basic we were only allowed to say sir/ma'am to instructors during the first week of training. After that we had to specify rank to ensure everyone was familiar with rank
@tylersirko5959 Gotcha. I'm way older (went through in 2003) and it's interesting to see the changes... We had to say Sir/ma'am the whole time.
@@b.entranceperiumhalfway through my training last December-ish it switched back to Sir/Ma’am
@@tylersirko5959I just graduated from Lackland two months ago. We used only sir/ma’am for all 8 weeks of training
@@kyler1282 sometimes the comments are more up to date than the video
Barely even a few years removed, and the masks still look stupid and did nothing.
This looks more like a paid vacation to me coming from the Marines. The shit the marines do in chow hall is more chaos and more speed. I definitely joined the wrong branch
Roughest part is hair getting cut against the grain 😂
How much time do they get to eat?
10 minutes, although some guys who were sick got 15 depending on their condition.
I don’t know how anyone could have kept those damn dr fauci masks on all that time!
1:13:04 ah the purple belts I remember having a blues inspection in tech school and the entire group of us non-priors got chewed out for having purple belts.
Yall lucky you had disneyland. I was in alcatraz lol
I lowkey hope I get Alcatraz just because I heard Disneyland is WAY more detailing
@@Logan_Basilierefr me too
@@Logan_Basilierebut details are the fun part!!
Me too lol I was a dark knight
That's wild, I was 044 almost exactly 2 years before this back in '21. Wild
look like prison reform
Nice air force
Wearing masks what a joke! 😒
This was filmed near the end of 2022. as far as I'm tracking, we were the last flight to wear masks for any portion of training
My brother was there
good to see what im about to expierence in a couple weeks
haha same
Why they get haircuts in the dorm?
I have no clue, I think it's just for convenience really. The second haircut we got in week like 7 was done in an actual salon-like building. My MTI told us it weirded him out every time he saw it because it was exactly the same as it was 10-15 years ago or so.
I went through in 1992. It was not like this. These airmen are being treated with kid gloves. No yelling from the MTI. Everybody is moving around in formation. When they are eating chow they are allowed to take their sweet time. Air Force BMTS is a joke.
even from 2013 it's oddly neutered. i'd imagine it has not gotten harder at any point
Guess what old timer, 1: we aren’t in a war right now and 2: 95% of these recruits are gonna go sit at a desk for 8 hours a day after BMT, not go around digging foxholes and getting into a firefight
What the fuck is this!
I love how this video is very honest and detailed
I can handle the ~7 hours of sleep a day with a lot of physical activities but I just can't stand sharing the building with people
I find the hardest thing to do in the basic is sharing the facikity with other people
why are they still wearing mask?
Exactly what I thought.. what a joke if they are...keep politics out of the military but you know they can't...
@@Gymrat-1985since when is not spreading illness political
@@celiphon3812 forceing you to wear a mask or getting vaccinated is most certainly political...they kicked out over 3,500 service members for this...they military tells you not to be political but they most certainly are!
@@celiphon3812i guess cloth is political now😂😂
@celiphon3812 you're still falling for this pandemic bullshit? This is why the propaganda will never go away...
Hi US military 🇺🇲 am Joseph okumu from Kenya am 36years old and by next year am turning 37 on march but i always desire to join the US military 🇺🇲 especially in the US 🇺🇲 Army can they recruit me with that age coz it has been my desire to be in the USA to join the military there
If I’m not mistaken, you can join Airforce if you are 39 or younger, but the army is 35
Ok sir but who can help me how can I get there to join
@@josephokumu1279 If you can get additional help you might be able to make it before you’re 39, but it will take time and money. I would call the recruiter and see if they can help you more.
@@josephokumu1279 have you tried to call them my last comment got removed but you can look up the recruiter numbers for anywhere in the US on google and speak to them
So like he said you should be able to join the airforce, but you might not be able to join the army. www.usa.gov/military-requirements here's a neat website with some information that might help. You could give that number a try to talk to a proper usaf recruiter. Be advised that I'm just a normal Airman, not a recruiting body. Also be advised that as far as I can tell you must already have some form of citizenship in the united states before you can join. @@josephokumu1279
If I was physically fit, I would join the Military in a heart beat.
Don't let it stop you! I had someone in my flight in bmt, he couldn't do a pushup before he went to meps. His roomate at the hotel literally convinced him to try to do one and it was hard for him. He still graduated bmt in the end. I couldn't do a pull-up before I talked to my recruiter, but before I shipped off to BMT I was able to do 12 in a row because I worked on it. If weight is an issue, that can be hard and annoying to work with. I was actually underweight so I had to eat more before I joined. Never forget what the military can do for you. I have gotten to travel and see more in these past few months than I ever did in the 21 years I had before I joined. I had a shit GPA in highschool, and now I could get an education whenever I wanted. You can find your dream job in the military. If not the air force, then the army or somewhere man. Don't let your body get in the way until you talk to a recruiter. You never know, they might just take you as is
get fit then. hardly an excuse
If it's a non-medical reason then you can join in. They will get you ready even if you can't do a single pushup or have a 12 minute mile. By the end you will pass.
I'm 35 going bt in April. I can only do 20 push up, 16 set up, 5 pull up, and run 11 min 30 sec a mile. Not many days left and I aint quitting. WISH ME LUCK. If I can you can too.
So weird seeing males and females mixed in together in formation. In 1993 I had a sister flight, but hardly saw them.
We were one of the first flights to do integrated flights. We lived in seperate dorms, but when we formed up in the morning it was males and females. I think it's good because you work with women a lot in the actual air force. It wasn't the best when everyone had a crush on someone tho. Took away from training at times
I was in an integrated flight, it was a really cool experience. Graduated BMT recently. February 23rd to be exact! I was a dark knight, 324th training SQ !! 🔥
How long after MEPS and swaring in did you het BMT/Tech school dates? It has been 2 weeks already and we have heard nothing.
Depends on a lot of stuff. Tech school is literally right after bmt. No joke the day after the last day of bmt you go to tech school. I didn't have a ship date until my AFSC was confirmed. That took about a week for me
@@tylersirko5959 AFC was guaranteed upon enlisting. It’s been 2 1/2 weeks since swearing in and nothing from the recruiter.
Sorry wingman but your MEPS does stuff hella different than mine. Your recruiter should have a list of jobs available for the upcoming month/few weeks, and from that list you should be given a job. Unless you're job locked and you're just waiting for one specific job to be available, I'm unsure why you wouldn't have a date. By the way, I'm not saying waiting for a specific job is bad or anything, honestly if you have the option to do that, I would.@@COFFEE23409
I swore in and got my job about 1 month later. Then left for BMT about a month after that.
Where’s the yelling?! I went through in 2020 and it’s changed so much since then..this is pathetic
Lol 😂 I assure you, your time was no harder, lol. It's the Air Force, Air Force, and hard don't go together
A lot of the yelling wasn't shown on video. We had people who get yelled at by two MTIs at the same time, and all that stuff. That don't cuss you out or anything like that tho if that's an issue for you as well
Shower shoes.....Back packs.....Tennis Shoes.......Back in 1986 we only got boots, black dress shoes, BDU's and Blues, name tags, White T-Shirts and Underwear. Also.......BTW.......we were yelled at from day 1 to day 41!!
and the green duffel bag
@@ryandickson2224we do get all of that still. This is literally just an hour clip summarizing everything. We got chewed out from day.
All of them look like NPC’s eating 💀💀
i’ll be there on tuesday, can’t wait 😹
Biggest tip I have is don't be discouraged day one. Everyone, and I mean everyone thinks they made the worst decision of their life when they first arrive to bmt. Just keep in mind that the actual operational air force is nothing like bmt. Oh also have fun!
@@tylersirko5959 i appreciate this brother! i’ll do my best!!
How did it go by the way? Have a good time?@@egotisticaI
Did it go well?
@@tylersirko5959 I’ve seen this question on every video about basic. No one ever answers. Either they can’t (too busy) or they don’t want to (not busy). I’d love an answer but we won’t get one.
The guy who was putting the gun together while blindfolded.
💀
안전운동하시고,,, 화이팅,,,응원하겠습니다....
Hurry up n WAIT 🥲 4:10
I went through BMT in 1987 when I was 28 years old. The hardest thing for me was folding my underwear into perfect squares.
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@@joenop3393 i think you are right. Thats funny shit🤠
T-shirts were the worst... It had to look a cut piece of cake.
Tf is this bullshit? We didn't get a calm welcome. I got there at fucking 12:00 in the morning, we were all pushed outside and our MTI approached us. It was dark as fuck and we all had our flashlights on, my MTI was tall as hell. He was intimidating. He screamed at us the whole way until we went to bed. I remember he told us to put our bags down and we all dropped them, then he screamed at us to place them on the ground, not drop them. And for some reason I heard drop them, so I dropped them. "Play with me if you want to! Drop your bag again I dare you!". That same night I couldn't meet the timeline on showers and he pointed at me and said "You are pissing me off!".
Same here man but that was the PRC, they faked us out and then when we hit the sq all hell broke loose, also it was 0300
Frrr back in the day was the crazy and fun days now its hella soft
I think they eased up for the video I just recently went through and my experience seems very similar. Them disneyland dorms must be easy mode
I just got done with bmt. I would not call it soft then again I was in one of the alcatraz squadrons so that may be why. For the first 3 weeks i was getting screamed at and smoked on the daily.
the hardest thing to do in basic is to stay awake
Went thru in 1986......We had no down time until 2200-0400.
That is 100% true for every branch.
I feel like ima have trouble falling asleep 😂
Especially when they take you into an auditorium for a brief
No, going to sleep.
Definitely missed the good old days in the military. You can’t experience anywhere else but in the military.
No it’s horrible
@@user-pb1nv5kp1b That's the point. They want people who are mentally tough to serve.
This was my BMT also i was FLT 041
Seeing my old MTIs in the video brings me back
3:00 The guy in the air force shirt on the left was told by someone to wear that shirt. he was the special one and got the extra attention he deserved.
Rainbow, Rainbow, Don't be blue, my recruiter screwed me too.