So excited for you Makenna. I admit I cried. Wishing you only the best in this next step of your life. Kyle, it's a different world being a dependent, but for me it was a adventure of 24 years. Go Air Force!
Every graduation video I just cry. I just envision myself here one day, in person, hearing that same speech, receiving my pin and whatever else comes, and finally becoming an Airman. I remember watching Kyles videos some years back. So glad to see you here as well. We almost have the same story: we have that burning desire that just won’t allow us to stop thinking about the Air Force, despite others being not so encouraging. But I’m so glad that you listened to yourself and I am going to try again.
It sounds like you want to join, I myself am conserving it as well. I don't know your life circumstances, but I encourage you to actually join. I myself have thought about it for about 5 years, finally talking to a recruiter now!
Happy to see new Airmen graduate with this ceremony. My squadron was supposed to be the first to graduate with this ceremony, but we got rained out. I’m incredibly happy to see others were able to enjoy this. They earned it!
I’ve been following you guys for over a year now. I love the journey and info, I appreciate all the work put into the content. CONGRATULATIONS MAKENNA!!! I’ve just turned 30 and am currently in DEP. 10 yrs ago I got to where it was time to swear into DEP but dropped everything for a girl.. Despite being older, I’ve decided to go for it again! Happy for her/y’all and I hope to be on that side soon.
That had to be the sweetest thing I've ever seen, watching you two see eachother after two months. Congrats to Airman Gott, I graduated BMT this year myself and loved it just like you did! Good luck at tech school and a tip for you: make sure you sign up to be a rope. You get experience in a leadership position, a guaranteed LOA (the good kind, not admonishment but appreciation), and a unique experience.
This is awesome to see. I remember when I joined, watching Kyle's videos before I joined. That was 4 years and 4 stripes ago, watching this graduation ceremony really takes me back and brought me so much joy and nostalgia. Congratulations on you accomplishment and welcome to the Air Force!
awesome to see parents back at graduation. brings a tear to my eye that parents can finally experience their boy or girl going through military graduation again even if attendance is still limited.
After watching your videos for over a year as I started my Air Force journey, I finally became a member after crying watching this! Thank you Makenna and Kyle for all the work you put into this channel. Your videos have been so helpful. You helped me choose my career field (3D1X2 Cyber Transport Systems) and are still helping me pack to ship out in exactly two weeks. Makenna, can't wait to see when you graduate from Tech School! Kyle, the haircut looks great! Good luck to everyone else in this thread who is preparing to ship out. No matter what age or stage of life we're in, we got this y'all!
Congratulations Makenna! I've been following you guys ever since Kyle was in Japan. My shipdate is in January of next year. Thank you guys for the motivations and helpful tips to become an airman. God Bless you two!
Master the fold and sock rolls before you go Learn the rank descriptions Airforce song and creed before leaving it’ll help so much more already knowing all this stuff
Seriously!! Congratulations Makenna! Well done. I went through basic back in 2017 and I was in Alcatraz. I was in the 324th training squadron. I’m excited to watch your Air Force journey. God speed.
What do you mean by Tapped him out? I am still getting familiar to some words... our son leaves on the 3rd... already getting emotional.. heard it's rough out there
@@ektaam1it's a symbolic thing. It's when a friend or family member taps your shoulder to signify to you that you're essentially no longer in training mode
@@JewelNicole that would be cool if she added a picture of her journal logs in her bmt videos. Like week 1 "woke up @ _"0600"_, breakfast @___,, class @ ____ , lunch @ ___" etc.
@@hazelmarie6513 Kyle & Makenna are good at explaining things so no worries girly- they got us! She has another video where you can ask Questions & she'll answer them in an upcoming video 💜 Best of luck in your journey!
It's so awesome to see you graduate! I'm truly happy and excited for you as you have just finished a part of the beginning of your journey. So glad that I get to be a part of that journey as well! Praise Jesus and God bless you!
Congrats! Welcome to the best branch In my opinion. I joined back in may of 2018 and boy seeing how much has changed is a shocker. Surprised they did your guys formation in blues. Look great nonetheless. Again Congrats on making it through the first hurdle. Get ready to the ground running for tech school. (Flight 473 Wolf pack. Lead the way!)
Bro! One time my flight started to sing the AF song in the shower. MTI came in screaming to shut up, but it was so funny to know other dudes in my flight watched your videos lol
It's wild, I remember seeing Kyle's first couple of videos and then joining the Air Force right after him. Now I'm getting ready to separate and escape the maintenance career field.
I missed out on this as I entered with three years of JROTC and graduated earlier than the rest of my flight. Never got the photo, either. Looking back, I wish I had stuck around.
@@ProtaJ thank you! I kinda naturally slack in arithmetic, it hasn’t been my strong point even when I was in high school and since I was so used to more calculus based/ geometry based problems. Do you think it’s possible to achieve a 50 while I’m strong in all of the other areas and so so in arithmetic?
I just graduated last year, Dec 29, 2023. Was crazy fun, aside from me being sick as a dog during the ceremony. Couldn't stop coughing and my eyes kept tearing up, the sun was absolutely bonkers. 😭
hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa I spotted sargent kimmel at the start of the video :') he was my MTI when I graduated !! he is still pushing classes! what a great dude
Strips! NO ONE GOT any strips before graduation in my day ! You had to wait until after graduation before sewing em on . And your oath was given before you left for BMTS .
This is seriously so exciting! I’m so happy to finally see Makenna doing what she’s been wanting to do for years now! My husband just joined the Air Force and just left for BMT this past Tuesday! Also in all honesty I feel like he and I would’ve never been mentally ready or as prepared for this big step in our lives if it wasn’t for you guys and your channel! Looking forward to see how you guy’s journey progresses now that she’s in!
Congrats! It will be my turn for this in 7 weeks. It's too bad I won't get to watch all the new videos on bmt :( Hopefully there will be some tech school videos ready for me, though :)
Kinda crazy I just graduated a month ago we must've been there at the same time hopefully your Tech School is fun and not at Sheppard AFB because if you had a problem with the heat in Lackland it's way worse here lol
@@NA-xp2cr Kind of a long story. I've thought about making a video about it but haven't. Basically, in week 1 during the hearing tests, they pulled me to the side and didn't allow me to test. Told me they saw something in my ear that concerned them. Week 2, I was sent for an MRI. Then at the end of week 4, right before beast week, I was sent to Reed for a follow up with the doctor and they said they found a tumor in my ear. They also said apparently I had a bunch of scarring in my ear that was disqualifying. So then I went to med-hold for like another month or so then was sent home haha. Come to find out, after a few ENT appointments outside of the military, they said I never had a tumor in my ear.
@@qtpenguinnie Not sure. I considered trying about a year after that all happened in 2018. But I remember they said the scarring in my ear was disqualifying so I'm not sure. At this point, I have new dreams and aspirations so I don't have a desire to go back and try again. As much as I wanted to have the experience of graduating and becoming an Airman, I think that dream has came and went. And I'm almost 30, although I know that's not a big deal.
Congratulations!! My fiancé is at AF BMT right now 😢 do they get some parts of the weekend of graduation to spend with family too or just the Thursday of graduation day?
It's only the Thursday of Graduation. I was thinking the same thing too but my recruiter said that it is only the day of because on Friday the new airmen are sent off to tech school.
It happens all the time, it’s so hot here, they pass out bc they are standing at attention for so long . You are told to not lock your knees to help prevent from fainting. She is okay I’m sure.
You’re blessed to have a graduation like this. Mines was live streamed, in ocps. Instead my coin I got a elbow bump because they were back ordered on the coin smh
Hard to believe that I was at Lackland Air Force Base from February to March 1979, forty-four years ago this month! Time sure does fly. Retired in March 1999, twenty-four years ago next month, after doing my part for God and country. Aim high, everyone.
You could bring a gopro. I just used my phone. Better zoom. Gopros are good for super up close video because of the wide angle, but even phones allow .5 zoom now for wide view and they can zoom.
So how many of your family members can participate in your BMT graduation ceremony? I'm aiming for the November ship date. For Airforce Special warfare grinding hard for it.
I'm not even in the military but idk why this makes me so emotional and proud. 😅
You should join
@enaмoυredcнaoѕ exactly right
what’s stopping you from joining
Join you can do it. I'm a trainee
@@Logan_Basilieremy autism is stopping me 😂 they won’t take me
So excited for you Makenna. I admit I cried. Wishing you only the best in this next step of your life. Kyle, it's a different world being a dependent, but for me it was a adventure of 24 years. Go Air Force!
Every graduation video I just cry. I just envision myself here one day, in person, hearing that same speech, receiving my pin and whatever else comes, and finally becoming an Airman.
I remember watching Kyles videos some years back. So glad to see you here as well.
We almost have the same story: we have that burning desire that just won’t allow us to stop thinking about the Air Force, despite others being not so encouraging. But I’m so glad that you listened to yourself and I am going to try again.
It sounds like you want to join, I myself am conserving it as well. I don't know your life circumstances, but I encourage you to actually join. I myself have thought about it for about 5 years, finally talking to a recruiter now!
@@shinypineconehow’s the process going?
Happy to see new Airmen graduate with this ceremony. My squadron was supposed to be the first to graduate with this ceremony, but we got rained out. I’m incredibly happy to see others were able to enjoy this. They earned it!
I’ve been following you guys for over a year now. I love the journey and info, I appreciate all the work put into the content. CONGRATULATIONS MAKENNA!!! I’ve just turned 30 and am currently in DEP. 10 yrs ago I got to where it was time to swear into DEP but dropped everything for a girl.. Despite being older, I’ve decided to go for it again! Happy for her/y’all and I hope to be on that side soon.
Im glad you’re at it again after the shenanigans. I dropped college for a girl. And now the Air Force is seemingly a way back into school
Don’t worry about age. I’m turning 35 this year and I’m the process as well! We got this!
Everything happens for a reason. Your calling to the Air Force is now! Goodluck to you 👏🏻👍🏼
@@nicolem6109 I appreciate that! We do got this!
@@FlashIsHim I appreciate the words and I wish you luck as well!
Congrats! I was in flight 700. Ive watched this channel for the past 2 years. This is awesome!
That had to be the sweetest thing I've ever seen, watching you two see eachother after two months. Congrats to Airman Gott, I graduated BMT this year myself and loved it just like you did! Good luck at tech school and a tip for you: make sure you sign up to be a rope. You get experience in a leadership position, a guaranteed LOA (the good kind, not admonishment but appreciation), and a unique experience.
Are you joking about being a rope? Lol
Ropes are made fun of in my unit. (operational air force)
This is awesome to see. I remember when I joined, watching Kyle's videos before I joined. That was 4 years and 4 stripes ago, watching this graduation ceremony really takes me back and brought me so much joy and nostalgia. Congratulations on you accomplishment and welcome to the Air Force!
awesome to see parents back at graduation. brings a tear to my eye that parents can finally experience their boy or girl going through military graduation again even if attendance is still limited.
After watching your videos for over a year as I started my Air Force journey, I finally became a member after crying watching this! Thank you Makenna and Kyle for all the work you put into this channel. Your videos have been so helpful. You helped me choose my career field (3D1X2 Cyber Transport Systems) and are still helping me pack to ship out in exactly two weeks. Makenna, can't wait to see when you graduate from Tech School! Kyle, the haircut looks great! Good luck to everyone else in this thread who is preparing to ship out. No matter what age or stage of life we're in, we got this y'all!
Thanks Kelly!! Life is definitely a journey! Enjoy the ride! Can’t wait to see how your career goes!
Congratulations Makenna! I've been following you guys ever since Kyle was in Japan. My shipdate is in January of next year. Thank you guys for the motivations and helpful tips to become an airman. God Bless you two!
Master the fold and sock rolls before you go
Learn the rank descriptions
Airforce song and creed before leaving it’ll help so much more already knowing all this stuff
Seriously!! Congratulations Makenna! Well done. I went through basic back in 2017 and I was in Alcatraz. I was in the 324th training squadron. I’m excited to watch your Air Force journey. God speed.
Yep I was in the 324th in 2007, gosh time flies. Been a good journey though.
Love this version of the graduation! Wish I had one make like this of mine! Congrats again Airman Gott!
Congratulations & Good luck Air Force Graduates!!!
there was no better feeling than this! i remember watching your videos back in 2015 and I couldnt be any happier for you!
So proud of you Makenna. BMT graduation is an amazing experience so glad to watch the start of your journey
This is such an emotional experience my son left December 5 2023 Graduated January 25 2024 I cried when I tapped him out
What do you mean by Tapped him out? I am still getting familiar to some words... our son leaves on the 3rd... already getting emotional.. heard it's rough out there
My son is in his 5th week. I'm crying watching this!! I'm so proud of him!
@@ektaam1it's a symbolic thing. It's when a friend or family member taps your shoulder to signify to you that you're essentially no longer in training mode
My son left sep 17 2024 😢
Congratulations! I'm sooo excited to watch her bmt videos!
Right! I hope she goes into extreme detail- week by week! I have anxiety and like to know exactly what to expect!
@@hazelmarie6513 I think she kept a journal with a day to day log with what they did. However, keep in mind your experiences will vary a little bit.
@@JewelNicole that would be cool if she added a picture of her journal logs in her bmt videos. Like week 1 "woke up @ _"0600"_, breakfast @___,, class @ ____ , lunch @ ___" etc.
@@hazelmarie6513 Kyle & Makenna are good at explaining things so no worries girly- they got us! She has another video where you can ask Questions & she'll answer them in an upcoming video 💜 Best of luck in your journey!
This went by so fast! Feels like just yesterday Kyle was telling us you shipped out. Congrats! And good luck on your journey of life 🤍
That’s so cool that they brought back the taps ceremony!! Congrats Makenna!!!!
Love seeing all the amazing men and women that has graduated.
CONGRATS MAKENNA!!!!! ONE OF US!! ONE OF US!! ONE OF US!!!
You go Airman Makenna Gott!!! You look so happy!
Been there done that in Jan-Feb ‘83 BMTS 3723/FLT035.. I do remember it all now 🇺🇸👍
THAT'S CRAZY! I was at BMT at the same time as Makenna. I graduated the week before her on the 20th. That's wild
Congrats McKenna! Thanks for sharing this Kyle! It brings back memories of when my nephew/ airman graduated .
I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but I’m very proud of you. Thank you for your service!!!
those drums are amazing. good job to every airman in this video
Way to go Airman Makenna!! Congrat's!!!
This was me 27 years ago. Can't believe it was so long ago. What a journey it was!!!! 323 BMTS, FLT W050. Class of 94. (TI) SSGT Jefferson!!!!
October 26th and I finally start my new journey. I’m excited
Congratulations. Someday soon hopefully.
It's so awesome to see you graduate! I'm truly happy and excited for you as you have just finished a part of the beginning of your journey. So glad that I get to be a part of that journey as well! Praise Jesus and God bless you!
Congrats! Welcome to the best branch In my opinion. I joined back in may of 2018 and boy seeing how much has changed is a shocker. Surprised they did your guys formation in blues. Look great nonetheless. Again Congrats on making it through the first hurdle. Get ready to the ground running for tech school. (Flight 473 Wolf pack. Lead the way!)
Bro! One time my flight started to sing the AF song in the shower. MTI came in screaming to shut up, but it was so funny to know other dudes in my flight watched your videos lol
It's wild, I remember seeing Kyle's first couple of videos and then joining the Air Force right after him. Now I'm getting ready to separate and escape the maintenance career field.
Escape?
I missed out on this as I entered with three years of JROTC and graduated earlier than the rest of my flight. Never got the photo, either. Looking back, I wish I had stuck around.
the way my mom pops up at 1:40😭😭😭😭
I smiled so much at the end. Well done Makenna!
Congrats!! I just graduated yesterday, Squadron 324! Go Knights!! Just got to tech school a few hrs ago here in Pensacola. Best of luck to you.
Tips for asvab?
I’im currently studying but I have to take the test within this month so I can leave in October
@@isiahz Study, study, study! That's all i can say, brother.
@@isiahz You'll be fine. Get over a 50-60 and you'll get a decent job. Good luck.
@@ProtaJ thank you! I kinda naturally slack in arithmetic, it hasn’t been my strong point even when I was in high school and since I was so used to more calculus based/ geometry based problems. Do you think it’s possible to achieve a 50 while I’m strong in all of the other areas and so so in arithmetic?
Man she was so happy that’s a wholesome moment glad to see.
Congratulations!
It my turn now I want to feel this pride and honor.
Wishing you well! You were great!
I just graduated last year, Dec 29, 2023. Was crazy fun, aside from me being sick as a dog during the ceremony. Couldn't stop coughing and my eyes kept tearing up, the sun was absolutely bonkers. 😭
Happy to see this !!!
Catch me there in 2024 💯💯
i love this
youre glowing!! i’m so happy for you 🥰 can’t wait for this to be me still have a long way to go tho! just talked to a recruiter yesterday 😊
awesome!!!
Congrats so happy good luck on the rest of your journey thank you for your service
hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa I spotted sargent kimmel at the start of the video :') he was my MTI when I graduated !! he is still pushing classes! what a great dude
So happy for you congrats
This really changed since I was in
Congrats!!!
Brings back memories from 1982 3708 BMTS. The oath of allegiance was taken before even going to LAFB, I’m guessing it’s changed since.
OMG, seeing bmt grounds again, is bringing back a lot of memories.
Strips! NO ONE GOT any strips before graduation in my day ! You had to wait until after graduation before sewing em on . And your oath was given before you left for BMTS .
Congrats!
Can’t wait to in list just started my process to meps
❤I am so excited of to be watching this video. Thanks, and I am proud of my daughter.!!!🙏👩🎓❤️❤️
This is new we graduated in ABU'S! One team one fight
I can't wait to see my son on 5/10 & 5/11/23 graduating from Air force bootcamp
BRO IM IN THIS VIDEO LETS GO
ayyeeee
This is seriously so exciting! I’m so happy to finally see Makenna doing what she’s been wanting to do for years now! My husband just joined the Air Force and just left for BMT this past Tuesday! Also in all honesty I feel like he and I would’ve never been mentally ready or as prepared for this big step in our lives if it wasn’t for you guys and your channel! Looking forward to see how you guy’s journey progresses now that she’s in!
4:23 someone must have locked their knees
Congratulaciones, where is that graduatiin.
Anybody leave October 5 ?!
Impressive, I completed BMT January 1965 my Flight did not have a ceremony like this.
THE MEMORIES 😭
Congrats! It will be my turn for this in 7 weeks. It's too bad I won't get to watch all the new videos on bmt :(
Hopefully there will be some tech school videos ready for me, though :)
I leave oct 26th
Our graduation we were in ocps
Kinda crazy I just graduated a month ago we must've been there at the same time hopefully your Tech School is fun and not at Sheppard AFB because if you had a problem with the heat in Lackland it's way worse here lol
Did you get to pick what stands to sit in? I noticed north stands are shady...I'm worried about lupus rash if we get there at 7am.
Studying this bc ml graduates this November. I WILL tap him out
8:17 Drill Instructor: Outta the shot battle, this way lol
This’ll be my brother in a couple months! ❤
I was in this cycle too. 709 commanders and beast excellence!
I gave one child to the Navy and now I’m about to give another child to the Air Force 🫡🇺🇸
I never made it to my Air Force Basic graduation. That saddens me quite often, actually. Happy for Makenna though!
What happened?
@@NA-xp2cr Kind of a long story. I've thought about making a video about it but haven't. Basically, in week 1 during the hearing tests, they pulled me to the side and didn't allow me to test. Told me they saw something in my ear that concerned them. Week 2, I was sent for an MRI. Then at the end of week 4, right before beast week, I was sent to Reed for a follow up with the doctor and they said they found a tumor in my ear. They also said apparently I had a bunch of scarring in my ear that was disqualifying. So then I went to med-hold for like another month or so then was sent home haha. Come to find out, after a few ENT appointments outside of the military, they said I never had a tumor in my ear.
@@brandonwarnock3871 can you go back and do it again??
@@qtpenguinnie Not sure. I considered trying about a year after that all happened in 2018. But I remember they said the scarring in my ear was disqualifying so I'm not sure. At this point, I have new dreams and aspirations so I don't have a desire to go back and try again. As much as I wanted to have the experience of graduating and becoming an Airman, I think that dream has came and went. And I'm almost 30, although I know that's not a big deal.
Congratulations!! My fiancé is at AF BMT right now 😢 do they get some parts of the weekend of graduation to spend with family too or just the Thursday of graduation day?
It's only the Thursday of Graduation. I was thinking the same thing too but my recruiter said that it is only the day of because on Friday the new airmen are sent off to tech school.
Graduations are incredible, and military ones are the best
What happened to that one trainee girl @ 4:22
Poor girl! Maybe she felt ill? It looked like she was kinda hunching over
@@nicolem6109 at my brothers graduation one girl fell over. They took her out like this I also wonder what happened
It happens all the time, it’s so hot here, they pass out bc they are standing at attention for so long . You are told to not lock your knees to help prevent from fainting. She is okay I’m sure.
Glad you cut your hair looking clean 👍
crazy, i was just there a few months ago
You’re blessed to have a graduation like this. Mines was live streamed, in ocps. Instead my coin I got a elbow bump because they were back ordered on the coin smh
omg....
the flight closest to where you were in the front was my MTI the flight cycle before makenna
That's awesome!!
Hard to believe that I was at Lackland Air Force Base from February to March 1979, forty-four years ago this month! Time sure does fly. Retired in March 1999, twenty-four years ago next month, after doing my part for God and country. Aim high, everyone.
❤🎉
Can you do a client system job review I ship off in October
Congrats, do you know what came of the young lady you streamed with before basic !?
This brings back memories for me lol
Wishing all the best! Would think hard considering making a career out of it, not a bad lifestyle. . . . ol' Army Vietnam vet.
Do you have the whole weekend too spend time with family or just graduation day?
We get 2 days ...only 11am to 8pm, then my son heads to tech school next day.
Why do the squad instructors walk backwards? It looks silly.
I am super excited to see my daughter graduate Aug 16th/17th. Did they allow you to bring a GoPro or are you using your phone? Congrats to her bro!
You could bring a gopro. I just used my phone. Better zoom. Gopros are good for super up close video because of the wide angle, but even phones allow .5 zoom now for wide view and they can zoom.
So how many of your family members can participate in your BMT graduation ceremony? I'm aiming for the November ship date. For Airforce Special warfare grinding hard for it.
only 2 right now
spaceforce what do u do anything with aliens wow u are so useful thank u for your survice. picking on military is fun as long u dont mean it
Huh I wonder how it will feel as a dependent, since you’re out. It must be weird to be on the other isle.
Quick question. Do the guest visiting for graduation HAVE to be vaccinated?
Yes, fully vaccinated with proof of vaccination card.
Now with that being said, people who weren't vaccinated were able to be there (if they have base access), but they couldn't attend the ceremony
Cutest kiss ever! Makenna's so pretty.
This will be me in a year hopefully