Air Force BMT has changed drastically since covid and it honestly is as easy as it looks here, I graduated from the 326th TRS and this is our video, it is very easy compared to the other branches, but I know many people still had trouble making it through, it is still mentally challenging, even if it isn't as brutal as it used to be.
@@Lmaoez669 don't worry about it man, the first 2 days are what get you because it actually does suck those first two days, depending on when you get there, there will be no sleep. But after that just make sure your dorm isn't laughing and joking by day 3 or 4 in front of the instructors it's not a good look, you'll get screamed at. But after the first week it gets much easier, make friends and lean on them, joke and have fun, distract yourself. They really are the best friendships you'll ever have.
brings back so many memories watching this video. Seemed like it was just yesterday when i went to Basic training and now i am less than a year from retiring.. ....... Everyone will take a different path in life but i am proud of all the trainees here and to the future Airmen of the greatest AF....
So much different then in 1959 when I was 17 & flew to Lackland. Old WWII Barracks and the TI's called you evey name in the book. Didnt tske long to go from a civilian to a Airmen. Best part of my life spent 20 years retired E-8 Maintenance B-52 ,KC-135, EC -135N ,C-141 1:59:15 & 02 in Nam. Go air Force❤
20+ years ago today I graduated from BMT- man it's so different!! Best of luck new boots! Get your education/certs ASAP while you are in ...1 term or 20 years - get it done!
@@Tux7.62 talk to a recruiter if you haven't already, the process takes a long time it's not like you're leaving for basic training the next day. youre not committed to anything after meeting in the office to ask questions. they should be able to answer all your questions for you, they're your side lol.
@An Admirer this only deeply shows zero week, maybe week 1 or 2. TCCC training which the bandages and BEAST. They lighten up after week 3 towards the end BMT was a piece of cake.
I went to AF BMT just beginning of last year and I had to run (not walk) up and down 4 flights of stairs everytime we had to leave the building. I much rather walk uphill to a chow hall than running up flights of stairs
It’s Air Force, it’s not going to be that bad. At least you don’t have 4-5 DI’s on your face spitting and screaming at you and calling you a “BITCH” or a nasty recruit.
I was in Flight 450 as a trainee. My MTI was TSGT Hill back in May last year, an amazing MTI. Wish I Could go back. I remember how we used to call MSGT Baker MSGT Dad 😅. I remember clipping and cutting strings off our uniforms for hours! HOOYAH BULDOGS HOO HOO
Just graduated from the 326th as well, Flight 049. Hill is now a Msgt and is filling in as 1st Sgt at CQ. It was almost weird to see a regular patrol cap on his head instead of his campaign cover lol.
This all looks familiar to a now retired Airman. It was a lot more yelling and throwing things back in 1989 when I went through. Thanks to all of these young men and women for carrying on for all of us that went before. You now carry the torch for the greatest AF in the world. Best of luck to all of young recruits. Make us proud.
i was in 321 TRS FLT 572, i think 1 or 2 weeks before or behind FLT 581, i loved my sergeants because they saw what i was immediately when i got off the bus and helped build me into a new man, but unfortunately i didnt make it to 7th week. i see alot of familiar faces including the sergeants, will definitely miss it
1:07:35 Aye! That was my TCCC and the freaking "see a weapon charge a weapon, HALT!" (i forget what that class was called} instructor! She was awesome. Did great on teaching the lectures and hands on!
Wow, huge difference from how it was 18 years ago for me. Nowhere near as much screaming as when I was going through it but maybe because these guys have a camera on them. But this does give the vibe there's more of a mentor approach than how it used to be.
bro you def have to remember it's because of the camera. my mti wasn't a freaking maniac but that MFer was TOUGH. loved it because of that. great leader.
No, it's really soft. "Woke" Military. The whole point of boot camp is to get you stressed for a real-world situation when life and death are on the line.
@drutalero2962 I've obviously been in the military and Iraq, because you said that shit of course I'm going to talk shit. I don't care about anyone's feelings. You obviously went through the "Woke" military basic training 😆 🤣
25:41 Looks like a retread, much older that the others. I really thought I was an old man at 20 when I went through BMTS in 1971. We had one flight member who was an ancient 28 years old. He was a civil service fire fighter who wanted to go on active duty. He was our dorm chief. Great guy who really helped us all at various times. And yes, this is waaaayyyy more laid back than1971. Some of the barbers look like they were there then...
Interesting they keep their rifles in the slots on the wall lockers. My basic years ago we had to draw from arms room down below. Our buildings looked like these. They still have many of the old style basic training billets as we had where I went to basic training in Army. I live in San Antonio, TX and have been to Lackland Airforce base and Fort Sam Houston where they train new recruits. They all seem to keep a couple of those old bullets though they have built new style buildings in last couple of years. Fort Sam Houston trains all branches who choose a medical related type career for those that choose that career path. They have new facilities that have been built in recent years. But these old buildings bring back memories. Many have learned under those buildings going back into time
The rifles are completely real, except they have a block in the trigger assembly preventing them from being able to fire whatsoever. That is the only modification, it is otherwise a standard M4.
These videos are high quality great entertainment but I’m glad I went in 2009 before youtube exploded…looking back now having no clue what was going on and what was coming next was such a memorable part of boot camp
My Ti back in the late 90's was a maniac lol. The only thing he gave me was attention to detail..and a strange feeling he was secretly trying to kill us slowly haha. All in all though...all these years later..the attention to detail I learned..the drive to not quit...helped me in life. If people get anything from the military hopefully that is a lesson they learned as well. It's the little things..the attention to details that count in life. The military will give you those skills. Whatever branch you choose to serve in.
You’d be surprised on how many people can fuck up “sir trainee____reports as ordered sir my area is prepared for inspection” but this shit brings me back for real I lowkey miss the days our MTIs were gone and we’d just be sitting there talking while clipping strings
I joined in 1971. This was just as Vietnam began winding down. Our TI was notified he wasn't selected for reenlistment with 8 years in. He simply withdrew. He hardly showed up and left us alone for days at a time. There was a schedule on the wall, and we learned to follow it without him. I liked skipping breakfast to get an extra hour's sleep. Another TI went away for the weekend to get married. He never returned and was listed AWOL. They were training the Iranian AF at the time. One guy was murdered in his dorm. It was never solved. I definitely learned we weren't in a perfect organization.
Capt Merts, TSgt Williams, MSgt GA, MSgt TURNNNNBALLLL, & Col Smith! Good too see those faces again! Much love from the Air Force Academy! HOOYAH BULLDOGS!!
Flight 1474...3702 BMTS...November 10, 1972..6 weeks. Definitely not this relaxed. For 2 to 3 weeks...we could do nothing right...nothing ! It got this tamed about 2 days before we graduated...but we was warned to keep our military bearing. There was profanity...but not directed at the trainee ...no name calling...only a little snatching/bumping. We were glad it was over...although most of us wished there was more PT. Retired USAF flat belly MSgt...24 years...1972-1996..best decision I ever made.
That's TSgt Hill in the thumbnail and the male MTI at the beginning of the video. He wasnt my MTI but he was working in the same squadron I went through this past August-October. Super solid guy.
@@georgelucas8815 Looking back on it, no not really. However I distinctly remember thinking it was awful in the moment, because it was a totally new experience to me.
lookin back at basic training this shit was the funniest thing you could never laugh at but once you go operational the air force is nothing like this 😂😂
History repeats itself when we forget. The military got soft after WW1 heading into WW2 we were not ready. We learned the hard way. I honestly feel history is repeating itself. This is coming from a military veteran.
I was in the Air Force for ten years. I took part in Noble Eagle three days after 9/11 and deployed Jan5 2002. Does my deployment count? @@TheMonkeyThatDoesYourJobBetter
There’s two guys in there that I know. Kevin and Frank the Tank. They were in my special warfare development group. Kevin was going for pj and frank for eod, I haven’t kept touch with them but it’s cool to see them in bmt while I am in tech school rn
I was army for 20 years. I like that the NCO’s are running the show. No Commissioned Officers involved with graduation of the enlisted personnel except for the Colonel’s speeches. Great!!
Is that a Bulldogs squadron dorm that the new trainees just walked into? They have newer lockers and beds then what we had as Eagles this past couple of months….
Lol it’s crazy tht the airforce is so relaxed and calm the marines every moment is intense for us from the medical stuff and definitely the range even all the way down to signing a piece of paper lol this is crazy
I arrived at Lackland 16 August 1983, 0230. 3707 BMTS, flight 147. Honorably discharged June, 1987. That was over 40 years ago. Completely different, which is not surprising. But every day of duty, we were properly shaved with a regulation haircut, ironed creases in our utility uniforms and shined boots. I was a Security Policeman in the Strategic Air command. 2 months ago, I went to the Air Force Base near my home and I eas, quite frankly, appalled at what I saw. The SSgt. who escorted me looked like had 3 or 4 days growth of whiskers. In fact, quite a few uniformed members I saw had even more than that. I saw a Captain in his dress blues with a full beard. and of course these days, AF members don't wear black boots that need to be shined. And some of the haircuts I saw looked ridiculous. At least I can say that the Security Forces troops I saw looked squared away. Proper haircuts and no facial hair. The lady cops had their hair nicely set. I shook their hands.
I went through in 1980 and in these dorms. Much nicer beds and lockers now. And I must honestly say it seems milder now than then. That first night and especially the shakedown the next day were a real attention getter; all hell broke loose once we arrived at the dorms and intensified from there but gradually calmed some after the first two weeks. But I have to admit that it was a real milestone in my life and I don't regret it!
Soooo chill, literally was never scared of that guy, but I did watch him catch a guy in bed 15 minutes to lights out and he was so stunned at the audacity of the trainee, I'll never for get that guy's face 😂
It has been quite a few years since I went through "basic" at Lackland & it was very hot & gnats were vicious so we had to sneak to fan them out of your face & if we were caught the MTIs would smack you in the face with your hat! It was never this quiet, yelling was constant!
Maann...what I would have given to not have a bunkmate. Everytime they'd move, even scratch an itch, the entire bunk would shake as if they were beating that shit like it owed them money. (Sometimes, I swear that's what they were doing). Didn't matter if you were top bunk or bottom bunk, it sucked. Also, must be nice to be able to take your time and eat like that. Sometimes we had until the 1st guy was done eating (always made sure to eat slow so everyone had time to get their food and eat something before time was up or else he risked getting pummeled that night), and sometimes they'd give us 3 - 5 minutes from the time the last person to get their meal sat down. And God Forbid you were the first or second person in the DFAC and you're still sitting there when the last person sits.
did you ever get table fucked? i hated sitting in front of our sister flight because they barely ate and everytime they got up we had to get up then which screwed us because we're guys and ate more than them so we'd end up starving.
@Andrew Talero Oh definitely. Some guys just didn't care and had no common decency or consideration for others. It's okay though. They all got dealt with eventually. Lol Good times.
Air Force BMT has changed drastically since covid and it honestly is as easy as it looks here, I graduated from the 326th TRS and this is our video, it is very easy compared to the other branches, but I know many people still had trouble making it through, it is still mentally challenging, even if it isn't as brutal as it used to be.
I went through in 2021, easy as could be. This looks like child’s play here. Still congrats to the new airmen here.
Thank you for your service to the greatest country on God's green earth! 🫡🇺🇲🤙
I'm shipping off on Feb 28, is the current BMT still chill like this lol ? I'm physically ready for BMT but still nervous as heck
@@Lmaoez669 don't worry about it man, the first 2 days are what get you because it actually does suck those first two days, depending on when you get there, there will be no sleep. But after that just make sure your dorm isn't laughing and joking by day 3 or 4 in front of the instructors it's not a good look, you'll get screamed at. But after the first week it gets much easier, make friends and lean on them, joke and have fun, distract yourself. They really are the best friendships you'll ever have.
@@blwhpenguin Thank you for the reassuring, how was PT days over there?
brings back so many memories watching this video. Seemed like it was just yesterday when i went to Basic training and now i am less than a year from retiring.. ....... Everyone will take a different path in life but i am proud of all the trainees here and to the future Airmen of the greatest AF....
Pozdrav od vojnika vojske srbije
So much different then in 1959 when I was 17 & flew to Lackland. Old WWII Barracks and the TI's called you evey name in the book. Didnt tske long to go from a civilian to a Airmen. Best part of my life spent 20 years retired E-8 Maintenance B-52 ,KC-135, EC -135N ,C-141 1:59:15 & 02 in Nam. Go air Force❤
I went through basic in 1996 via 331 TRS. Thankful for the young folk willing to sacrifice for the greater good!
I also went through in 1996.
Went through 2008 via 331st FLT 099 myself
20+ years ago today I graduated from BMT- man it's so different!! Best of luck new boots! Get your education/certs ASAP while you are in ...1 term or 20 years - get it done!
Watched the full 2 hours, thank you for sharing. It answered a few questions I had.
Are you joining the military service.
@@Mocha69A I was thinking about it, trying to gather as much information as I could before I fully committed.
@@Tux7.62 talk to a recruiter if you haven't already, the process takes a long time it's not like you're leaving for basic training the next day. youre not committed to anything after meeting in the office to ask questions. they should be able to answer all your questions for you, they're your side lol.
@An Admirer this only deeply shows zero week, maybe week 1 or 2. TCCC training which the bandages and BEAST. They lighten up after week 3 towards the end BMT was a piece of cake.
Was at bmt 50 years ago, had to walk uphill to chow hall both ways. Good luck airpeople
I went to AF BMT just beginning of last year and I had to run (not walk) up and down 4 flights of stairs everytime we had to leave the building. I much rather walk uphill to a chow hall than running up flights of stairs
Msgt baker, what a awesome person he was during my time in basic training!
Dude is jacked
I remember him. Man is an absolute unit lol.
I’m studying to retake the practice ASVAB to get a higher score. Also I’m preparing myself physically & mentally.
Use khanacademy. it helped a lot when I was studying for that.
@@Nev_Reloaded what were your scores?
@@jaygom9671 66 gen 56 elec 51 mech 72 admin from what I can remember
You got this!
It’s Air Force, it’s not going to be that bad. At least you don’t have 4-5 DI’s on your face spitting and screaming at you and calling you a “BITCH” or a nasty recruit.
I was in Flight 450 as a trainee. My MTI was TSGT Hill back in May last year, an amazing MTI. Wish I Could go back. I remember how we used to call MSGT Baker MSGT Dad 😅. I remember clipping and cutting strings off our uniforms for hours! HOOYAH BULDOGS HOO HOO
Ayooo I was flight 087 I’m pretty sure we did details at the prc for you guys 😂
I had tsgt Campbell but tsgt hill was an awesome guy I graduated bmt 10-20-22
Just graduated from the 326th as well, Flight 049. Hill is now a Msgt and is filling in as 1st Sgt at CQ. It was almost weird to see a regular patrol cap on his head instead of his campaign cover lol.
This all looks familiar to a now retired Airman. It was a lot more yelling and throwing things back in 1989 when I went through. Thanks to all of these young men and women for carrying on for all of us that went before. You now carry the torch for the greatest AF in the world. Best of luck to all of young recruits. Make us proud.
In 1964 much cursing and yelling.So no more blanket parties?
I went through Lackland in 1985, definitely looked a lot different back then. I too thank the new generation following the trail we left behind.
I was in the 3701st in the fall of 1989.
@@cm1133 Lead, Follow or get out of the way! I was in the 3701 in October 1985 when I went through.
Been 48 years since I did BMT, had to chuckle when they still played the “pick up your bag, put your bag down” game with the Sargent!
I remember when I was here for A school in Navy and couldn't believe how relaxed everyone was. Kinda regretted not going Air Force.
Thank you for posting! The graduation ceremony had me tearing up a bit. They made it. Looking forward to joining, too.
Watching this as I eat lunch in Korea. Time flies, it feels like yesterday I was there lmao.
what’s your job in the air force?
Sou do Rio de janeiro Brasil, servi num batalhão de elite, no começo passei por tudo isso, era muito emocionante mesmo
VOCE E MAIS UM CACÇADOR DE APOSENTADOS E VELHINHAS INDEFESAS , COMUNISTAS
I ship out this Tuesday Jan 17th it seems a lot of these trainees didn’t study their reporting statements on the DEP app
You ship out or do you go to the Hotel? Since I also have to go there on Jan 17th.
good luck bro i just got out a month ago once you’re done with 0 and 1st week it’ll go by super quick
@@firmuspiett_gcw5691 I am leaving from Pittsburgh where I’m based. I fly out the 17th from there to NC, then from there to Texas.
@@mustachcastach697 Thank you brother. I’m looking forward to the journey and seeing how fast it go’s for me.
I ship out the 17th too!
I was at BMT right before this. 331st Wolfpack. Good times, I miss all the friends I made there. Tech school at Keesler was amazing though.
i was in 321 TRS FLT 572, i think 1 or 2 weeks before or behind FLT 581, i loved my sergeants because they saw what i was immediately when i got off the bus and helped build me into a new man, but unfortunately i didnt make it to 7th week. i see alot of familiar faces including the sergeants, will definitely miss it
1:07:35 Aye! That was my TCCC and the freaking "see a weapon charge a weapon, HALT!" (i forget what that class was called} instructor! She was awesome. Did great on teaching the lectures and hands on!
Wow, huge difference from how it was 18 years ago for me. Nowhere near as much screaming as when I was going through it but maybe because these guys have a camera on them. But this does give the vibe there's more of a mentor approach than how it used to be.
bro you def have to remember it's because of the camera. my mti wasn't a freaking maniac but that MFer was TOUGH. loved it because of that. great leader.
No, it's really soft. "Woke" Military. The whole point of boot camp is to get you stressed for a real-world situation when life and death are on the line.
@@robertgunner6676 I know who's never been to the military 🤣
@@robertgunner6676 I mean if you mean by having my own house 2200 miles away from my mother then sure?
@drutalero2962 I've obviously been in the military and Iraq, because you said that shit of course I'm going to talk shit. I don't care about anyone's feelings. You obviously went through the "Woke" military basic training 😆 🤣
This guys give up their freedom for Others Freedom. Honorable.
25:41 Looks like a retread, much older that the others. I really thought I was an old man at 20 when I went through BMTS in 1971. We had one flight member who was an ancient 28 years old. He was a civil service fire fighter who wanted to go on active duty. He was our dorm chief. Great guy who really helped us all at various times.
And yes, this is waaaayyyy more laid back than1971. Some of the barbers look like they were there then...
We had a guy turn 40 while at BMT, still smoked everyone at PT ran like a 9:20 mile and a half
@@blwhpenguinsame here I was 35 but we had a 39 year old get the best time. He ran like 8:40 but he also was a marathon runner when he was younger.
This was my squadron and my cycle. He was 39 during this video. Still made the cutoff
Interesting they keep their rifles in the slots on the wall lockers. My basic years ago we had to draw from arms room down below. Our buildings looked like these. They still have many of the old style basic training billets as we had where I went to basic training in Army. I live in San Antonio, TX and have been to Lackland Airforce base and Fort Sam Houston where they train new recruits. They all seem to keep a couple of those old bullets though they have built new style buildings in last couple of years. Fort Sam Houston trains all branches who choose a medical related type career for those that choose that career path. They have new facilities that have been built in recent years. But these old buildings bring back memories. Many have learned under those buildings going back into time
They are training rifles not real ones
The rifles are completely real, except they have a block in the trigger assembly preventing them from being able to fire whatsoever. That is the only modification, it is otherwise a standard M4.
WOWW the memories, MSgt Grooms, TSgt Shively FLT 341 March 8-April28 Brother flight TSgt Turnball TSgt Fortson. Somehow miss that place lol
MSgt Grooms is gonna be a hard no from me there bud, but man was he jacked
Guide on wassgood my guy 💪🏽
These videos are high quality great entertainment but I’m glad I went in 2009 before youtube exploded…looking back now having no clue what was going on and what was coming next was such a memorable part of boot camp
My Ti back in the late 90's was a maniac lol. The only thing he gave me was attention to detail..and a strange feeling he was secretly trying to kill us slowly haha. All in all though...all these years later..the attention to detail I learned..the drive to not quit...helped me in life. If people get anything from the military hopefully that is a lesson they learned as well. It's the little things..the attention to details that count in life. The military will give you those skills. Whatever branch you choose to serve in.
You’d be surprised on how many people can fuck up “sir trainee____reports as ordered sir my area is prepared for inspection” but this shit brings me back for real I lowkey miss the days our MTIs were gone and we’d just be sitting there talking while clipping strings
You don't want to make a mistake, but the stress at the moment can jumble your words. Been there.
@@pgh45rpms yea but the instruction is super simple
I joined in 1971. This was just as Vietnam began winding down. Our TI was notified he wasn't selected for reenlistment with 8 years in. He simply withdrew. He hardly showed up and left us alone for days at a time. There was a schedule on the wall, and we learned to follow it without him. I liked skipping breakfast to get an extra hour's sleep. Another TI went away for the weekend to get married. He never returned and was listed AWOL. They were training the Iranian AF at the time. One guy was murdered in his dorm. It was never solved. I definitely learned we weren't in a perfect organization.
TSgt Dexter was by far the best MTI during my time. Terrifying, but like a mother at the same time.
You mean father
Hahahahahahah
Tigers?
TSgt Dexter really was my favorite mti
Très beaux bravo
Capt Merts, TSgt Williams, MSgt GA, MSgt TURNNNNBALLLL, & Col Smith! Good too see those faces again!
Much love from the Air Force Academy!
HOOYAH BULLDOGS!!
HOOYAH BULLDOGS! HOO HOO
Section 2 better
Flight 1474...3702 BMTS...November 10, 1972..6 weeks. Definitely not this relaxed. For 2 to 3 weeks...we could do nothing right...nothing ! It got this tamed about 2 days before we graduated...but we was warned to keep our military bearing. There was profanity...but not directed at the trainee
...no name calling...only a little snatching/bumping. We were glad it was over...although most of us wished there was more PT. Retired USAF flat belly MSgt...24 years...1972-1996..best decision I ever made.
That's TSgt Hill in the thumbnail and the male MTI at the beginning of the video. He wasnt my MTI but he was working in the same squadron I went through this past August-October. Super solid guy.
He was my Sgt he’s finna be a master SGT in April I just got out of basic I think I was the flight after this one. He’s an amazing instructor.
@@jaydinpieguy no way we were the same cycle. I was flight 703. I had TSgt Young and TSgt Payne
This is the flight cycle I was in, I arrived way later in the night and it was NOT as calm as this haha
Was it very challenging to you?
@@georgelucas8815 Looking back on it, no not really. However I distinctly remember thinking it was awful in the moment, because it was a totally new experience to me.
Best days of my life....43 years ago!
Me hizo recordar cuando estuve en el Liceo Militar 2 General Rivera de Durazno en la tanda años 1982- 1983
The barber shaving that broccoli hair was a personal highlight 😂
lookin back at basic training this shit was the funniest thing you could never laugh at but once you go operational the air force is nothing like this 😂😂
In 1970 to 1978. It was mostly the old wooden barracks back then, and it looks to be a lot easier today.
Navy boot camp in 1955, this looks like a walk in the park, we started woth100 and graduated with 60 most companies were the same...ie..60 grads
326 Bulldogs baby 💯 I remember during my BMT for the Shakedown MSgt Baker did mine and MAN was I nervous 😬😂
These recruits look way more well put together than army recruits
Damn straight
No idea what you are talking about.
History repeats itself when we forget. The military got soft after WW1 heading into WW2 we were not ready. We learned the hard way. I honestly feel history is repeating itself. This is coming from a military veteran.
Damn I wish we had those backpacks and water bottles lol
Wow, look at how nice and respectful everyone is! There's even time for unicorn tea parties!
You don't have to abuse smart people.
@@donaldrussell5163 KINDLY tell that to an enemy in a war zone who is trying to kill you.
I was in the Air Force for ten years. I took part in Noble Eagle three days after 9/11 and deployed Jan5 2002. Does my deployment count? @@TheMonkeyThatDoesYourJobBetter
What a miserable comment to make.
@@alondra2317 Glad you like it. 😊
Wtf, completely different now 😂 about to put MTI on my dsd listing. Looks chill af now
Depends on the squadron… I was an MTI in the 321st and we don’t operate like this. Honestly, depends on your leadership and what they allow.
Basic in 1971 and the barracks were from WW2; the food was good but waiting for it was "heel to toe."
Hooyah Bulldogs 💪🏽 graduated 10 months ago😮💨
There’s two guys in there that I know. Kevin and Frank the Tank. They were in my special warfare development group. Kevin was going for pj and frank for eod, I haven’t kept touch with them but it’s cool to see them in bmt while I am in tech school rn
Was Frank's name Escobar
@@blwhpenguin yessir
@@carlosc.9573 He's one of my good friends here at EOD school, talk to him every day
@@blwhpenguin nice bro, can you give me his info, and hows EOD school so far?
@@carlosc.9573 It's hard but we're still here, I'll see about getting you his info
BMTS 3723/FLT 035 in Jan -Feb ‘ 83..SALUTE LACKLAND AFB..OH THE MEMORIES 😮
In the 322nd we got those backpacks at arrival and were getting screamed at the entire time
Wish I had that leisurely pace to eat at. We only got 7 minutes to wolf it all down.
So relaxed! These dudes most likely would not make it at Paris Island or in San Diego. If ya know ya know!
That guy cutting hair, the red head and balding has been there forever!!!
Wait seriously lol
CRAZY. I went to BMT 30 Aug 22 with this squadron. 326 trs FLT 701
I was army for 20 years. I like that the NCO’s are running the show. No Commissioned Officers involved with graduation of the enlisted personnel except for the Colonel’s speeches. Great!!
Some of y’all should have been in AFJROTC . I was and it helped me less nervous during the report statements n all that
WONDERFUL
Is that a Bulldogs squadron dorm that the new trainees just walked into? They have newer lockers and beds then what we had as Eagles this past couple of months….
Going to Air Force bmt some point in June. One of my worries is not knowing what they are saying when they are yelling
how was it??
@@weenisman2518 wound up going early August. Wasn’t as bad as I thought it was gonna be
@@Colt_Buck were you able to understand what they were saying while yelling lol also congrats on graduating
@@weenisman2518 oh yeah it wasn’t hard. Videos make it seem worse than it was
Just to ask on how to join or apply the training course. I would like to thank in advanced those who kindly get my concern.
Lol it’s crazy tht the airforce is so relaxed and calm the marines every moment is intense for us from the medical stuff and definitely the range even all the way down to signing a piece of paper lol this is crazy
17:27 bro is gonna have a hard time
OMG that was my MTI in bmt Sgt Baker, time flies. miss that dude
@@F83Marc lmao no way, i'm planning on going in next year once i finish high school
I laugh so hard at how much he moves when talking everytime, bro got lit up 😂
@@blwhpenguin i keep rewinding itt 😂😂😂😂
The memories!!!
I arrived at Lackland 16 August 1983, 0230. 3707 BMTS, flight 147. Honorably discharged June, 1987. That was over 40 years ago. Completely different, which is not surprising. But every day of duty, we were properly shaved with a regulation haircut, ironed creases in our utility uniforms and shined boots. I was a Security Policeman in the Strategic Air command. 2 months ago, I went to the Air Force Base near my home and I eas, quite frankly, appalled at what I saw. The SSgt. who escorted me looked like had 3 or 4 days growth of whiskers. In fact, quite a few uniformed members I saw had even more than that. I saw a Captain in his dress blues with a full beard. and of course these days, AF members don't wear black boots that need to be shined. And some of the haircuts I saw looked ridiculous. At least I can say that the Security Forces troops I saw looked squared away. Proper haircuts and no facial hair. The lady cops had their hair nicely set. I shook their hands.
I went through in 1980 and in these dorms. Much nicer beds and lockers now. And I must honestly say it seems milder now than then. That first night and especially the shakedown the next day were a real attention getter; all hell broke loose once we arrived at the dorms and intensified from there but gradually calmed some after the first two weeks. But I have to admit that it was a real milestone in my life and I don't regret it!
What did they say before getting their food?
TSgt McDowell was so chill
Soooo chill, literally was never scared of that guy, but I did watch him catch a guy in bed 15 minutes to lights out and he was so stunned at the audacity of the trainee, I'll never for get that guy's face 😂
Msgt Grooms, Msgt Turnbull some dawgs 💪🏽💪🏽
Omg look at that decent facility… and gentle ds.. lucky you guys .. from army
GRAVY time.Paridise Island for me 1/29/80...
Police officer First/Ahmad Ainat Police Jordan City Madaba 😊
Jordan City Madaba 😊
ahh the memories
The water sources though
I was wondering when they were going to be put through a little stress
I you’re re asking why they’re getting yelled at, is because of the camera. When I was there, MTIs are always yelling at you, for everything
those are my exact same MTIs 😭😭😭
I went Army in 1990. I wish I went AF to be honest
September 1986 3206th BMTS Flight 488. Retired June 2006 as an TSgt.
I go in 07/01/2023 I cant wait!
I was there in 1977
Please do a video on TSgt Smith he will show you what bmt is really like.
No kidding, don’t let his height fool you. Made me wanna crawl into a hole just seeing him. Sgt Chang and Sgt Jiminez were no joke either
Is it really this calm or did they cut out the ass chewing?
We love us airforce❤😅😊🎉
DAMN they give you shampoo? We had to buy all that.
It has been quite a few years since I went through "basic" at Lackland & it was very hot & gnats were vicious so we had to sneak to fan them out of your face & if we were caught the MTIs would smack you in the face with your hat! It was never this quiet, yelling was constant!
Big brosther
Is it true that all military barbers failed basic barber training?
19:51 dude wears PT gear to BMT and says “Trainee reports for duty” 💀
Bro that was me, I was given the pts before basic🤣. I was screamed at way too much for it, and I confused so many MTIs
I never noticed that, that's actually insane, bro went back in time
Basic is a whole lot different now since back in the days.
another day in paradise 💀
Wow, this is totally different from the Marine Corps.
Maann...what I would have given to not have a bunkmate. Everytime they'd move, even scratch an itch, the entire bunk would shake as if they were beating that shit like it owed them money. (Sometimes, I swear that's what they were doing). Didn't matter if you were top bunk or bottom bunk, it sucked.
Also, must be nice to be able to take your time and eat like that. Sometimes we had until the 1st guy was done eating (always made sure to eat slow so everyone had time to get their food and eat something before time was up or else he risked getting pummeled that night), and sometimes they'd give us 3 - 5 minutes from the time the last person to get their meal sat down. And God Forbid you were the first or second person in the DFAC and you're still sitting there when the last person sits.
did you ever get table fucked? i hated sitting in front of our sister flight because they barely ate and everytime they got up we had to get up then which screwed us because we're guys and ate more than them so we'd end up starving.
@Andrew Talero Oh definitely. Some guys just didn't care and had no common decency or consideration for others. It's okay though. They all got dealt with eventually. Lol
Good times.
Dorm A6 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 hooyah bulldogs
1:15:32 LOL, gotta turn in a 341 😂😂
Coming from Marines, it's just wild to me how they get to use the word "my" and whisper back or not responding back at all
That mess hall part of guy getting yelled at was kinda funny. What did he do.
You have to be verbally acknowledged before you can start speaking
The graduate's uniforms could have been tailored better. All in all congrats to them
Shaving scene; someone got a 4 second look of the future