MY AIR FORCE BMT EXPERIENCE | AF BMT 2019
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This is just a fraction of what happened at BMT during my time there but hopefully this is helpful to you guys!
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Hey guys! Just as a reminder, I’m not ignoring all of your comments! I’m on a business trip at the moment and I’ll be creating a new video answering all of your questions as soon as I’m back next week! Keep the questions coming! 🤙🏼
Hey! I graduated BMT in March and was also a warthog.
Yo at one point we probably were in BMT together I graduated may 4th. Roll gator what.
I’m 31 years old and leaving on May 7th as an E3, I’m a little nervous. Thank you for sharing your experience.
u will be the dorm chief
I'm leaving May 7th as an E3 too!
I just swore in yesterday. I'm also leaving on May 7th so maybe ill see you there!
I am enlisting next week as an E3 and I’m 28, haha!
@@sarahperkins5806 me too 😂
Don't be afraid to join at a later age. I was 37 when I was at bmt. I was dorm chief (leader of the flight and the toughest job). And I was in the top 3 most fit in my flight. So don't think that just because everyone is younger they will be in better shape. So many airman that were fresh out of high school or college were out of shape. I agree that sometimes being older is a good thing. You understand more why the Air Force makes you do certain things in boot camp.
Holy cow, I am most likely will be going to the Air Force when I am 23 or 24. Thank you for your service.
I leave for BMT April 16th (This Tuesday) My mind is running, I'm nervous but, nevertheless extremely excited and proud of being part of something better. I hope everything will turn out for the better and that, this will improve my life. Aim High guys!
CANT STOP THE ROCK
ROLL GATOR WHAT??
Greg Green ROLL GATER ROLL
That's crazy you are going to tech school 8 months later.. good luck you will do great!
You should’ve mentioned the protein bar incident 😂
Can’t believe you’re a video broadcaster!! Can you please make a video about your job description and what it entails, I’ve yet to find a video on TH-cam of someone who is a video broadcaster. Thanks so much man. Have a good one
Hey man, stumbled across your channel. This video was great! I am currently trying to lose weight so that I can enlist. I need to lose 30 pounds and I’ve lost 9 already! I can’t wait to finally enlist and go through BMT! Keep up the great work!
A bit excited and scared!! I am 28 y/o too and shipping out the May 21st!
I leave May 21st as well see ya there!
Nice to see a fellow ANG with a long ass break in training too lmao. Finally going to tech school in May, graduated in November. Goodluck brotha!
You as well!
I saw you there a couple times ! I graduated April 12th I was in 331st Disney land lol but I saw you and remembered watching all ur videos before I left haha
Zac Abs so cool!!
FLT 291-294 hooah. 🤙🏻🤙🏻
daTrail yooo 292???
Zac Abs Yeahh. You??
Hollllly shittt never mind. I know who you are. Had to think about it 😂😂
I’m so happy I found your channel since you are air national guard! There isn’t many around I also am ANG and I ship out May 28th! Very excited but nervous especially because of the heat.
The heat is not a bad thing. I went through June 19th through August 10th 2018 322TRS/FLT569, black flag conditions meant we were hardly outside but it did suck during beast week because we got flagged out of the fun stuff. Also you're reminded to hydrate and will get in trouble for not taking a drink.
I just went through BMT in January and my experience was sooo different. 322 wasn’t like this!! But it’s cool to hear what other people recently went through.
I wish I could leave sooner, I leave in September;(( In fall and it’s not even summer yet
Derran Lawston I also leave in September
what day?
You deserve many more subs man. Goodluck in your career, I just swore in a few weeks ago and I'm in active duty Air Force my MOS is Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist.
Thank you for the kind words! Good luck to you in your career as well!
I leave for BMT April 16th!
I was Tryna say we Watchin the same video
Yeah bro we is 😂
We go together i also leave the 16th
Bruh that's crazy 3 of us actually ended up Watchin the same video
Its President bro same!! We’re leaving in 5 days!
Jolly Green. Hello yeah. I'm just a rusty old crew chief. Have fun and remember the legacy.
So excited watching you guy! Planned graduation for my fiancee is in few weeks ;)
Congrats man! I just graduated March 15th as well, You’ve got a new sub. Love the content, keep it up! Aim high!
Man who is that stud?! 😍 great video brutha 👊
Riley C lol didn’t even have any hair 😂😂 thanks brotha!
Graduated march 1. Everything you said was accurate. Good content!
Finally someone who knows about Band Flight! Omg i cant information anywhere!
it was actually a pretty cool experience!
Good looking out brother I’m 28 myself… I’m going out to bmt August 13 And tech School right after… It’s refreshing to hear your explanation of BMT, kinda seems just as I imagined
I’m leaving Jan.28 2020 and was fortunate enough to get Tactical aircraft maintenance and be appointed crew chief so wish me luck 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I also was in a maintenance squadron and not to discourage you but life on the flight line is not easy so just be prepared for long hours and assholes.
Wow this is the best Bmt informational video I’ve seen
And I’ve been researching for about bmt for 2 months now.
Subbed 🤙🏽
Thanks a lot man! I honestly just tried to give as much information as I could remember as it all goes by very fast and you tend to forget some of it.
haha love the disclaimer. being right out of bootcamp and that shows haha ( welcome to the AF - active SSgt)
it’s crazy that i went to BMT a year ago and it’s all flashed before my eyes. BMT changed so much since i’ve been. (I went through when Airman’s week was still a thing)
wait airmans week isnt a thing anymore? I also was in bmt a little over a year ago.
Thank You so so much for this video! I am in my 30’s and I’m hoping to join the Air Force Soon! You’ve answered everything I needed to know! Video on point!
Jai Harris very happy it helped you out! 🙌 good luck!
Ricky Arnold Thank You 🙏
Aye 321st warthogs!!! Low....slow....kill everything below!!!!
Wow so crazy im coming across this my husband graduated on march 14-18 2019 knights! 324 hardcore!
That’s my element leader!!!! Bring on the 2080!!!!!
Great video, thanks for sharing! I ship out July 29th!
Ismael Camarillo no problem! Good luck out there!
Shipping out this Tuesday April 16th, I’m geeked!
Me too. Nervous as hell but, excited.
Good luck
my son is in hi WOT2 right now.Makes me feel at ease cuz you made it sounds like it isn’t that hard .Can you please breakdown week by week if you can? My son is 19 and I am proud that he is facing this new challenge in his life.Can’t wait to receive letters from him though .Stay awesome!!
Irma Cabusao Have you been on AF wingmom website? Really good info there, they break down week by week.
I was like week 6 when you graduated go mustangs
ErinRussell I was too April 12th lol
Ahh my fellow Warthog 👍 congrats man. I went through 2 years ago
Damn dude I'm leaving in a few days lol. July 30th let's go. Low key pretty nervous tho
you'll do great! just do what you're told and you'll be fine!
I'm leaving the 30th too
@@wolverinePlaysG nice. Hope we get Disneyland lmao
surreal taco July 30th gang lets goooo
Try USMC for tough
Great video! I'll be heading to bmt June 4th. Anyone else!?
Preston Billups me to !
Preston Billups me!!
I USED to play trombone. In middle school. For 2 years then I quit band. I have no memory of how to play it. If I step forward what would I play? I hear I’ll get made a cymbal smasher. Is that true? I have also been told by friends that did BMT to not step forward. Would you say you have to do more when in band flight? Because you have the normal BMT stuff plus the band stuff. Or would you say it makes BMT more “enjoyable”
yep soon as you said you had I had a break I knew it was 8 months. in bmt my buddy was reserve and im ad he said he was gonna have an 8 month break till tech school, well its been over a year since bmt so i hope my friend from bmt enjoyed tech school X D operational is definitely better.
was in band flight also lol. my flight got delayed so that was all that had room for me. never have played anything ever lmao. B043 was my flight
also I was band flight and I was not in Disney land dorms lol. ours sucked was horrible. we had 4 shower heads and that was it
Wassup my fellow Warthog ✌️ graduated March 15, let’s get it
cant stop the rock
I'm leaving for BMT the 25th of November. My tech school will be at keesler for 8 months
During the BMT did you have any moment when you thought “I can’t stand this, I might as well just quit”?
Mony Delgado Everyone feels like that the first week or so. People adjust and if you join you will too. I just graduated April 4th and it was an amazing experience.
Hell no it was so easy
It depends on the person to be honest. Keep in mind, I graduated in August of 2016, and BMT has experienced a few changes over the past couple of years.. I know that I never had that need to quit, but I also came from a home life where there was a lot of yelling and real threats to physical and mental health. If you are used to being scared to be at home half of the time, going to BMT feels like a fucking vacation. It's especially easy if you keep in mind your life is gonna get even better upon graduation. That's just me though. In my flight there were plenty of girls that came from more stable walks of life, and there were quite a few who almost gave up because the TIs terrified them. The big thing that helped those girls was that we reminded them it's only 2 months long. That feels like a long time at the start, but you have to take everything one meal at a time. If you're struggling just focus on getting to the next meal. If it gets to be too much talk to your wingmen about what's stressing you out-- 9/10 times they can relate and will help you through it. Again, though, this was my experience 3 years ago. Everything I've seen on BMT for recent months shows it's a lot easier compared to when I went through, and as I said, I thought it was easy for me. Anither big thing to remember, if you want to quit, and the TIs let you leave, you dont go straight home. You get sent to separation flight, which can leave you in BMT for almost as long, and sometimes longer than the 8 and 1/2 weeks of BMT you signed up for. I got sent to med-hold (another flight in the same squadron as separation flight) -- and from what I saw, separations is 1000x worse than anything you can experience in normal BMT-- because you're just sitting there waiting to have your paperwork go through for weeks. You're left to watch from the distance as the flight you came in with progresses through basic, while you wonder what it would be like if you didnt give in early. -- Had so many conversations with separation flight trainees, and 90% of them would say stuff to me like "If you get better, at least you have a chance to graduate- we either gave up too soon or had the chance taken from us due to medical/discipline/etc... work hard to get better for all of us who dont have that chance"...
Aka: if you feel like quitting, just remember quitting will make you stay there longer and you'll possibly be left waiting long enough to regret the choice.
Fate Fate I cannot thank enough for this response!! Thanks for taking the time to explain your experience not just to me but to open up about it to all girls out there who don’t know what to expect or how to feel about it. This is amazing. I had no idea you have to go through all that when you quit or that it gets that hard with all the paperwork.
:) so happy I asked
@@mongdc glad I could help! :)
Gooods to have yous bak brothez
Hey whats up man! Congrats, let me know what you're up to gaming wise, maybe we can colab or something. Best wishes.
Can you make a video talking specifically on band flight? I can’t find anyone else that was in band flight. Like how many songs you had to learn how long you had to learn them and what songs you actually learned? Thanks
How were you able to do split option training? I’m looking at both air guard and army guard and I’m leaning toward army because the air guard didn’t offer me a split option
Warthogs! Low, slow, kill everything below!
Thank you so much! This was such a great video!
hey man im at tech school right now and i just found your video and i just wanted to know when you graduated because it sounds like you graduated pretty close to when i did. i graduated march 29 and that would be crazy if we graduated the same time
Dwight Duzan y’all did. He was my brother flight and we graduated March 29th
What's the process from your BMT Report Day to your first day of BMT like?
What items should we bring or not bring? Can you use boots other than issued as long as it’s the same color? Can you get packages or only what you brought on the initial day?
I just remember getting called “princess” for wearing a diamond earring to BMT. Dumb dumb dumb
Oh shit! 321st?! Who was your MTI’s??
What do you recommend to memorize before BMT? Creed? Song? Ranks? Etc. did you memorize anything before BMT?
MattMan Outdoors you can start to learn those if you want! You’ll be made to learn them while you’re at BMT though. It’ll be drilled into your mind so you won’t forget them haha. All of that stuff is done DAILY over and over again.
Ricky Arnold thanks for your feedback I appreciate it.
Do you know of anyone who was placed in med hold? If so, were they sent back to a different flight, therefore graduating after their original graduation date?
TeeVee33 Yes. Depending on how long in Med Hold. If you go longer than a week, you’ll be held back and rejoin another flight when you leave Medhold. You will graduate later than your original expected date.
I leave in a few weeks. This was very helpful
Good luck to you!
Would guitar players get into a band flight? And do you have to read music?
Sort of. Yeah there's no guitar parts so you may get stuck playing a drum or being a cymbal player.
Yo could you bring and use chapstick 😂 thanks man
yes
I graduated on April 12th. 331st Wolfpack! You were probabaly graduating around my 6th week. Did you enjoy mopp level 4?
Hello from Colorado! Do you have a chance to request a specific Unit? I have twins, one who went to BMT on April 9 and the other who leaves on April 23. I know that they will really only see each other at religious service, but if they can ask to be in the same Unit then they may cross paths elsewhere. Just curious. Great video, thanks!
Hello, this question is in reference to the Band Flight comment you made. I haven't played an instrument in a very long time, do you have to be really good at playing an instrument/reading music or do they teach you how to do all those things?
rmzjon it you haven’t played in a while they won’t take you into band flight and you have to know how to pretty much do everything on your own they will not teach you. They expect you to know how to do it all hence why they won’t take you if you haven’t played in a while
Lane Williams thank you for the answer.
Can you go more into what band flight is like? I'll be shipping out in a couple months and Im hoping that I can be part of band flight.
We you get to bmt they will ask who has played an instrument if you play a drums or any band instrument you will automatically get put in band camp if you tell them...from there you practice playing instruments instead of marching like other flights...
That’s my element leader !!! 😁🤙🏾 Warthog Yes Sir !
BACK SIR
Back sir thank you saaaaa!
Low Slow kill everything below! Warthogs huaaa
Is it worth studying the information on the DEPS app or is it a waste of time? Just trying to prioritize. Also heard airman’s week has changed, is that true?
Andy YES study the airman’s creed, ranks and know your reporting statement. I’ve seen many trainees get grilled at basic for not saying it right or not saying it at all.
How did you prepare for it physically,how often did you workout
twitch moments you really don’t need to prepare, bmt is easy, pt is easy, everything is just a routine.
By Blu if you’re out of shape, you have to prepare lol. I wasn’t able to do 5 push-ups when I wanted to join. When I went I was able to do 40ish and it was hard. so if you can’t even do 10, you gotta prepare like hell
so you work out monday through Saturday, and alternating strength days (pushups, situps, etc) and run days. You should be able to do mostly everything already, but I'd suggest looking up the pyramid push-ups and practicing those if I were you...
just turned 27 and what are the odds was also interested in the broadcasting as well.
I wanted to do Broadcast journalisms but im looking at personnel now
I’m reserve been in the dtf program for a year now , I ship out May 7
Most Wanted Garage add me on Snapchat maybe we can get to know each other before we meet up at basic lol . Cales_23
Most Wanted Garage Or my insta @ Seattlerican_54
For your specific job, what do you have to score on the ASVAB? And/Or What specific section of the test ?
Dec 17th anyone?
Do they serve coffee at bmt
Michael C they do! I wouldn’t trust it though 😉 pretty sure it’s decaf lol
321st warthogs huaaaa! I remember seeing you around my guy
I was in your cousin-brother flight. Flight 267 lol
I am going for honor grad but I am young and I am nervous that my lack of life experience will cut me short. Do you have any advice?
Oh and is there any tools or applications that would help someone prepare?
I play a bit of piano. What level of skill do you need for band flight?
Gabbie you need to be able to know how to read notes and not much more. Usually they ask the first night you get in who played an instrument before. After they put in band flight. You won’t play the piano since it’s technically a marching band.
I’m planning on going in as a 30
Good luck to you!
Thank u
After graduation on Saturday and Sunday what do you do? On saturday can I see my family?
Depending on the schedule that the mtis have for you and how many town passes and base passes you get (My flight had 3 days but my mti took time away so we had to come back earlier than other flights)...If it's right after grad probably...
very random but you have nice eyes lol
this video was very helpful though
Natalie Giron haha thank you! Glad it was able to help you!
I leave for BMT on April 16! So soon!
good luck!! Update us when you graduate!🔥
@@kelignz Sadly, she is no longer with us.
I leave September 24th 🙃
My son just left 9-17-2019
I leave for BMT July 29th, any tips for passing the mile and a half run for someone who hasn’t done very much cardio?
just try your very best on each run day and TRY to improve and you definitely will!
For thunderbolts and Warhawk do you have to do pull up?
Pollyanna Valenzuela no it’s not required
@@carlslv7 for warhawk yes. Its 10 pull ups.
What is showering like? Are there communal showers or can you shower by yourself?
Demetrius Hyman it’s like a big giant shower for everyone.
Is there any specific skill level you need to have with your instrument with band flight and do they take gutairs?
Brass and drummers only. Don’t remember who they didn’t pick in terms of experience but I played a marching baritone (trombone player here) but it’s not overwhelming. If you are guaranteed band (AFSC is band) then they may automatically take you.
GO WARTHOGS! ME TOO! 321ST!
Are the new trainees still being assigned sage ABU’s or are there now OCP’s with the coyote boots?
I heard from other trainees that it depends on your MTI, but that I may be able to wear a “non-uniform” but more comfortably and lightweight boot like a Danner Tachyon or Reckoning.
What can you say about this?
Whatever you heard is all garbage, every trainee is being issued ABUs until the first of October
Thank you! Hopefully my ship date is September 31st! Haha
Is there an opportunity to wear another style of sage or coyote (depending on uniform) if I bring them myself, versus the gravity boots assigned with the uniforms?
I would say don’t bring any boots, just wear whatever you’re issued while you’re there. Even now some MTIs don’t allow trainees in their flight to buy lightweight boots because they want everyone to be uniform. Just be smart and don’t chance anything, wait until you get to Lackland
Again, thank you!
Being in the same almost 28 yo boat and joining the Air Guard as this gentleman in the video, I want to be as prepared as possible in order to help those scare unprepareds. But it’s also completely unknown for me, too
July 30th
good luck to you!
@@RAVisuals Thank you! Can't wait for this experience. My father was in the Marines, so he yells at me a lot. This should be a breeze.
warhogs
I'm set on joining and am preparing, but im curioushow did you prepare? How did you prep exercise? Did you study for the asvab, and how did you approach that aspect? I'm joining im just a little overwheight but already have lost ~7Kgs.
I went through BMT late last year. To be honest, I prepared very little other than trying to follow the workout routine the AF website recommended. Be sure to work on your sit-ups and push-ups, as you will be tested on that periodically and it's best to come onto the scene already able to pass (33 push-ups and 42 sit-ups in a minute). You will constantly have PT with each day alternating between strength and running. The strength workouts are not bad once you get into the routine. Some people in my flight were not really prepared for running though. On run days you are expected to run for 26 minutes straight at your own pace, so long as you don't walk or stop. As for the ASVAB, I downloaded an app on my phone with practice questions from all of the subject areas and went through those a few times a week. The computerized test did not seem bad at all. If you've taken the ACT or SAT, it's mildly comparable in format to that, but reasonably easier in my opinion. I knew nothing about mechanical or electronic things going into the AF, but I scored in the 90s in every area, and I'm sure you can too! Good luck!
@@aviatorlogic , Thank you very much I've been training for maybe 4 mo. now and I've been working on what you said. I appreciate your insight it really helps. I did not know about running for 26 minutes straight, so i was only doing 10 minutes at a good pace to me, i will now try to improve on that. Thank you!
@@MegaRecon117 I'm glad I was able to help. For your fitness test, the run makes up the majority of your score. I believe the minimum for the 1.5-mile test is just over 13 minutes, but if you can make it in under 11 minutes before BMT you'll be in a great position to score very well when it counts. To improve, I fully recommend a mix of comfortable-paced long distance runs (somewhere between 2-3 miles is useful to prepare for the average distance of PT run days) and HIIT training. For me, 15-30 second sprints followed by the same duration of a light jog/walk for about 20 minutes really helped boost my performance and it trains your heart very well without being too exhausting. Kudos to you for staying at it for so long 😊
@@aviatorlogic thanks again, yes I've stuck to it i was really out of shape, in my life had i run more than 10 seconds from the car door to the McD's door lol so its been hard and just this week i got what appears to be runners knee, so yeah right now im focusing on those push ups and sit ups
What’s its feel like. To be shot by. By a warthog. Woooohooo
Did you get the peanut butter shot?
Everyone does
Lucas Mota no, some people say they don’t do it anymore..
Depends if the have availability of the shot. My flight had the pill version.
bmt is summer camp
Ay 321, warthog hua