what should I expect to experience in the air force basic training?
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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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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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you will strat in pensicola, and probably go to corpis after that. all i know is, dont be bitchy officer, enlisted guys fix your plane. be good to them and they take care of you.
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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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I was in the Air Force. I went to tech school at Sheppard in Wichata Falls, TX (or however you spell it) in 2001-2002. The first couple of days were great because it wasn't BMT. Then it really started to suck because there were these Military Training Instructors (M.T.I.s) that were only there because in the operational Air Force they were worthless and they got sent there to be a MTI so the people they worked with at their last base could get rid of them. They made your life hell because everytime they walked by or came into a room you had to call the room to attention and you had to stand there like a fool until they told you to carry on. They also think because you are in training they are better then you and because in the operational Air Force they get no respect. \nThere were also phases. When you first get there you are in phase 1 which last a month. You are not allowed to leave the base. Anytime you leave your room you have to be in uniform except for PC.  Everyday your curfew is 10pm. You can't drink or smoke. \nThen there is phase 2 which last 2 weeks. you can leave the base, but you have to wear your blues. Wear civilian clothes on base. On weekends your curfew is 12pm. You can drink and smoke if you are of age. \nAfterwards there is phase 3. Your allowed to leave for the weekends within a 2 hour radius. (I flew to Las Vegas once, but you can get in A LOT OF TROUBLE doing this!) You can wear civilian clothes on and off base. \nLast is phase 4. The only people who reach this phase is people who have a real long tech school or people who are married and have their spouses their with them. They have no curfew. \n\nTech school is what you make of it. It helps to have a cool room mate. You will be sharing a real small crumby room and bathroom with one other person, but it is better then BMT. \n \nThe instructors at your school are generally pretty cool and try to help you, but must of them are Air Force misfits that screw up everything they touch and get sent there just to get rid of them. \n\nIt really sucked for me at first and I got really depressed. When I moved to phase 3 my Dad brought my car to me which gave me a lot more freedom. I highly recommend leaving the base ANY chance you get because otherwise you will go crazy. \n\nI also highly recommend getting into as much trouble as you possible can WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT!!! The good times you have in tech school will be the highlight of your Air Force career. There might be things that seem stupid and immature to you and you would not normally do them, DO THEM ANYWAYS!!\nIf you don't you will go out of your mind and you won't be able to deal with tech schools. The M.T.I s and the intructors are the worst personnel the Air Force has to offer so don't judge the Air Force on them. Don't take ANYTHING seriously just have the best damn time you can.
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Hi, Kelly!\n\nMost branches have their own requirements on physical training that they put out on their websites.  You can visit the recruiting websites namely the www.[military branch].com (e.g. www.airforce.com, www.navy.com) for more information.  They are the most accurate information you can acquired.  \n\nIn your question, you mentioned "officer training school" or (OTS) which is an   Air Force (AF) designation to train their potential officers.  If you are considering AF as your military career of choice, below is the URL to the OTS BOT (Basic Office Training) PFA (Physical Fitness Assessment) webpage:\nhttp://ots.afoats.af.mil/BOT/PCProgrom.htm\n\nThey also furnished a page on how to prepare yourself for the PFA:\nhttp://ots.afoats.af.mil/BOT/PFAenhance.htm\n\nWhile you are at their website, you will find other information that will be pertinent to you for your consideration as an AF officer.\n\n\nGood luck to you, OT (Officer Trainee) [last name] to be!
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You should talk to an Air Force recruiter or a Navy recruiter.  There is lots of real fly time if you are selected.
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Three squares a day.  Plenty of exercise.  Lotsa fresh air.  Free uniforms.  Free training.  A reasonably good salary.  Free medical and dental.  And, if you are real lucky you will stay stateside after basic training and not have anyone trying to shoot your sorry ass.
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US Air Force Basic Training is perhaps the easiest of all of the services. Just keep your nose clean, do what is asked and you will do fine. Physical Training is part of it, but you will have help along the way. They don't expect you to run two miles in 15 minutes, but they do have a standard to go by and to pass you must pass you physical fitness test. Just tell yourself you can do it and you will.\n Basic is a mind game, in that they are trying to get you out of thinking like a civilian and more like a soldier. It is not brainwashing! Basically just changing your thought process to follow orders and work under pressure.\n You will have harassment, but everybody does. If you feel you are being singled out, you can report it. Also the males are educated against harassment, but some of the few think of themselves as a ladies man.\n  If you do join and are lucky enough to pick you job, try for something in computers or maintenance. If you do it long enough in the service, you have the chance to become certified in the real world and can get a great paying job in the future. Just remember, keep your nose clean and an open mind and you will do great. Good Luck!
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basic is about 90% mental and 10% physical. go there knowing that you will be called names, put down, etc. they will break you down as an individual to build you and the rest of the trainees into a mean, green, fighting machine as a group!! have fun, i did!!!
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I was in the Air Force so you know what I'm going to pick!! And I spent six months for training on a Navy base and it was horrible!!  The Air Force seems to treat you better and the food was definitely better!
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The gas chamber is to give you the confidence in the equipment you use. You will go in with all your equipment on and will be fine, then you take off your mask and realize what your sitting in, your eyes will burn and your nose will run and you will probably puck, I even seen people piss on them self but it is over in minutes. Basic training is a great experience. Remember they can't hurt you physically but they will push you mentally. You will be in great physical shape when you get out. The best thing I can tell you is hook up with some good people and get thru it together. Friends for life come out of the military
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If you're thinking of joining, I'd seriously recommend the Air Force. There's less deployments, better bases, and longer assignments. The Navy will promote more quickly as a rule, but not a guarantee. In the Navy, you can be assured a minimum of 6 months deployment every 2 years. The worst to be expected in the Air Force is 1 year in Korea.
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The USAF is currently reducing the force by 40,000 people, so it may be harder than usual to get a pilot slot.\n\nThe answer to your question is less about what service is best for training pilots, and more about what service fits you as an individual, what their pilot's roles are, and what type of aircraft you wish to pilot.\n\nI would suggest contacting veterans who have served as pilots in the various services - which would be best accomplished by contacting your local VFW or American Legion office. \n\nDon't go through recruiters from the services themselves - recruiters are notorious sugarcoaters, and while there are many good ones, the bad ones have been known to stretch the truth (like a Navy recruiter that told me "Claustrophobia won't be a problem on a submarine...").  \n\nHopefully, someone who has actually served will answer your question and give you more information.
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Basic training before you go to Vietnam and on the job training while there.
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well my husband has been in for 4 years and loves it! (he's 22) he's been all over the world, Malaysia, russia, turkey, afganistan, kergistan, guam, diego garcia, thailand, hawaii, the longest he's been deployed was for 4 months, if your single and in the Air Force your gonna have a GREAT time, my husband might have to go to iraq but stays on base, he's a mechanic for the C-17's (huge plane) he loves it (he's really good with that kind of stuff) but when you sign up just make sure YOU pick your job DON't let the Air Force pick it for you and make sure its written in your contract, lets say you wanted to be a nurse so you tell the recruiter you want to work in a hospital well you have to remember that even hospitals need janitors and you could be one for 4 years, just make sure you specific with your job, my husband is going to school too for computer engineering and the Air Force pays for everything but his books (not a bad deal) if you want to travel all over the world be a flying crew chief, you'll go everywhere! my husband is taking classes to be one now and will be making a ton of money while he flies! (thats why many guys and girls do it) we live in Charleston SC and haven't been stationed anywhere else yet (by choice) we will move in a couple of years out of country just for the experience! good luck!
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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!