what is a typical day like in the Air Force Basic Training like?
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It’s been a while, 1978, but I doubt if much has changed.  The first few days are the hardest (learning how to fold clothes, procedures, and getting your head shaved), but after that they’re all pretty much the same.  \n\nAt Lackland AFB in San Antonio, you’ll live in modern dorm like quarters.  I believe there are 40 Airmen to a training flight, 20 on one side of the dorm and 20 on the other. If you’re lucky enough to have a high score on your entrance exam, you may be chosen as a Squad Leader (gives you a little more freedom and respect). Each floor has four training flights.  The mess hall, CQ, infirmary, and classrooms are located on the first floors of each dorm. \n\nYou wake up at 5:00 AM, exercise, eat breakfast, go to class for whatever you’re being trained for, eat lunch, learn weaponry, hike, obstacle course, lots and lots of marching, eat supper, clean the dorms, do laundry, study and go to bed around nine to start all over again the next morning.   Different days, you do different things at different times, but it all seemed the same to me. About half of the day is spent in class and the other half in physical training.\n\nThe Flight on the other side of the hall from you is called your Sister Flight and you guys compete against each other throughout the course of training.  If you mess up or one of the members of your Flight messes up, you or the entire Flight can be set back to day one.\n\nAs a bus load of graduates were making their way out Lackland, one Airman shot the bird at an officer's car out the back window of the bus and the entire Flight was sent back to day one.\n\nOne bit of advice I could to give you is to never, never, never under any circumstances volunteer for anything.  They hand out the worst tasks first and the easiest last; if all the jobs like, sweeping, scrubbing the latrine and laundry get filled by volunteers, you won’t have to do any of those types of chores.  I panicked and made the mistake of raising my hand; if I had not volunteered, I wouldn’t have had to do anything.  Oh yeah, pay close attention to what your TI (training instructor) says, they hate daydreamers. \n\nGood Luck!
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It's gonna be tough no matter where you do basic. I did my basic and advanced training at Ft. Wood. The summers are hot n muggy, and the winters are COLD. Other than that, it's six of one, half a dozen of the other. The major factor on how intense your basic training will be is your M.O.S.There'll usually be companies full of engineers, infantry, etc. These bieng ombat related are going to be made tougher by the drill sargeants (usually also of the same specialty of their inductees). The more relaxed occupations, like supply, admin, etc don't require as tough a conditioning. There being no point to making their lives miserable, Basic companies of these students are going to be alot more relaxed.
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I'm in the Air Force, but I dont understand your question.  What exactly are you asking?
1122710
I went thru basic training at Lackland AFB on Oct 23,1983 the day after the Marines were bombed in Beruit. So there was stuff going on in the world then too. I went in with a guaranteed contract to go to Kessler AFB for air traffic control and the day my orders were cut graduation day I was wisked away from flight and put on a bus with no one else from my flight to a Top Secret base. The time I spent was great and the USAF is the way to go. If you think your a hero and want combat training join the Marines or Army.
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You get used to the food. Have to eat fast as you not have long, though you can always get more to eat if there is time. Up early and have a Bic Lighter to burn strings off your "Pickle Suit". Have to keep Everything in it's place for inspection. Hide the Shaving Razor you use and keep an unused one for inspection. Soap Dish clean so do not use soap and have Dry Clean Soap Dish, wash with your shampoo. Learn the little things/Short cuts to keep inspection cool. Pay Attention to how the Bed Made the First night as you will have to make it back the same tomorrow. "Woolly Boogers" have to be captured and disposed of. NEVER volunteer for anything and only talk if they ask, bring attention to yourself with little jokes and you will get their attention. LOL! Some is class room study, learning about chain of command, ranks who to Salute and How. Some Exercise, setups, push up that kind of stuff. Learn to shoot a gun, work as a team, sneak to the Bowling ally. Most everything you buy when you get there. The Bags we brought and clothes we wore went into a locked closet never to be seen again until we left for Training School. March everywhere. That some of it. Just make it through, be tough. You can do it and then the Tech School gets a little more slack and then when you get to your Permanent Base it get pretty fun. Like a regular job.
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AF Basic is longer now than when I went through, but its still probably similar.\nThe best advice I can give you is keep your head down. The longer your TI doesn't know who you are the better. Help other people out, no one can get through basic by themselves. In the begining your TI will test everyone to see who can and can't handle stress, so the first time he gets in your face just stand at attention, strair strait forward. \n\nPS learn this: Sir, Trainee (last name) reports as ordered!\nThat's a reporting statement. If you get that down you'll save yourself a bunch of trouble.\n\nGood job on joining!
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1. Training Day\n2. John Q
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That's great, man! Just wondering what do you charge your time to for nonbusy days like today? Yesterday for me was pretty much a 'training' day.
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It depends on which MOS(military occupationa specialty) you qualify for and or choose.  First you have to take a test called an ASVAB that will determin what MOS' you are qualified for.  Than you choose the one you want.  Your basic training  will consist of 9 weeks of physical training, military proceedures and etiquet, drill and ceremony, etc.  Your AIT(advanced individual training) is MOS specific.  It can be as long as 12 months or as short as 1.  Your best bet would be to contact a recruiter in your area, but beware if your just inquiring make sure you tell im/her that or they will call you everyday.
700752
My son just finished 9 weeks of basic training and 11 weeks of "Schooling" for the Army.  It depends which career field you are in as to the length of the schooling part of it.  My husband's school was three months for his career field in the Air Force.
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"Whats an average day like during first phase of Marine Corps boot camp?"\n\nReveille - 0530\nGet "on line" - 0530\nGet yelled at - 0530\nGet dressed - 0531\nGet yelled at - 0531\nPort side "head call" - 0532\nStarboard side "head call" - 0534\nGet yelled at - 0536\nGet "Quarterdecked" - 0537\nGet yelled at - 0545\nMake "racks" - 0545\n"Field day" squadbay - 0547\nGet "on the road" for chow - 0550\nMarch to chow hall - 0551\nEat chow - 0555\nMarch back to squadbay - 0615\nGet yelled at - 0620\nGet dressed for PT - 0625\nGet "on the road" for PT - 0626\nDouble time to PT field - 0626\nPT - 0630\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 0730\nGet yelled at - 0735\nGet dressed - 0735\nGo "Island hopping" - 0736\nDouble-time to "O" course - 0745\nRun "O" course - 0750\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 0845\n"Island hopping" - 0850\nArrive at squadbay - 0900\nGet yelled at - 0900\nPut on "war belt" & draw rifle - 0901\nGet "on the road" - 0901\nDouble-time to the "Grinder" - 0901\nDrill - 0905\nGet yelled at - 0906\nRifle PT - 0906\nDrill - 0915\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 1000\nMake rifle "hasty-stack" - 1002\n"Island hopping" - 1002\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 1010\nLock rifle, remove "war" belt- 1015\nGet on the road - 1015\nMarch to classroom instruction - 1015\nMarch back to squadbay - 1100\n"Island hopping" - 1105\nArrive at squadbay - 1115\nGet yelled at - 1115\nPort side "head call" - 1120\nStarboard side "head call" - 1122\nForm up on the "Quartereck" - 1125\nDrill Instructor time (instruction) - 1125\nGet "on line" - 1150\nGet yelled at - 1150\nGet "Quarterdecked" - 1155\nGet "on the road" for chow - 1200\nMarch to chow hall - 1200\nEat chow - 1205\nMarch back to squadbay - 1230\nGet "on line" - 1235\nGet yelled at - 1235\nSet up the "mini-Grinder" - 1240\nSet up the squadbay - 1245\nSet up the "mini-Grinder" - 1250\nSet up the squadbay - 1255\nSet up the "mini-Grinder" - 1300\nSet up the squadbay - 1305\nGet "Quarterdecked" - 1310\nSet up the "mini-Grinder" - 1325\nDrill - 1330\nSet up the squadbay - 1415\nGet "on line" - 1420\nGet yelled at - 1420\nGet "on the road" - 1425\nMarch to classroom instruction - 1425\nMarch back to squadbay - 1515\nGo "Island hopping" - 1517\nArrive at squadbay - 1525\nGet yelled at - 1525\nForm up on the "Quarterdeck" - 1530\nDrill Instructor time (instruction) - 1530\nGet "on line" - 1600\nPut on "war belt" & draw rifle - 1600\nGet yelled at - 1600\nForm up outside - 1605\nMake rifle "hasty-stack" - 1605\nGo "Island hopping" - 1605\nGet yelled at - 1610\nGo "Island hopping" - 1610\nRifle PT - 1615\nDouble-time to Grinder - 1625\nDrill - 1630\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 1700\n"Island hopping" - 1705\nDouble-time back to squadbay - 1715\nLock rifle, remove "war" belt- 1720\nGet yelled at - 1720\nGet "on the road" for chow - 1730\nMarch to chow hall - 1730\nEat chow - 1735\nMarch back to squadbay - 1800\nGet "on line" - 1805\nGet yelled at - 1805\nForm up on the "Quarterdeck" - 1810\nDrill Instructor time (instruction) - 1810\nGet "on line" - 1845\nPort side "head call" - 1845\nStarboard side "head call" - 1847\nGet yelled at - 1850\nForm up outside - 1900\nDrill - 1900\n"Island hopping" - 1905\nDrill - 1915\nRemedial PT - 1945\nGet "on line" - 2015\nGet yelled at - 2015\nGet "Quarterdecked" - 2020\nGet "on line" - 2030\nPrepare for shower - 2030\nShower - 2035\nGet "on line" - 2100\nHygiene inspection - 2105\nPrepare to "mount" - 2120\n"Mount"
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The main difference is that the Air Force is more technical than the other services.  Think about it all those planes and everything.  They call Air Force grunts "tarmac soldiers"  cause they generally don't go out in the boonies.
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Not in the AF, but am in the Navy for the past 10 years. \n\nThe pros of joining the Air Force is that, you have a really easy and laid back job. Won't lie to you. The basic training (know known as BLT Basic Leadership training) for air force enlistment is also SOOOO very easy. You have to run 2 miles to pass and in order to join. How difficult is that? as in any branch of the military, you can enjoy traveling the world on the miltary expense, and you can meet new and interesting people. People who will become apart of your family, and when in times of need they'll always be there for you. There is no such thing as an enemy in the military, you may not like someone, but they'll always be on your back for your well being. Also you don't have to worry about housing, insurance or any of that, its all covered for, if you decide to buy a house, the AF will finance your house, and you also get very decent rates. I just bought a house with about 5.87% interest rates, when the average rate right now is over six. There are perks, like being able to go to theme parks for free, or very discounted prices. \n\nThe con's of being in any service branch is being away from your intermediate families for lengths of time. Thats about it, and well, working 8-5. sometimes training goes a little over, but i'm sure you'll be able to do it. \n\nTake the ASVAB test, to see what you score, you'll have a lot more options then. \n\nIf you have any questions please feel free to email me. \n\nI'm not a recruiter for the USAF, but I can help you with anything general.
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AF Basic has been extended from 6 weeks to 8 or 9. It is only at Lackland AFB in Texas.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran%27s_Day\n\nGood Luck!!!
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When I was in it i was in NJROTC which is the navy version. We had classes learning about the navy and we also had a day atleast once a week when we went outside to play or practice drills, u also get called out of class before a pep rally or event to prepare. I was in it for 2 years and really liked it. We also had to wear our uniform once a week.
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Yes, Air Force is slowest of all.  But I still enjoyed it.  I had my own room, I had great training, I could go home every night.  I never had to sleep in a tent, nor carry a back pac.  Never carried or even shot a gun, and no one ever shot at me.  I did have to shovel the walk a couple of times, march in a parade or two, and there were a couple of room inspections.  It was brutal.  I may not have done much soldiering (thus the reason I went Air Force), but worked incredibly hard and came out of the service with a job offer of 3X's my military pay.  So fast promotion was not an issue with me.