hmmm clearly you seem to have a mental deficiency. I mean cintia was clear just sharing something funny that happened back in bmt to them and I was just making a joke about the fact that the mti told that trainee to keep chewing so id say you think about what you said here because it make you look very fucking stupid lol.
Reminds me of one time in Army Basic we weren't allowed to have cheese burgers (or anything from short order line). The DFAC ran out of what ever the entree so that's all that we could order. So I got one, got to my seat took one bite and a Drill Sergeant pop up and started screaming about how I wasn't supposed to have a burger. I kinda tried to explain why I had one, but he didn't want to hear it so I had to throw it away and then chased me outside for a good 'ol smoking session, hit the sack that night listening to my groaning stomach. The next morning our senior Drill Sergeant was at PT and he came to me and asked, how it was going, when I last talked to my family and did I enjoy last nights chow. So I told him I didn't have chow. He wanted me to explain why, so I told him what happened. He then went over to my Drill Sergeants and gave them a talking to about the "importance" of eating especially for my scrawny ass. After that, I wasn't fucked with in the DFAC.
Shit ! Several people screwed up. If that happened while I was in boot camp, at least one drill instructor would have been seriously reprimanded and the mess hall honchos would have been playing fuck fuck games for a long time !!
Haha yeah those DS literally watch everything we ate too. I remember a guy who took a moonpie once, bad choice. Not only did he get smoked but that was his nickname for the rest of bct.
@@n.i.t.f919 Actually my friend, it does. In basic training, one of the CO jobs is to mentally harassing you. To teach you to not let you be affected by it. To teach you how to maintain composure at all times.
They feed you good in the Air Force! My favorite order for breakfast was a sausage, jalapenos and cheese omelet with chopped tomatoes and parmesan on top and 2 orange juices and 2 milks. For lunch i'd eat fried chicken and egg salad with mash potatoes and gravy omg dudes...You will gain weight in tech school boys...I weighted the most I ever did in my life there 220 lbs it was all in my gut!!! All it took was running 2 miles everyday for about 3 months...I ran it all off. I got back down to 166 lbs. I was lean and doing 1 mile in 6.28 mins 4 miles in 28.5 mins.
I remember chow being the most entertaining part of my day. Especially with new trainees coming in. I remember a male trainee kept eyeballing a female and they went back n forth with the looks. And EVERYONE caught it. One sergeant was like “I don’t wanna see you making googly eyes at her again and instead eat your damn food!” And a female instructor said to the female “You and I are gonna have a serious talk after this. If I catch you looking at him again or he starts looking at you, both of y’all are getting paper work!” Never got to see who it was because I didn’t wanna get my ass chewed out too. Good times.
USAF basic 1969. never even saw a female until i got to tech school. I did see the screwups get hit, choked and kicked. after 4 weeks we did get a 10 minute in the break area for candy bars, cokes and smokes. we consumed all three at once. made ya dizzy afterward. wasn't the boyscout camp the recruiter told me it was.
I went through AF bmt many years ago. And yes, it was a peice of cake compared to the Army or Marines. I was lucky, never once did any of them get in my face and yell. I was never singled out. I just did what I was told, answered any questions they may have for me, and put forth 100% effort. Others were not so lucky and seemed to always attract the DI attention. Spent 6 years in the AF then got an early out to finish my college. It was a good 6 years and I’m proud to be able to say I served my country.
@@2isceez well, Its never really "Easy" but I am an A1C rn, what is the biggest thing of it is that its a mind game, they want to get in your head and rebuild you, just listen and do what they say to do, I was unfortuanatly unlucky and was a guy that got all the TIs attention. So yes Airforce Basic is the easist but no boot camp is easy, if yiu have anymore questions just ask
I went to AF basic training 4 Nov ‘75. Arrival night, we spent most of that night under the canopy getting yelled at “Pick ‘em up! Put them down!” I brought nothing but my enlistment form so I kept picking it up and putting it down while others brought heavy luggage. Then about 4:30 am, we had to go shower and get in a bunk. Once in the bunk, Sgt Carranza came in yelling that we did not clean the showers so everybody ran in and cleaned them. Then back in the bunks by 5:30 am. Then at 6 am he rolled a garbage can down the center isle, and for those who did not get out of the bunk immediately, he helped them by flipping the bunk upside down. The center isle belonged to the TI’s. If you stepped a foot in it, there would be hell to pay. The thing I remember most about basic was the sleep deprivation. It was daily and constant. As for the chow hall, we were greatly harassed before eating but I think more so today. I thought our basic trading was pretty physical but I’m sure it was not Army physical. The mind games were unbelievable. Before the 1.5 mile run, we had to run in place for a half hour to “warm up” until our legs were like butter. Then we ran. And no belt buckle could touch the ground during push ups, but when the count got to 19 of our required 20, the TI would always hit the keys in his pocket and say, “Start over till you get it right. I heard a buckle hit the pavement!” After finishing basic training, I was in incredible shape. I could run like the wind and did 100 push ups every morning for about 30 years. I feared no one. At the age of 67, I still do 40 push ups each day on my knuckles as a reminder of basic training. The Air Force changed my life. I was a poor kid from an alcoholic home but the AF gave me direction and self confidence in life. I began as a 906 Med Admin lowly Airman Basic serving at Yokota Air Base Japan (loved it there), got out of the military to pursue a degree in Accounting and then an MBA following my four years in the Air Force. I retired from healthcare in 2019, after 28 years as a hospital CEO. When I meet a fellow veteran today, I feel an immediate connection. There was a day when we would give our life for a fellow service member. My prayer is that we never lose that.
THis is Zero week, everyone gets yelled at during Zero week... the best thing about the Air Force is that after you complete BMT, no one ever yells at you again... for the most part... well unless you go Spec Ops
Once you get out of basic you realize a SSgt is just a worker. NEVER in 4 years did I see one yelling or acting important. One tip for basic trainees: Never go to the dessert table.
LaBell Orny They tell you to “never get a dessert” bc you might get yelled at but that’s complete bs. Atleast in my squadron (bulldogs 326 trs) I had no trouble and always grabbed my chocolate puddin I believe every Thursday whenever I had a chance.
My boyfriend is Marines. He's short too so at boot for him he was pretty much last in line in his platoon, always got food last. Been two years almost and he inhales his food like he'll never see it again.
I ain’t going to lie it doesn’t take balls to go to military. I’m about to go to the forces but I’m not that much of a super hero 😂 just going for college.
+borel2016 You can set such different moods with different music. This makes it sound like they just reached the end of the road and their lives are pretty much over. Play some death metal or something! :D
when the kid messed up his reporting statement I started busting up lol.. I was once that guy .. toughest thing about basic training is holding yourself back from laughing half the time
I’m heading to basic in a couple days and I’m terrified of that, I tend to smirk when I’m nervous and I know for a fact I’m going to struggle with that
@@peterstoric6560 Good luck man, you've got this. I'm sure you've heard it 1000x at this point but the first couple of weeks are gonna suck the most. Don't take things personally, and don't give up on yourself.
Bruh I remember getting blasted by 4 MTIs in the flight office at day 0 because I said Sir instead of my TI's rank and name for reporting statement... good times
Gabe Gonzalez hey 👋 I know this comment is old but any good jobs in the Air Force that is transferable to a good Citizen job after your service has ended. And any good tips I’m just barely at my SF86 paperwork stage. So any good tips are very much appreciated.
If you’re watching this now in 2018 before you go to BMT, don’t be nervous. It’s literally NOTHING like this anymore.. except chow runner; wouldn’t suggest that.
Basically, they’re telling an MTI that your flight is ready to enter the dfac. They do facing movements and such & have to memorize a script (like the kid is holding in the video)..
Lol I remember missing a meal with my flight for some reason during week 8 and I walked in and had to eat with a zero week flight. Was kinda fun when they asked what week I was in and then they just left me alone to eat
My daughter went through Air Force basic training in March of 2015 at age 27 and she said it is exactly like this and much more. I am pride to say that she made it through and is currently protecting our country, our freedom and our way of life.
What is she protecting us from? No country is attacking us and hasn't since WWII when Japan struck Pearl Harbor. And what is "our way of life?" If anything, the elected political powers are destroying other people's way of life with their diabolic hegemonic policies and imperialism, foreign and domestically.
Much respects for my Air Force Vets. This part is so stressful for the young men trying to be part of the military. It is hard to not take it personal when you are going through it, but the truth is that it is not personal, and they are just trying to make you an exceptional man. So my hat is off to those drill instructors as well for how hard they work to make our recruits worthy of honorable military service. Semper Fi!
I went through in 84 and the chow halls were a lot bigger then. I'm sure there was more than one, but you could probably sit over 300 I would guess. And in the middle was the snake pit where all TI's ate their lunch.
This is the closest to what it's like. You become so under pressure that you can't think. I became a zombie to what they said. But yet, I wish I could go back and retry but I can't. I have the highest of respect for the instructors. They train people every single day into quick critical thinking. Let me ask y'all a question; how do you think you would act and feel, when you can't think, to pick up a simple tray, or to even walk in formation?
This, it's supposed to simulate the stress of combat. You have to train your mind to think in an environment where you are constantly under attack, have no respite, and where everything you do seems to be wrong, but where you still have to perform.
Lol but you don't want the stress get to you. Block it out a little, or else you'll grab something stupid like oranges you gotta peel and not eat or you'll projectile vomit all over your tray.
Anyone who thinks this is incredibly soft, yes the Air Force is a bit softer in bmt but they are dialing it down for the cameras, both of my brothers served in the Air Force and they said it was much more intense than this video, maybe they just had good Drill Sergeants? Idk
wow this brings back a lot of memories especially zero week, when i asked myself, wtf did i get into LOL but few years later here i am still serving and loving it
There were several guys that lost all ability to walk and swing their arms opposite of their gait. Some would hold him by their sides, some would swing with their gait, and the TIs would hammer them every time.
MSgt S****r. My Instructor Supervisor as a new MTI years ago. I don't know how she is as a supervisor on the operational side, but a sheer pleasure to watch dealing with trainees.
if the female ssgt had a broom she could fly around the mess hall and really instill fear and esprit de corp. in all that experienced her un- sat attitude.
In marine boot, they spit all over your food and tell you to eat it and drink ur dirnk. they flip ur tray. u scream aye aye. you got froze in the middle of chow with full mouth screaming on top fo your lungs. this is nothing.
whenever i need a good laugh i always come back to this video. especially the part where that female mti purposely waited for the trainee to cross her path so she could force him to say excuse me
Yeah, I caught that one too. Cracked me up. I accidently bumped into, bounced off a TI when I was in Basic. Taught me well to keep my head on a swivel. My ears are still ringing from the yelling after that one.
Yes, I remember when I was in AF BMT back in June,1983. We actually had time to consume our meal! I believe it was something like 7to 10 minutes max. We had brief time to socialize before filing back into formation and drill/marching off to our next assignment of the day. All and all BMT was a rewarding experience for me. I made it through 4 of 6 and a half weeks of BMT before some medical issues sent me home on a medical separation. Now,37years later I wish I could do it again. It would have been a great honor to serve my country.
@@jalencoley2155 hello! I got your reply! Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. Yes. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope it works out for you! Please feel free to reply back and hope to hear back and god bless!
I feel like before the instructors go out and work, they're all in the faculty room like "okay, just make sure not to LOL too hard.. annnnddddd BREAK" *yelling ensues*
Demetrius Porter Yeah we actually met one of our assistant T.I's at the bar while in tech school it was kinda cool. He was just a normal guy like the rest of us. LOL!
When I was at BMT I heard an MTI yell “you ain’t at freakin’ IHOP, you better IHOP your way out of my freaking DFAC”. Me and the guy next to me both lost it.
@@crazy_kat1928 dude I swear, when I was going thru basic back in 2013, it was NEVER a dull moment in the chow hall, the MTI's would intentionally do and say funny shit daring you to laugh or look around 😆, miss those days man.
It's so weird hearing them swear in this vid. That will NOT happen anymore, lol. Just left training myself, and an MTI actually asked a wingman and me not to report her for accidentally saying "shit" while chewing us out lmao.
meowfy Our MTI did not give a shit. He would curse all the time. One time, an another MTI told us that we were not allowed to send chow runners from the atrium. Our MTI just said, "nah fuck that. Chow runners go!"
These guys have it easy. Back in my days at Lackland they constantly yelled and swore at you and sometimes knocked you around some whether you needed it or not. 33 years later and I still eat fast. LOL
***** Our brother flight had a DI that went just a bit off his trolley when he was trying to gain access back into the dorm and would not provide the information the dorm guard asked for. So, he punched the window out of the door and it became a physical confrontation. He was never seen again by anyone on our side of the base. I don't know if they discharged him or just sent him away. No one would tell us. Ours were great, both DI and TI. Our DI was a rookie and we had worn out his voice by the second week of boot. All he could do was whisper at us after that, for a week or so. Our TI took over for him. He was tough, never raised his voice but would give you a look that would freeze water. At graduation, he was really cool with us.
With any military traing the thing you have to get into your head is its not personal! It really isn't. The instructors have a job to do and they have to do it well. As recruits it's dead easy..just do as you are told and put effort into everything. If you are poor at something as long as they see effort they will admire that. It's those who fail by not trying who are the ones they give a hard time to. Do as you are told and with miniumum fuss and try always and basic is easy.
Adam Tilson thats why its total bullshit, making you just follow orders and making you unable to act with your own head. they want to remove your personality. thats why they are total pussies to me
You'd get plenty of Unsatisfactory grades, making you go back another week and join another flight. If you wanted to graduate, you wouldn't want to laugh.
That's easy to say until you realize you WON'T be leaving and even if you decide to opt out and go home (6 month grace period) your ass will SIT and be treated like shit for much longer outprocessing than basic takes. Might as well just get through it and have a good career. Beats the hell out of the unskilled civilian world.
I laughed and got chewed out.. First day.. not fun. The dfac is definitely not this space invading anymore though. They yell like crazy. Sneaker weekers get it together quick
Brings back memories. I had a blast in AF Basic. I had been in Army ROTC in University, on the Ranger team all three years. I had to drop at the end of my Junior year after shattering my ankle. After a year of rehab and getting back in shape...I decided to go AD, but switched to USAF. So I was obviously made Dorm Chief, and actually got to run my dorm and the baby dorm across the hall for their first 2 weeks. Their TI got hurt on vacation and everyone had to fill in, so my TI asked if I would help out. I got a LOT of slack and freedoms, actually felt bad for most. I was 22 and married, so was allowed to call my wife every night. This was in 1998 and was the only troop with a cellphone. I ran my dorms the way I was trained by the Army. Organization and structure. At the end my TI said no one ever screwed with me in the chow hall, because they were a little scared of me LoL. He told me after the first week, he would turn on the microphones in the doorms every morning and have the other TIs listen to me scream and yell at everyone and get them going. We were his last BMT flight and he thought I could handle it. We became friends and still talk 25 years later. But the trust they put in me during Basic and even in Tech, really made me feel good to have chosen the Air Force over the Army and proud of my Service. Don't think I ever slowed down after that. Long career of right place right time. And some awesome deployments and TDYs. Three wars and a fucked up body later, I wouldn't change a thing.
Do you guys remember the snake pit? A female TI leaped at me over the table and was screaming in my face for doing facing movements with the tray in my hand. It was unbelievable how quick that happened.
I took basic training in the Army in 1981 and this was seven months after I had taken basic training at West Point in July and August of 1980. I lasted one semester at West Point as a freshman and enlisted in the Army in January 1981. So when folks talk about how tough basic training is I just smile.
It is organized(ish), just not ideal. Grab food, get told what row, what side, walk down, wait for 4 to get to the table at attention, sit, eat in pace with everyone. Problem is if the people behind you finish and get up before you do, you HAD to get up too. chug the water remaining, and get up to leave. We called it "table F***ing" because you just ruined other peoples chances to eat. They do it to keep it moving. I didnt like it when I would get a few bites in, and already have to get up because the people that sat down after me, would sit, chug water, and leave out of fear of being yelled at for taking too long.
Rick Moranis Sunday’s were the best, Until for trainees got caught playing Magic the gathering with homemade cards. Then Sunday is became hell. Re-waxed the entire squadron floor
I showed this video to my uncle in the air force, and he laughed and called it the army in disguise becsuse thw air force wasnt that harsh he said, thats why he joined
This was my flight (yes, I am in the video, getting yelled at). To answer some questions I have seen: It was July of 2009, 331st TRS, we are still in our civilian clothes because it is breakfast of our very first day ("Zero week") after getting into our dorm very late the night before, I believe we went to get haircuts and uniforms either later this same day or possibly the next day. So we are all tired, confused, and of course some of us may have been questioning our life choices at that moment. The TIs were probably a *little* restrained due to the camera being there.I grew up as a Marine brat, and life with my dad was honestly more difficult than Air Force BMT for me. Heck, my experiences as an 11 or 12 year-old kid in the "Young Marines" for a few hours on Saturday mornings was tougher than these 8 weeks as a 24 year-old. I learned how to march, do facing movements, call commands to a formation, shine boots, etc... all skills that served me well here. The most important skills are paying attention to what you are supposed to do, doing what you are told, paying attention to detail, learning how to keep a straight face when either you or someone else are being comically yelled at, and staying awake when in class or formation. For those saying it was so long to eat because it is an 11 minute video... for one, this video has been edited from at least a couple different cameras, and isn't completely in order. Multiple things were happening simultaneously that are shown here sequentially. Secondly, by the time the last people in the 45-50 member flight are in line getting their food, the first table to sit is usually already done and out the door. Let me know if you have any questions.
I see things haven't changed much since I was at Lackland in 1985. Dining hall experience was a trip. It helped to know what to expect. Thank you to my recruiter Sgt Parra for painting a true picture of BMTS. Thanks to all our military members past and present.
I went in late 2013. Missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year. Actually I was door guard at midnight when 2014 came around. Could only sit and imagine what my friends back home were doing. The first 2-3 weeks were terrifying for me but the further into basic I got the more I enjoyed it. It does get a lot better after the very beginning.
Sootball I hate to see what Air Force BMT is like toward the end if it's this relaxed in week zero. In my Army BCT in week 10 our drill sergeants even though they got somewhat more chill with us, still hollered and screamed at us worse than what Air Force BMT had here in week zero.
@@aubreylaughlin6353 back in 84 the day we graduated the TI's were completely different,treated us like regular airman. Except for that one short ass Ssgt, he was still a dickhead towards everyone.
That shouting and having to do things over and over again reminds me at home. I realised my mom and dad gave me a military drill every day of my life when I was young, without me ever noticing it. I hated it, but now I love them for doing it that way.
I just got out of basic from the 324th it's nothing like this especially during zero week at the 324th there were always like 20 mtis and they would be screaming at you for everything this ain't shit compared 2 the 324th
@@drew6851 I came out of the the 324th about a year ago and cannot agree with you more. Especially if you were the guy getting yelled at for everything which I was at first those first two weeks can be super rough
They're definitely holding back for the camera. They go full on spazzfest on you. I'm yet to find a video of a proper Air Force Training instructor. I have to say that Army also seems tame in these youtube videos. The marine corp Drill Instructors are the ones that my Training Instructors seemed to be molded from.
Krista P I probably inspected the dining hall you were eating at! I saw BMT, it’s always been the same! But I guess now the trainees get their safe space if they need it
I went thru basic in 2010, the same year this video was shot. Literally identical to my experience. Got out in 2015. It feels like a lifetime ago already. Life flies by.
I went through in 2009. This was much more tame than mine. There were 3 times as many mtis in there. I had to finish my drinks then I had to get up lol
This takes me back to my Zero Week. I'm an AF Veteran now, AF definitely got its ups and downs. Nowadays everyone is in the new dorm campus, with new DFAC and stuff. It is pretty damn nice, and the AF cared way too much about trainee's feelings.
@@zacharyreynolds4303 I was in the new buildings actually, when I was there in 2015, they just finished building them. Also, this is probably in the old DFAC too, mine looks a lot more different. It was the 321 and 322 TRG buildings
brother we still have the old buildings from the 1960’s 319th TRS we were in the oldest building at lackland, i have some memories of that old dusty place
I went through AF BMT in February 1984, and I can remember thinking I made the biggest mistake. It took me a while to adjust because I would get mad at my MTI for yelling at me about anything. After serving 24 years and retiring as a Master Sergeant (E-7), finishing my college education, and getting my first home I made the right choice. Oops I forgot to mention the monthly retirement check!!
Barek Kamps well their is al lot of reason to doing that, but this one is more easier than twenty years ago in Taiwan army, I asked my dad and he told me that when he was serve for the country,you only can sit 1 third of chair and do not make any noise when you eat, if you do anything that they did not like, every one will doing a lot of PT until every one get puck or you will be punch and kick by your trill leader.
What was nerve wracking for me about the chow hall from 1994 is that it was fair game out in the open for every drill instructor in there to mess with you. Thankful the experience. 🇺🇸
I went through basic before it became PC… I kept a journal of all the funny ass things my MTI said… he didn’t know until the week we graduated.. somebody snitched…. He made me read it all in front of the whole flight. Funniest 15 mins of my life… and the only time I saw an MTI laugh
I graduated Army basic training last year. What I recall most about the first days and weeks of basic was thinking “What did I get myself into???” I went the National Guard route, so I still went to basic and AIT like everyone in the Army, I came back home and go to my unit 1 weekend a month. There were many days in training when I questioned whether or not I made the right decision or if it was all going to be worth it, but now that it’s over and I’m at my unit, I’m starting to believe that it was a good decision for me. Definitely not for everyone, though. Also, Army is waaay different than this. No such thing as a silent DFAC in basic (IYKYK).
I went through in 2003. I remember the day Warrior Week started the MTIs would generally let the recruits have a few more minutes to eat. One chow hall closed due to mx so they pushed everyone through the one. I literally sat down and grabbed my fork, took one bite of my food and was kicked out of my seat because everything was behind schedule. The MTI looked at me and I could tell he felt horrible but he was following guidance. They seem to generally have more time to eat in this video. I never once was able to finish a meal.
some say hes still chewing that piece of food
OfficerNoobCakes lol
My TI threatened to trip me and get a medal for saving me from choking.
+Cintia ...and I hadn't even started eating yet, he made that shit up.
+StillwellPlays And some would say shut the fuck up and don't be a Hero!!!
hmmm clearly you seem to have a mental deficiency. I mean cintia was clear just sharing something funny that happened back in bmt to them and I was just making a joke about the fact that the mti told that trainee to keep chewing so id say you think about what you said here because it make you look very fucking stupid lol.
Reminds me of one time in Army Basic we weren't allowed to have cheese burgers (or anything from short order line). The DFAC ran out of what ever the entree so that's all that we could order. So I got one, got to my seat took one bite and a Drill Sergeant pop up and started screaming about how I wasn't supposed to have a burger. I kinda tried to explain why I had one, but he didn't want to hear it so I had to throw it away and then chased me outside for a good 'ol smoking session, hit the sack that night listening to my groaning stomach.
The next morning our senior Drill Sergeant was at PT and he came to me and asked, how it was going, when I last talked to my family and did I enjoy last nights chow. So I told him I didn't have chow. He wanted me to explain why, so I told him what happened. He then went over to my Drill Sergeants and gave them a talking to about the "importance" of eating especially for my scrawny ass. After that, I wasn't fucked with in the DFAC.
Shit ! Several people screwed up.
If that happened while I was in boot camp, at least one drill instructor would have been seriously reprimanded and the mess hall honchos would have been playing fuck fuck games for a long time !!
Haha yeah those DS literally watch everything we ate too. I remember a guy who took a moonpie once, bad choice. Not only did he get smoked but that was his nickname for the rest of bct.
@@dodge3187 LMAO
R/thathappened
@@firstnamelastname-ql2vd it's true I was the eyepro
"What do you want??"
"WHAT do you WANT??"
Starts talking
"SHAT UP!"
That makes no sense
@@n.i.t.f919 Actually my friend, it does. In basic training, one of the CO jobs is to mentally harassing you. To teach you to not let you be affected by it. To teach you how to maintain composure at all times.
PINKY Zz Should've given a reporting statement.
He did not address her properly, so she cut him off......
Or, learn the correct way and do what the fuck you are told. Simple. But, it is the Air Force....so I guess that explains it.
1:39 "What do you want?" "SHUT UP!"
My favorite part
+SpangeBab It's cus he was whispering. He needs to actually use his voice
Every high school English teacher
Needed to give a reporting statement first
1:39. 1:39. 10:40. 10:40.😂😂😂😂😂
"Why are we moving in slow frickin motion"
Me: Ma'am I'm trying to decide if I can get a salad or fried chicken
? Sheee that’s 😝
They feed you good in the Air Force! My favorite order for breakfast was a sausage, jalapenos and cheese omelet with chopped tomatoes and parmesan on top and 2 orange juices and 2 milks. For lunch i'd eat fried chicken and egg salad with mash potatoes and gravy omg dudes...You will gain weight in tech school boys...I weighted the most I ever did in my life there 220 lbs it was all in my gut!!! All it took was running 2 miles everyday for about 3 months...I ran it all off. I got back down to 166 lbs. I was lean and doing 1 mile in 6.28 mins 4 miles in 28.5 mins.
Lol!!
Ma'am i know this is military food. but its hard to choose if they both look the same shade of brown.
Drop down and give me 50
There’s a lot of comments on this being harsh. You have to realize it’s the air force...they had a calculus test afterwards.
😂🤣I'm dead☠
We sure did
Fucking. Dead. 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
Harsh rofl more like kindergarten pmsl
😂😂
0 week, where you suddenly forget how to human 😂😂🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣
Zero week in the Army is way worse
Five Nut oh shut up 😂
@@DamesMilBank yea they made me cry it was embarrassing then I quit lol jk😂👌
@@DamesMilBank army basic is not hard at all.
Patrick Mac your a fuckin idiot if you think army basic is just “easy.”
I remember chow being the most entertaining part of my day. Especially with new trainees coming in. I remember a male trainee kept eyeballing a female and they went back n forth with the looks. And EVERYONE caught it. One sergeant was like “I don’t wanna see you making googly eyes at her again and instead eat your damn food!” And a female instructor said to the female “You and I are gonna have a serious talk after this. If I catch you looking at him again or he starts looking at you, both of y’all are getting paper work!” Never got to see who it was because I didn’t wanna get my ass chewed out too. Good times.
USAF basic 1969. never even saw a female until i got to tech school. I did see the screwups get hit, choked and kicked. after 4 weeks we did get a 10 minute in the break area for candy bars, cokes and smokes. we consumed all three at once. made ya dizzy afterward. wasn't the boyscout camp the recruiter told me it was.
The food tastes better when your feet are together
My food tastes better with my heels together
Oh boy, do I remember that
Smh I never had to do that but I seen my battle buddies do it and I would laugh 😭😭😂 and feel bad at the same time!!
I can confirm that this indeed is true
Can someone please explain it?
I went through AF bmt many years ago. And yes, it was a peice of cake compared to the Army or Marines. I was lucky, never once did any of them get in my face and yell. I was never singled out. I just did what I was told, answered any questions they may have for me, and put forth 100% effort. Others were not so lucky and seemed to always attract the DI attention. Spent 6 years in the AF then got an early out to finish my college. It was a good 6 years and I’m proud to be able to say I served my country.
skbmsb78
Thanks for your service. I kind of wished I had joined the Air Force instead of the Army.
From what I heard.... all branches got softer and more PC now.
What year were you enlisted?
@@2isceez well, Its never really "Easy" but I am an A1C rn, what is the biggest thing of it is that its a mind game, they want to get in your head and rebuild you, just listen and do what they say to do, I was unfortuanatly unlucky and was a guy that got all the TIs attention. So yes Airforce Basic is the easist but no boot camp is easy, if yiu have anymore questions just ask
Yo how are you doing now? Were you pretty well off after the 6years?
I love the depressing music
hahahah
It’s the Terra Genesis theme.
Lmao fuck me
Thought this was intervention for a minute
Lol
I went to AF basic training 4 Nov ‘75. Arrival night, we spent most of that night under the canopy getting yelled at “Pick ‘em up! Put them down!” I brought nothing but my enlistment form so I kept picking it up and putting it down while others brought heavy luggage. Then about 4:30 am, we had to go shower and get in a bunk. Once in the bunk, Sgt Carranza came in yelling that we did not clean the showers so everybody ran in and cleaned them. Then back in the bunks by 5:30 am. Then at 6 am he rolled a garbage can down the center isle, and for those who did not get out of the bunk immediately, he helped them by flipping the bunk upside down. The center isle belonged to the TI’s. If you stepped a foot in it, there would be hell to pay. The thing I remember most about basic was the sleep deprivation. It was daily and constant. As for the chow hall, we were greatly harassed before eating but I think more so today. I thought our basic trading was pretty physical but I’m sure it was not Army physical. The mind games were unbelievable. Before the 1.5 mile run, we had to run in place for a half hour to “warm up” until our legs were like butter. Then we ran. And no belt buckle could touch the ground during push ups, but when the count got to 19 of our required 20, the TI would always hit the keys in his pocket and say, “Start over till you get it right. I heard a buckle hit the pavement!” After finishing basic training, I was in incredible shape. I could run like the wind and did 100 push ups every morning for about 30 years. I feared no one. At the age of 67, I still do 40 push ups each day on my knuckles as a reminder of basic training. The Air Force changed my life. I was a poor kid from an alcoholic home but the AF gave me direction and self confidence in life. I began as a 906 Med Admin lowly Airman Basic serving at Yokota Air Base Japan (loved it there), got out of the military to pursue a degree in Accounting and then an MBA following my four years in the Air Force. I retired from healthcare in 2019, after 28 years as a hospital CEO. When I meet a fellow veteran today, I feel an immediate connection. There was a day when we would give our life for a fellow service member. My prayer is that we never lose that.
Drill Instructors are probably hecka chill ouside of theirs job because of all the stress they get to release in bmt.
nope, they wake up at around 3am and don't sleep until around 11pm to midnight
They also have some of the highest divorce rates in the AF because of all the time they have to spend with trainees; their family time often suffers.
blackeroni Amen to that
blackeroni they're not drill instructors
Not in the Air Force, anyway. They're Military Training Instructors (MTI's), or just TI's. Drill Instructors are in the Marines.
After I got out I couldn't go into a Denny's for years.
Thinly sliced grilled turkey, coleslaw, swiss cheese, 1000 island, on a grilled marble rye
after I got out I couldn't drink Gatorade for a few years.
Chow runner gooooooo
That and room temperature tap water
THIS ISN’T DENNY’S!
THis is Zero week, everyone gets yelled at during Zero week... the best thing about the Air Force is that after you complete BMT, no one ever yells at you again... for the most part... well unless you go Spec Ops
Or if you fuck up
Really? Cop's did. I got chewed, I chewed and SRUPHILL. And down.
Poor people being treated like sh@$t, like they are not even human.
Robert Petitt do you think there is no purpose to this? Do you think you get yelled at in bmt because everyone is “just angry”?
@Thejax2234 this guy lmao. Do you have some crayons to munch on? Or are you so special you get coloured pencils?
4:01 that dude was ready to get yelled at then he realized it was the cameraman lol
I died ☠️😂😂 omg his face omg 😂😂
Lmao
Once you get out of basic you realize a SSgt is just a worker. NEVER in 4 years did I see one yelling or acting important. One tip for basic trainees: Never go to the dessert table.
I had dessert all the time bro
Why?
LaBell Orny
They tell you to “never get a dessert” bc you might get yelled at but that’s complete bs. Atleast in my squadron (bulldogs 326 trs) I had no trouble and always grabbed my chocolate puddin I believe every Thursday whenever I had a chance.
maau5trap I got dessert at every meal too lol. HOOYAH BULLDOGS HOO HOO
Joshua Ervin
A fellow bulldog.
HARD
CORE
BULLDOGS
WOOF WOOF
legend has it that the guy is still chewing his food to this day
You win.
I met that guy in person and he still has the same food in his mouth.
lmbo
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2:09 That zoom in was like an Office scene
This 1 year old comment made me forcefully exhale through my nose
@@CalebnmDCI That's why I do it, man.
Underrated Comment
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I took me 20 years to stop eating every meal in 5 minutes or less...
My boyfriend is Marines. He's short too so at boot for him he was pretty much last in line in his platoon, always got food last. Been two years almost and he inhales his food like he'll never see it again.
I STILL do, and I was in Basic back in 1972!!!!!
@@brentgilbert4208 '73 for me...I've slowed down some but only because the USAF apparently hired dentists from The Poughkeepsie School of COsmetology
@@skylrshepherd9847 last in line, just in time to hear "GET UP AND GET OUT"
I’m slowly starting to break that habit!
It takes balls to be in the military! Thanks for your service fellow military! I truly respect you🙏
You know what they say fake it until you make it
I ain’t going to lie it doesn’t take balls to go to military. I’m about to go to the forces but I’m not that much of a super hero 😂 just going for college.
@@unknownman1035 You'll change when you're in
Clayton Trujillo you served?
@@unknownman1035 I'm in rn.
The black recruit looks like Finn from the force awakens
I was thinking the same. Maybe he quit AF and joined Stormtropper.
+Jon Louis oh god haha
tylergainz maybe he joined the empire after he went to BMT
Jon Louis I want to join stormtrooper now
tylergainz My god!...
Lol why is the music so sad
At least it's not the friggin' fox injury music whenever a nfl player is injured.
+ericradford2142 haha true
+ericradford2142 huh, ok
+borel2016 just offering some perspective.
+borel2016 You can set such different moods with different music. This makes it sound like they just reached the end of the road and their lives are pretty much over. Play some death metal or something! :D
when the kid messed up his reporting statement I started busting up lol.. I was once that guy .. toughest thing about basic training is holding yourself back from laughing half the time
I’m heading to basic in a couple days and I’m terrified of that, I tend to smirk when I’m nervous and I know for a fact I’m going to struggle with that
@@peterstoric6560 Good luck man, you've got this. I'm sure you've heard it 1000x at this point but the first couple of weeks are gonna suck the most. Don't take things personally, and don't give up on yourself.
Bruh I remember getting blasted by 4 MTIs in the flight office at day 0 because I said Sir instead of my TI's rank and name for reporting statement... good times
Some of the funniest moments of my life were during basic lol
@@jayel4693 fr tho, and you can't even laugh about it
Air Force basic training was so easy, my dad yelled at me far worse than any mti could ever. Most of what they said was just funny
Jajajajajajajaj
Gabe Gonzalez hey 👋 I know this comment is old but any good jobs in the Air Force that is transferable to a good Citizen job after your service has ended. And any good tips I’m just barely at my SF86 paperwork stage. So any good tips are very much appreciated.
Adam_NPB pretty much all the jobs transfer in some way except weapons or ammo or spec ops
Gabe Gonzalez when did you go?
What squadron were you in?
If you’re watching this now in 2018 before you go to BMT, don’t be nervous. It’s literally NOTHING like this anymore.. except chow runner; wouldn’t suggest that.
whats chow runner?
Basically, they’re telling an MTI that your flight is ready to enter the dfac. They do facing movements and such & have to memorize a script (like the kid is holding in the video)..
ah ok ty :). so it was nothing like this video anymore when u went recently?
I went in 2016 and it’s not this bad. But you’re joining the military so even if it is like this, don’t be a punk! (;
I felt horrible for the chow runners. Im glad i wasn't chosen to be one, My twin wasn't so lucky. 2008 for me
Lol I remember missing a meal with my flight for some reason during week 8 and I walked in and had to eat with a zero week flight. Was kinda fun when they asked what week I was in and then they just left me alone to eat
Must have been satisfying to see where you came from
This music makes me feel like I'm in the Sanctuary in Borderlands 2
I felt that haha
Haha I thought about that game so much at BMT.
9:35
Female DI
“Let me just get in front of him for no reason”
They do that all the time lmao
Oh there’s definitely a reason
All part of the training
God, one of them did that to me the night I got off the bus, and I had the gal to say, "Excuse me, ma'am"...
My daughter went through Air Force basic training in March of 2015 at age 27 and she said it is exactly like this and much more. I am pride to say that she made it through and is currently protecting our country, our freedom and our way of life.
What is she protecting us from? No country is attacking us and hasn't since WWII when Japan struck Pearl Harbor. And what is "our way of life?" If anything, the elected political powers are destroying other people's way of life with their diabolic hegemonic policies and imperialism, foreign and domestically.
Man bullying in highschool is getting serious. Hopefully they realize the error of their ways when they're older 🤦
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I’m so happy I managed to get through BMT without being a chow runner. I always pitied those poor, brave bastards.
My flight picked a new chow runner every week and every sunday, I prayed that it wasn't me 😂
In our Flight, we used to joke that our chow runner would sleep and roll over in his bunk at attention. Worst job you could get at BMT.
Me too!
Was in the AF, and even on my first day there's no way in hell we were eating that damn slow. Holy crap. :)
dude most of us ate our chow in like 2 minutes flat.
Thank god I naturally eat fast as hell.
Yeah, I remember the first breakfast as an absolute madhouse. I maybe got 2 mins to eat...maybe!
Yo no lie though, the Air Force will nurture you through BMT. "Focus on the message, not the volume."
The first two weeks are always the "most fun."
Much respects for my Air Force Vets. This part is so stressful for the young men trying to be part of the military. It is hard to not take it personal when you are going through it, but the truth is that it is not personal, and they are just trying to make you an exceptional man. So my hat is off to those drill instructors as well for how hard they work to make our recruits worthy of honorable military service. Semper Fi!
I went through in 84 and the chow halls were a lot bigger then. I'm sure there was more than one, but you could probably sit over 300 I would guess. And in the middle was the snake pit where all TI's ate their lunch.
This is the closest to what it's like. You become so under pressure that you can't think. I became a zombie to what they said. But yet, I wish I could go back and retry but I can't. I have the highest of respect for the instructors. They train people every single day into quick critical thinking. Let me ask y'all a question; how do you think you would act and feel, when you can't think, to pick up a simple tray, or to even walk in formation?
It's all necessary I promise.
Very good and valid point.
Lol it isn’t that deep
This, it's supposed to simulate the stress of combat. You have to train your mind to think in an environment where you are constantly under attack, have no respite, and where everything you do seems to be wrong, but where you still have to perform.
Lol but you don't want the stress get to you. Block it out a little, or else you'll grab something stupid like oranges you gotta peel and not eat or you'll projectile vomit all over your tray.
Anyone who thinks this is incredibly soft, yes the Air Force is a bit softer in bmt but they are dialing it down for the cameras, both of my brothers served in the Air Force and they said it was much more intense than this video, maybe they just had good Drill Sergeants? Idk
Sandoski it's definitely much harder than this. We had 10 different mtis screaming at us and you have your instructor supervisor tearing you apart
Sandoski they had to dumb it down because people's feeling were getting hurt...lol
Sandoski I once had 6 instructor scream at me over a button.
+Sandoski There are no 'drill sergeants' in the AF
I went through in 2005. It was a lot worse. We would have 10 to 15 Training Instructors screaming at us while eating.
Man this brings back old memories. I’ll never forget that first meal. I nearly choked on my food.
wow this brings back a lot of memories especially zero week, when i asked myself, wtf did i get into LOL but few years later here i am still serving and loving it
Facts
9:47 Lmao he stood still and swung his arms then proceeded to walk and stop swinging them
There were several guys that lost all ability to walk and swing their arms opposite of their gait. Some would hold him by their sides, some would swing with their gait, and the TIs would hammer them every time.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
The lady MTI in the beginning is my flight chief now as a MSGT. Glad she doesn’t yell like this anymore lol
still can't find a good job huh? plenty of waitresses needed
MSgt S****r. My Instructor Supervisor as a new MTI years ago. I don't know how she is as a supervisor on the operational side, but a sheer pleasure to watch dealing with trainees.
Lol i remember when i walked into the 1st battalion chow hall on Parris a recruit turned marine said "Welcome to hell"
She was our blue rope when I went through
She just retired last year
if the female ssgt had a broom she could fly around the mess hall and really instill fear and esprit de corp. in all that experienced her un- sat attitude.
Bill Bye, that wouldn't instill fear into me. It'd make me fall in the floor laughing. I'd never finish my meal!
LOL Is she the Wicked Witch from the north??? Loved the comment...still laughing.
That’s a TSgt
I think you mean West. The Witch of the North was good
im still going to join the air force..but im scared to eat now
You'll be OK!!
I just got out its not that bad just boring as fuck BMT isnt like this at all mti's yell way more 0 week than they do in the later weeks
Are you done with asvab already?
same here, I finished my asvab yesterday and meps is Nov. 4
In marine boot, they spit all over your food and tell you to eat it and drink ur dirnk. they flip ur tray. u scream aye aye. you got froze in the middle of chow with full mouth screaming on top fo your lungs. this is nothing.
I can still remember being terrified having to walk past the TI’s table during chow which was properly named “The Snake Pit”. USAF BMT ‘96
that female tech sgt. sure looked like a sir to me at first too.
And sounds like one too
superhoggbike 💀💀💀
I dunno man.. she beautiful af
I beet like taxi driver movie with De Niro, r u talking to me...🤣😂🤣
superhoggbike its a trap
Brings back memories. I went to basic in Dec. 1990. Served
4 years active and it was a honor and I never regret serving.
Thank you to those who have served and are serving. ❤
whenever i need a good laugh i always come back to this video. especially the part where that female mti purposely waited for the trainee to cross her path so she could force him to say excuse me
LMAOO i just saw the same part and died 😂
Yeah, I caught that one too. Cracked me up. I accidently bumped into, bounced off a TI when I was in Basic. Taught me well to keep my head on a swivel. My ears are still ringing from the yelling after that one.
Without the cameras, I assure you, they're not editing their curse words!
But they do...
Sylas the Great nah bruh they curse all the time
saying "freaking" is not as intimidating as saying 'fucking' they should be able to swear
Yes, I remember when I was in AF BMT back in June,1983. We actually had time to consume our meal! I believe it was something like 7to 10 minutes max. We had brief time to socialize before filing back into formation and drill/marching off to our next assignment of the day. All and all BMT was a rewarding experience for me. I made it through 4 of 6 and a half weeks of BMT before some medical issues sent me home on a medical separation. Now,37years later I wish I could do it again. It would have been a great honor to serve my country.
I’m in the same position. Currently with recruiter who is trying to work with me. Fingers crossed
@@jalencoley2155 hello! I got your reply! Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. Yes. I wish you all the luck in the world and hope it works out for you! Please feel free to reply back and hope to hear back and god bless!
I was there in Jan-Feb ‘83 BMTS 3723/FLT035
I feel like before the instructors go out and work, they're all in the faculty room like "okay, just make sure not to LOL too hard.. annnnddddd BREAK" *yelling ensues*
Demetrius Porter Yeah we actually met one of our assistant T.I's at the bar while in tech school it was kinda cool. He was just a normal guy like the rest of us. LOL!
8:34 "this aint damn McDonald's"
I would've lowkey lost it my first night
I would've died of laughter right there on the spot
When I was at BMT I heard an MTI yell “you ain’t at freakin’ IHOP, you better IHOP your way out of my freaking DFAC”. Me and the guy next to me both lost it.
... We saw a giant McDonald's sign while we do PT and our MTI said "see that? That's the golden arches of freedom" 🤣
@@crazy_kat1928 dude I swear, when I was going thru basic back in 2013, it was NEVER a dull moment in the chow hall, the MTI's would intentionally do and say funny shit daring you to laugh or look around 😆, miss those days man.
@@crazy_kat1928 I will never forget seeing that damn Mcdonald's sign while I was laying there doing those flutter kicks haha
It's so weird hearing them swear in this vid. That will NOT happen anymore, lol. Just left training myself, and an MTI actually asked a wingman and me not to report her for accidentally saying "shit" while chewing us out lmao.
meowfy
Our MTI did not give a shit. He would curse all the time. One time, an another MTI told us that we were not allowed to send chow runners from the atrium. Our MTI just said, "nah fuck that. Chow runners go!"
Yeah our TI didn't swear other's did though this was in 2000.
9:47 Recruit.exe has Stopped Working 😂
trainee.exe*
i got an ad
These guys have it easy. Back in my days at Lackland they constantly yelled and swore at you and sometimes knocked you around some whether you needed it or not. 33 years later and I still eat fast. LOL
guitartownguns I can top that, I still catch myself walking with a heel beat and I went through boot back in 86!
joel trevino
June of '82 here.
guitartownguns i got done wih bmt 5 months ago... theyre definetely holding back cause the they know cameras are there
***** Our brother flight had a DI that went just a bit off his trolley when he was trying to gain access back into the dorm and would not provide the information the dorm guard asked for. So, he punched the window out of the door and it became a physical confrontation. He was never seen again by anyone on our side of the base. I don't know if they discharged him or just sent him away. No one would tell us. Ours were great, both DI and TI. Our DI was a rookie and we had worn out his voice by the second week of boot. All he could do was whisper at us after that, for a week or so. Our TI took over for him. He was tough, never raised his voice but would give you a look that would freeze water. At graduation, he was really cool with us.
guitartownguns I went through in '98 and, like you, I still eat fast too.
With any military traing the thing you have to get into your head is its not personal! It really isn't. The instructors have a job to do and they have to do it well. As recruits it's dead easy..just do as you are told and put effort into everything. If you are poor at something as long as they see effort they will admire that. It's those who fail by not trying who are the ones they give a hard time to. Do as you are told and with miniumum fuss and try always and basic is easy.
Adam Tilson thats why its total bullshit, making you just follow orders and making you unable to act with your own head. they want to remove your personality. thats why they are total pussies to me
I feel like I would be laughing the whole time they would knock me the fuck out
You'd get plenty of Unsatisfactory grades, making you go back another week and join another flight.
If you wanted to graduate, you wouldn't want to laugh.
That's easy to say until you realize you WON'T be leaving and even if you decide to opt out and go home (6 month grace period) your ass will SIT and be treated like shit for much longer outprocessing than basic takes. Might as well just get through it and have a good career. Beats the hell out of the unskilled civilian world.
C Steven Diez saammmeee
I laughed and got chewed out.. First day.. not fun. The dfac is definitely not this space invading anymore though. They yell like crazy. Sneaker weekers get it together quick
C Steven Diez me too bro, me too
Brings back memories. I had a blast in AF Basic. I had been in Army ROTC in University, on the Ranger team all three years. I had to drop at the end of my Junior year after shattering my ankle. After a year of rehab and getting back in shape...I decided to go AD, but switched to USAF. So I was obviously made Dorm Chief, and actually got to run my dorm and the baby dorm across the hall for their first 2 weeks. Their TI got hurt on vacation and everyone had to fill in, so my TI asked if I would help out. I got a LOT of slack and freedoms, actually felt bad for most. I was 22 and married, so was allowed to call my wife every night. This was in 1998 and was the only troop with a cellphone. I ran my dorms the way I was trained by the Army. Organization and structure. At the end my TI said no one ever screwed with me in the chow hall, because they were a little scared of me LoL. He told me after the first week, he would turn on the microphones in the doorms every morning and have the other TIs listen to me scream and yell at everyone and get them going. We were his last BMT flight and he thought I could handle it. We became friends and still talk 25 years later. But the trust they put in me during Basic and even in Tech, really made me feel good to have chosen the Air Force over the Army and proud of my Service. Don't think I ever slowed down after that. Long career of right place right time. And some awesome deployments and TDYs. Three wars and a fucked up body later, I wouldn't change a thing.
word of advice to anybody on they're way to bmt . do not volunteer to be a chow runner. save your self and just don't do it lmao.
Do you guys remember the snake pit? A female TI leaped at me over the table and was screaming in my face for doing facing movements with the tray in my hand. It was unbelievable how quick that happened.
Little did u know Bets were always made every lunch Amazing how the body's nerves react to a little noise
+rj jhawk ironically, they've always said "gambling is unacceptable". XD
+EvanesEmperor Damn lol the legendary "snake pit." Haven't that in a while.
+EvanesEmperor I got chewed out for the same thing, just not at the snake pit.
Yes I hated the snake pit.
Can't even eat in peace 😒.
+Big Game Shane There is no peace at Lackland.
Try the army
That is the point of this shit.
Lmfaoo try weenies hut general if the AF is too spooky for you, snowflake.
It's not that bad. Zero weekers are the funniest thing you'll see at BMT.
I took basic training in the Army in 1981 and this was seven months after I had taken basic training at West Point in July and August of 1980. I lasted one semester at West Point as a freshman and enlisted in the Army in January 1981. So when folks talk about how tough basic training is I just smile.
Seems terribly disorganized.
well it is week 0
whiteknightcat u
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Kkk
Um ... no.
I think that’s the point - chaos
It is organized(ish), just not ideal. Grab food, get told what row, what side, walk down, wait for 4 to get to the table at attention, sit, eat in pace with everyone. Problem is if the people behind you finish and get up before you do, you HAD to get up too. chug the water remaining, and get up to leave. We called it "table F***ing" because you just ruined other peoples chances to eat. They do it to keep it moving. I didnt like it when I would get a few bites in, and already have to get up because the people that sat down after me, would sit, chug water, and leave out of fear of being yelled at for taking too long.
3:52 camera guy spooks Chinese guy
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Huh
... I thought the white guy after him seemed more spooked. How do you know he’s Chinese?... 😂
@TheRedsun111 you're the one assuming hes white because only white people can be racist. Seems kinda racist....
@TheRedsun111 seems like a stereotype to me
Man, we loved Sundays...I never talked so much in a DFAC in my life lol...head down of course 😏
Facts 😂😂😂
😂 facts bro with that grilled cheese and Jesus
Rick Moranis Sunday’s were the best, Until for trainees got caught playing Magic the gathering with homemade cards. Then Sunday is became hell. Re-waxed the entire squadron floor
Damn, the IS never saw you?
I showed this video to my uncle in the air force, and he laughed and called it the army in disguise becsuse thw air force wasnt that harsh he said, thats why he joined
This was my flight (yes, I am in the video, getting yelled at).
To answer some questions I have seen: It was July of 2009, 331st TRS, we are still in our civilian clothes because it is breakfast of our very first day ("Zero week") after getting into our dorm very late the night before, I believe we went to get haircuts and uniforms either later this same day or possibly the next day. So we are all tired, confused, and of course some of us may have been questioning our life choices at that moment. The TIs were probably a *little* restrained due to the camera being there.I grew up as a Marine brat, and life with my dad was honestly more difficult than Air Force BMT for me. Heck, my experiences as an 11 or 12 year-old kid in the "Young Marines" for a few hours on Saturday mornings was tougher than these 8 weeks as a 24 year-old. I learned how to march, do facing movements, call commands to a formation, shine boots, etc... all skills that served me well here. The most important skills are paying attention to what you are supposed to do, doing what you are told, paying attention to detail, learning how to keep a straight face when either you or someone else are being comically yelled at, and staying awake when in class or formation.
For those saying it was so long to eat because it is an 11 minute video... for one, this video has been edited from at least a couple different cameras, and isn't completely in order. Multiple things were happening simultaneously that are shown here sequentially. Secondly, by the time the last people in the 45-50 member flight are in line getting their food, the first table to sit is usually already done and out the door.
Let me know if you have any questions.
331st the same training squad I was in ..
WOW JUST W O W
326 Bulldogs! 08. Getting "Table F***'d" was bad, missing a meal because of a rainbow flight getting scared and getting up too fast.
I see a lot of commenters talking shit, well guess what they're still dedicated to serving the nation so that's all that matter tbh
After coming from the Marines' BMT at Parris Island, this looks merely like some high school hazing activity on the new guys
F.u.c.k Allah lmaoo
I see things haven't changed much since I was at Lackland in 1985. Dining hall experience was a trip. It helped to know what to expect. Thank you to my recruiter Sgt Parra for painting a true picture of BMTS. Thanks to all our military members past and present.
I went in late 2013. Missed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year. Actually I was door guard at midnight when 2014 came around. Could only sit and imagine what my friends back home were doing. The first 2-3 weeks were terrifying for me but the further into basic I got the more I enjoyed it. It does get a lot better after the very beginning.
Sootball I hate to see what Air Force BMT is like toward the end if it's this relaxed in week zero. In my Army BCT in week 10 our drill sergeants even though they got somewhat more chill with us, still hollered and screamed at us worse than what Air Force BMT had here in week zero.
5:00 Tryna sneak in that handshake lmao
Too Funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ikr
Yeah. The fistbump is a mutual sign of respect between MTIs and fellow Airman. We all got fistbumps by our MTIs after graduation
@@aubreylaughlin6353 back in 84 the day we graduated the TI's were completely different,treated us like regular airman. Except for that one short ass Ssgt, he was still a dickhead towards everyone.
@@TheJpybus282 there’s always gonna be a few of those people
Air Force, I am going to join you by next year! I look forward to it.
What do you mean open general? JAN-e
Same here. Really excited to enlist.
When are you planning to enlist? kratoswashere
As soon as possible, but I'm hoping to be shipped out next year. Maybe around the end of January.
Nice, best of luck to you. Are you planning on going active or doing the reserves? kratoswashere
Where's my Snake Pit survivors? 😆
Don't miss these days. The "Snake Pit" was the scariest part of the dining hall. (That is the table the TIs ate lunch)
The snake pit was the worst!! The male TIs weren’t so bad, the female TIs, God help us.
At least the food was good.
Dfac food sucks ass
@@RebelSandGaming na it was cool lol
*laughs* nope, they cooked powdered eggs
Hate the chicken! Hate!
If you liked powdered eggs
7:39 funniest part
“EAT”
This sad music is hilarious 😂
Voldemort HIS BAG... was left, on the floor --- he was YELLED AT for it.
HURRY UP
HURRY UP
HURRY UP
HURRY UP
HURRY UP
HURRY UP
🤣
My name is jeff
Eat your food, drink your liquids and get out!!!!!!
And wait!
One of our cousin flights had that Sergeant "hurry up! Hurry up! Let's go, hurry up!"
That shouting and having to do things over and over again reminds me at home. I realised my mom and dad gave me a military drill every day of my life when I was young, without me ever noticing it. I hated it, but now I love them for doing it that way.
You guys deserve all the respect I could never go through this without opening my mouth.
I’ll never forget hearing my MTI screaming at someone’s for licking there hands in the dining facility😂😂
*their
Bruh air Force looks like a cake walk. They're calmly talking to and explaining everything to them
I just got out of basic from the 324th it's nothing like this especially during zero week at the 324th there were always like 20 mtis and they would be screaming at you for everything this ain't shit compared 2 the 324th
@@drew6851 I came out of the the 324th about a year ago and cannot agree with you more. Especially if you were the guy getting yelled at for everything which I was at first those first two weeks can be super rough
I went through the 324th back in ‘05. What a lot of people don’t realize is, these TIs hold back for the camera.
They're definitely holding back for the camera. They go full on spazzfest on you. I'm yet to find a video of a proper Air Force Training instructor. I have to say that Army also seems tame in these youtube videos. The marine corp Drill Instructors are the ones that my Training Instructors seemed to be molded from.
It's been almost 15 years since I went to BMT. It's funny as hell to watch now.
Krista P I probably inspected the dining hall you were eating at! I saw BMT, it’s always been the same! But I guess now the trainees get their safe space if they need it
1 MILLION Views. That's crazy. Thanks everyone who watched/liked/shared.
Air force. I can watch this when im bored and im still entertained
1:40 when this man was messing up chow runner procedures XD. I remember those days
I went thru basic in 2010, the same year this video was shot. Literally identical to my experience. Got out in 2015. It feels like a lifetime ago already. Life flies by.
I went through in 2009. This was much more tame than mine. There were 3 times as many mtis in there. I had to finish my drinks then I had to get up lol
This takes me back to my Zero Week.
I'm an AF Veteran now, AF definitely got its ups and downs. Nowadays everyone is in the new dorm campus, with new DFAC and stuff. It is pretty damn nice, and the AF cared way too much about trainee's feelings.
@@zacharyreynolds4303 I was in the new buildings actually, when I was there in 2015, they just finished building them.
Also, this is probably in the old DFAC too, mine looks a lot more different. It was the 321 and 322 TRG buildings
brother we still have the old buildings from the 1960’s 319th TRS we were in the oldest building at lackland, i have some memories of that old dusty place
Can't wait to get in, haha these TI's remind me of my parents. lol
I’m sorry😢
I went through AF BMT in February 1984, and I can remember thinking I made the biggest mistake. It took me a while to adjust because I would get mad at my MTI for yelling at me about anything. After serving 24 years and retiring as a Master Sergeant (E-7), finishing my college education, and getting my first home I made the right choice. Oops I forgot to mention the monthly retirement check!!
Did much the same thing, just about 5 years later than you!
the hell are these purses for?
lol at purses
Barek Kamps had to carry that bmt guide they gave you...it used to be a big book...they got rid of the satchels tho.
Barek Kamps well their is al lot of reason to doing that, but this one is more easier than twenty years ago in Taiwan army, I asked my dad and he told me that when he was serve for the country,you only can sit 1 third of chair and do not make any noise when you eat, if you do anything that they did not like, every one will doing a lot of PT until every one get puck or you will be punch and kick by your trill leader.
Barek Kamps I believe what you're talking about are the wet belts, which hold their canteens.
Swag
The music is so dramatic but these are in all honesty the most gentile quiet drill instructors I've EVER seen! 😂😂😂😂😂
"Dont eyeball me, I dont owe you no money."
"Look at Chief Peters, let's go."
*insert Bruce Lee "what" meme here.*
What was nerve wracking for me about the chow hall from 1994 is that it was fair game out in the open for every drill instructor in there to mess with you. Thankful the experience. 🇺🇸
I went through basic before it became PC… I kept a journal of all the funny ass things my MTI said… he didn’t know until the week we graduated.. somebody snitched…. He made me read it all in front of the whole flight. Funniest 15 mins of my life… and the only time I saw an MTI laugh
I graduated Army basic training last year. What I recall most about the first days and weeks of basic was thinking “What did I get myself into???” I went the National Guard route, so I still went to basic and AIT like everyone in the Army, I came back home and go to my unit 1 weekend a month. There were many days in training when I questioned whether or not I made the right decision or if it was all going to be worth it, but now that it’s over and I’m at my unit, I’m starting to believe that it was a good decision for me. Definitely not for everyone, though. Also, Army is waaay different than this. No such thing as a silent DFAC in basic (IYKYK).
I just passed my 1 year mark since leaving for BMT. It’s comforting laying in my nice bed watching this 😂
Lmao laughing at the recruits is top tier comedy
I went through in 2003. I remember the day Warrior Week started the MTIs would generally let the recruits have a few more minutes to eat. One chow hall closed due to mx so they pushed everyone through the one. I literally sat down and grabbed my fork, took one bite of my food and was kicked out of my seat because everything was behind schedule. The MTI looked at me and I could tell he felt horrible but he was following guidance. They seem to generally have more time to eat in this video. I never once was able to finish a meal.