what should i expect in air force boot camp?
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Expect to be treated like a less than bright 4 yr. old.  There will come a time when you are grateful for all the humiliation you are about to recieve.  AF is the best of the services.  I may be a bit biased dad was Career AF.\n\n\n\n  Be glad you didn't join the Marines.
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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.
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God Bless you and thank you!  My son is at infantry basic training at Fort Benning and we just welcomed my daughter (Air Guard) home from Iraq.\nMy advice for boot camp would be to make sure your loved ones write to you and OFTEN and that they understand you probably won't be writing back too often but you need their support!\nIf you aren't used to working out, start!  Run, walk, do pushups, situps anything to help your endurance.  Start going to bed early and rising before dawn, just the little things so the bootcamp schedule isn't more of a shock to your system than it already will be.\nAnd be proud of yourself, you accomplishing something!  Your country loves you and believes in you!  You must too!
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You knock yourself out in boot camp.  Always be on time, ready to go, and be ready to go the extra mile, whatever is the training activity of the moment.  Know everything they gave you to study.  Be the best marksman, the best student, among the most physically fit.  Don't ever complain about anything and make sure you take great pride in your appearance.  Those are indicators of the type of person they want for a SEAL.  After you have done all that, you can ask about moving up in the organization.  SEALS are the elite fighting force of the Navy.  They want only the best before they begin training you to be a SEAL.
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all branches of the military have aircraft. after boot camp, you would be sent to a base to train in your field. once you complete the training, you'll be assigned to either a base or carrier. you can train to work on fighters, the meanest gunships ( copters) and if you stayed in you could retire under forty after 20 years on a large military pension. the re-enlistment bonuses are as much as 35 grand alone in addition to your regular pay. if you have seen the army commercial on t.v., the guy gets a job at a heloport and they ask him if he had ever seen anything like the copter they had go so fast. they show him thinking back to working on the apache gunships and blackhawks. with any branch you can get the training and go to their school to get certified so if you decide to get out after your term is up. you have the certified training.
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your eyesight does not have to be perfect.  \ngo to \nwww.afrotc.com \nto apply for the AFROTC scholarship.  If you are going to be attending college this upcoming semester you can't get the scholarship for this semester--so just talk with a ROTC instructor at the school you wish to attend.\nI can explain how to get into flight school via the US Navy and US Marine Corps, which I have heard is similar in many ways to getting into the USAF flight program.  Do well in school...perfection is something everyone should strive for, but remember that "perfection" is different for everyone.  A 3.7 could be looked upon as perfect as a 4.0 if you are involved in activities with a 3.7, or even a 3.5.  I know in NROTC (not positive with AFROTC) you can major in anything (underwater basket weaving if you'd like) and as long as you do well you can still make it into flight school...in fact, it's said that history majors generally do better than engineering majors in flight school cause they are trained to memorize.  Be physically fit, do well in school, be dedicated to whatever you decide to do.\nIM me on AOL IM at smeagolyduck13 or contact me via yahoo if youve got any questions.\no, one more thing\nThe navy trains the best pilots in the world...(includes the Marines)\nSO...\nGo USMC or NAVY!!!
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Please don't. \n\nIn the Air Force you can sign up for 2 years instead of the normal 4 years. \n\nIf you go AWOL, oh you'll be sorry!! That stays on your record for the rest of your life and it may determine whether you get a good job or a sloppy one. Trust me, my Dad went AWOL in the Navy and it hurt him
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Hi there, as a former AF type of 8 years I think I can answer this pretty easily. We'll take the questions in order.\n\nBasic training length? With travelling, waiting for the class to arrive or the like, you can expect the time of going to the MEPS station and completing AF Basic to be approximately 2 months long.\n\nWill you be able to spend time with him after that? That all depends on you, him, and the training school he gets arranged to go to after Basic. You can go and see him graduate from Basic, and spend the day with him, but that would be about it for being in Texas. Typically, to assure a smooth transition, new airmen get travel orders directly from Basic to their tech school. This tech school can be another 2 months long if it's small, or as long as mine, of a year and change for cryptolinguist studies. You can figure on an average of 3-6 months for tech school though.\n\nSpending time apart? It happens. I was in the military for 8 years, and of that I spent about 3 and a half years of that overseas. Typically, unless you're deployed to a war zone like the Middle East is right now, an overseas deployment is no more than 1 year long in duration. Either way, the biggest thing that both you and he need to realize here is this... once he signs on the dotted line his life is leased out to Unka Sam.. he goes where they say, when they say it, and for how long they want him to be there. Maybe half that time it will be for stuff that you're not allowed to go, or that if you chose to go the finances for it would be strictly on the two of you. Speaking as someone that faced that, trust me, unless one of you has some excessive funds stored up already, trailing after him is a very tiring and expensive endeavor. I'm not saying it can't be done, it's just difficult for young people to accomplish according to the AF's rules.\n\nWould it be easier to be married before-hand? Yes and no. You would have legal right to be with him in locations that allow family members to be with their spouse. However as an E1-E2 airman, he would be at the bottom of the list for getting on-base housing. You can get a housing allowance to live off base, but depending on what state you're in, it rarely will cover what you need. When I lived off base in California I had to come up with about 55% of my housing costs out of my own pocket, which hurt the finances, a lot. So, if you truly wanted to be there with him and have legal right to get covered in the housing clause and such, getting married before-hand can allow for such. However...I don't know any personal background here.. but time has proven in the past that giving time for him to accustom himself to AF life first is best if you want him to get all that he can out of the career choice. You can't be with him during Basic. You can't be with him during tech school. Usually leave is granted after the tech school and he reports to his first duty station, and if the hunger and desire to be wed is even stronger then than it is now... that has been the best time for friends I have known to actually get married. So many that did the deed before they went into Basic came out from the schools... different... and so much time apart.. it was awkward.. and ended badly. Like I said though. I don't know your circumstances... but if it was me.. I'd wait.. it's the smarter route to go in today's tumultous times.\n\nWould he have to live on base? As a young airman? yes. He could only live off-base with special permission, or if there was NO available dorms on the base that he'll be stationed at. As a single airman, it takes 2+ years before you have enough time to get the permission. As a married couple you are placed on a shorter list if no on-base housing is available.. but still... it takes time. My friend in NJ had his wife living 35 minutes away in a crummy apartment for nearly 3 years before they could get the permission for him to be allowed to
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Go talk to a reqruiter.  But first of all you need to decide how you would like to serve your country.  There is a very big difference between joining the Marines and the Air Force.  In the Corp. be ready to be one hard charging GUNG HO MO FO.  lol.  The Air Force is 300 times more laid back and much easier duty.  So it really depends on your personality and just how much of a bad ass you want to be.
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The best thing to do is ask the Air Force Recruiter. His job is to get people into the service, and if you have no chance of passing the entrance requirements, then he won't want to spend his time courting you and your parents, and will tell you straight up.
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My daughter joined 2 years ago, and loves it.  Flight School bites -- don't go during the "summer", which is roughly April - October!\n\nI'll introduce you to my daughter if you can't find others.  \n\nBTW - you can either suffer now, or suffer later.  If you are out of shape when you go into flight school, you're gonna regret it.  If you can run 2 miles in less than 16 minutes, and do a good number of pushups and crunches and stuff before you go, then you'll have a much easier time.  In fact, you might actually enjoy the running.
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It's gonna be tough, but not overly so. Try not to sweat it too much. BCT for the combat jobs is a bit more intense. This is on account of the more intense 'working" environment. Fort Sill is on of the more "pleasant" posts for basic training. (that term being relative of course.)  You'll be hating life for the first week or so, this is what they call the "total control" phase of basic training. After that phase, it gets progressively more relaxed as the D.I.'s see that you're coming along satisfactorily.\n  P.S. You'll notice during B.R.M. (basic rifle marksmanship) that the drill sargeants are particluarly nice. Has somethng to do with the private having a loaded assault rifle I believe.
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Hi. Since you only have a few months before you go into the Air Force, make a list of things you like to do, including your hobbies. Then, find someone else or an employer who does each of the things on your list and work with them or for them. Your local phone book, family, friends, and  neighbors can provide leads. Good Luck and God Bless You.
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Joining the Air Force was the best thing I ever did for myself -- I loved it.  The Air Force is one of the more "intellectual" branches of the military (no offense to the others).  It's just a lot more cushy, but that's not everyone's thing.  If you want to sleep out in the wild during your field exercises, go Army or Marines.  If you want to stay in a nice hotel-like room during your deployments (complete with maid service) then the AF is for you (my brother was in the Army while I was in the AF, and he just hated the unequal treatment, but the mission is just different for the various branches so the lifestyle is as well).  Bit it wasn't all peachy keen when I was in, we had our field exercises and mock-wartime scenarios to contend with, too, but for the most part it wasn't all that tough.  I'm not opposed to doing my part when wartime arises, but the reality is that the Air Force is probably a safer branch of the military when that arises.  I just can't say enough good things about it, the opportunities are so great and I think everyone would be better off having experienced any military service, not just the Air Force.
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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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You can expect to be pushed to achieve goals under extream stress. You can expect to be woken up every morning to loud noises. You can expect to be woken up in the middle of the night just to do something pointless that will piss you off. You can expect good food. You can expect good health care. You can expect the very best out of your squad, platoon and the US Military. You can expect a sence of pride that a person can only achieve after they have seen the US Military. You can expect to never be left behind. You can expect to be trained to the highest standard. You can expect to see you Drill instructor to be the first to do anything you are asked to do. I thank you for your service, good luck!
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All of the above answers are good.  Navy Boot Camp will require you to pass a Physical Readiness Test prior to graduation.  The amount of push-up, sit-up, and the time for a mile and a half run are all based on your age.  Your Recruiting station is responsible for administering the test and ensuring you pass it prior to shipping to RTC.  If you still can’t pass by the time you are scheduled to go they should drop you or change your ship date but probably won’t.  At Boot Camp you will get three more physical test.  At a minimum you have to pass the final one.  If you still can’t pass you will go to a physical conditioning division and stay there until you pass or until the Navy sends you home.  \n\nOther than that, the rest of Navy boot camp is 75% classroom.  You will do push-ups and other physical training daily to build teamwork and attention to detail.\n\nGood Luck\n\nRTC Link:\nhttp://www.nstc.navy.mil/rtcgl/