Air Force Covid 19 BMT Experience | Air Force Basic Training Experience 2020 (PART 2)

[@lastpersona-user2975]

Having to be in PT gear for the first 2 weeks was one of the worst experiences ever

[@parkereichler189]

Hua

[@lucasm7177]

Man this brings back memories. Good luck to you with your career. I graduated basic in June of 2004. The best night of BMT was the final night before Keesler. After graduation the MTI was so much cooler and just nice and you feel so proud of yourself.

[@zenrez8]

Thanks for sharing.. My daughter is there right now. I believe she was quarantined, left Houston on Aug. 25. She's doing BMT now. I hope she makes it ok. God bless. Stay safe. 🙏😇

[@AirmanNick]

That’s awesome best of luck to her, and thank you!

[@freeagent9753]

Leave next week on 15th, let’s go ✈️🤘🏽

[@skitless4537]

How was it?

[@sebastianorozco1114]

How was your experience?

[@skitless4537]

@Michael Marslin I'm pretty sure it's not bad, you'll do great!

[@freeagent9753]

@Michael Marslin easy. Long days but it goes by fast once you hit 4th week. Just don’t worry bout getting yelled at ... remain calm because it’s part of the process lol.

[@freeagent9753]

@Michael Marslin I think it’s still 7.5.

[@Michaelrice4199]

I’m taking my asvab today wish me luck

[@AirmanNick]

Good luck!!

[@dylanmachette6618]

How’d you do brother?

[@Michaelrice4199]

I got a 25 I’m studying harder this time

[@donendron6274]

You mentioned the fire in the MTI's office, did she intentionally set it to see how you guys would behave?

[@AirmanNick]

Yes she did it was a drill.

[@donendron6274]

@@AirmanNick Were there any extinguishers in the dorm that the EC's could use if there was a real fire?

[@AirmanNick]

Shmoop honestly not that I know of

[@scottpollock6549]

Make sure nobody’s throwing up or dying got it 😂😂😂

[@juliuspriester6452]

I'm at lackland right now we have a 50-60 person flight

[@AirmanNick]

Nice, good to hear that bmt is slowly trying to return to normal.

[@scottpollock6549]

Did the females eat in the same meal room as you or was tent city and the dorms only boys

[@AirmanNick]

We both ate in the same dining facilities.

[@janaiolson2948]

I've got 2 questions 1) how strict are the shaving rules? Like my husband is heading to BMT soon but he tends to shave every 3 days or so because he's very blonde and his hair really doesn't grow in all that fast 2) when are you allowed to have hair again and what are the standards that are set? I know for BMT you have to rock the Q ball look but obviously your hair is longer now

[@Acerunner3r]

For the first question they’ll still have you shave. I’m the same way as your husband but you still shave. 2.) whenever you graduate you can somewhat grow your hair again. At BMT you’ll get a nice brand new top of the line bald haircut again in later weeks.

[@Acerunner3r]

In tech school and so on*

[@AirmanNick]

We were shaving every single day of bmt, they would yell at us if they saw hair on our face he might be able to slide by if it’s not noticeable especially since we have to wear masks now. Yes in tech school you finally get to grow your hair back out, it has to be shaved on the sides and can not get long enough to touch ur ears on the sides and u can’t have it long enough to touch ur eyebrows on the top. You will have to gel it and have a more professional haircut if you grow it out up top. Hope this answered your questions! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ericsee9109]

Doesn’t sound bad, I had 50 other ppl in the dorm

[@gwilliams7287]

What week does it seem like the pace picks up? I feel like the first 2-3 weeks crawl..

[@AirmanNick]

Yes it feels like slow motion your first like 3 weeks there, and then on week 4 it starts going by a little bit faster because you realize you’re halfway done and soon will be outta there lol.

[@ezewaver6726]

G Williams it goes by faster after the end of the 3rd week once you get your ocps

[@cjmcclellan4371]

Week after your get out of rom in week 3 everything goes by fast bro

[@Abalicious15]

Hey airman nick, whats the policy with ear peircings? I see you have some on but are those removable or did you pierce your ears after BMT?

[@AirmanNick]

The policy with earrings is if your a male you are not allowed to wear earrings during duty or in uniform, but you are allowed when your out of uniform or just not working. I already had them pierced previously to joining. Females are allowed to wear earrings in uniform and on duty but no hoops or big long earrings lol.

[@loganmassey1130]

When you're doing EC duty, and you address an MTI do you still have to use reporting statement?

[@AirmanNick]

Good question I believe there was a certain statement you had to say specifically for EC duty when answering the door.

[@JoseGarcia-eb4lk]

I leave tmr 🙏🏾

[@AirmanNick]

Good luck Bro!!

[@mindof_ryan]

Hey man are the foot lockers with a key or like a high school type of locker?

[@AirmanNick]

It’s pretty much just a basic lock & key. No code that you type in or spin.

[@mindof_ryan]

@@AirmanNick okay thank you for the quick feedback!

[@natiakathy01]

Hey I’m not sure if you mentioned this in another video or not but what’s the phone policy or rule like at bmt since Covid is still around? Like is there a specific time trainees get their phones back or does it depend. My fiancé is on his 4th day at bmt and I was just wondering how it worked.

[@AirmanNick]

During Covid 19 they will tend to allow him to call home way more than normal, usually you will only get like 2 or 3 phone calls but now it’s like double that if they are still doing it.

[@kiyora4380]

Hey airman kick, how often did you do leg workouts? Like squats? Punishment included

[@AirmanNick]

Well we were doing squats like everyday for getting in trouble and during PT, but it’s without weights.

[@belle7913]

How are phones going during covid, I've heard maybe 2 or 3 different things.

[@AirmanNick]

So when I was going through bmt, we received a couple phone calls home. They would typically try to let us call home once a week to tell our family we were alright usually was like a 5-10 minute call. But that was mainly bc we were going through bmt during the very start of the pandemic, could be different now.

[@elijahkopacz8556]

Once you get everything what do you do with all the stuff you brought with you when you first arrived?

[@AirmanNick]

Great question, it gets stored and locked away in a closet, if you need to grab anything out of it they will open it for you.

[@uniquediamond6923]

Is there a time to go to the store? Are there any electrolyte powders to buy or vitamins given ?

[@AirmanNick]

Yes they will let you go to the Store on base but they will not let you buy anything besides like rulers, pens, notebooks and cough drops.

[@XenaFlowers]

My husband left 3 weeks ago today and I write him everyday, I send letters and pictures on SandBoxx and regular USPS. I got his letters but he’s still saying he didn’t get any of my letters. He’s also, the dorm chief so I don’t understand why he’s not getting any of my letters. Can you give me any advice?

[@AirmanNick]

That’s really weird are you sure you’re putting the right address ask him to re send you his address and ask his MTIs for it again. Really strange he should of gotten your letters by now make sure you copy down the address he sends them with and try again. Sorry never heard of this situation before. He will be able to call home again soon most likely.

[@XenaFlowers]

@@AirmanNick thank you so much for responding! I got another letter today from him so I'll copy down that address word for word.

[@gwilliams7287]

Airman Nick How are they approaching weekends during tech school? My recruiter said that it’s highly recommend not to have visitors but on weekends it’s your decision what you do. Is it up to your leadership? I’m married so I was curious if id be aloud to at least see her after I finish BMT.

[@AirmanNick]

Yes you would be able too, however some tech schools are still on lock down and only way to see her if on lock down would be if she had a military ID to enter base. My tech school however isn’t on lock down just visitors aren’t allowed on bc of Covid, but I can always go off base on Friday Saturday and Sunday. If this is same as your base when you get there those are the days you can see her on.

[@gwilliams7287]

Airman Nick thank you! I’m quarantined with my whole flight rn so your videos have helped me prepare for going into week 3. Thank you for the great content!

[@AirmanNick]

Thank you for the support man and best of luck!

[@richiesullivan4709]

Ur profile pic with the flag in the background, at what stage of bmt is this picture taken? And do you also take the same pic but with OCPs on?

[@AirmanNick]

Near the end of your training, pretty much when you know you are going to graduate. We took a flight photo in OCPs but no individual photo taken in them.

[@tonycrockett]

25 shower heads? Sounds like Disneyland to me 😂. Try that with more people and less shower heads...Alcatraz🤦🏽‍♂️ but better food than Disneyland.

[@AirmanNick]

Yes you’re right it was Disneyland, that would suck if there was less shower heads thankful I didn’t have to do all that! I heard the food was much better at Alcatraz wonder if that’s legit.

[@tonycrockett]

Airman Nick it was I was 324 and was voluntold to clean the PRC and we ate at Disneyland and that food was trash

[@AirmanNick]

Hahah voluntold so accurate, where you at now?

[@tonycrockett]

Airman Nick I’m waiting to leave from Keesler. I’m Cyber Sys Operations and I graduated Sept 2nd

[@MajBuffalo]

@@tonycrockett bruh Disneyland food was the exact same as alcatraz, except we had less mushy French toast lol

[@AydenMakesContent]

Wow 😂 this was funny

[@AirmanNick]

Glad it made you laugh lol

[@stephaniedelgado8087]

Hey, so my bf just previously left last Tuesday for bmt and I wanted to know like how many weeks will he be there. I know it is 7.5 weeks, but is that including zero week? Also, I wanted to know more about the amount of time you guys have to read and write letters. Also, when do you receive the letters that are sent to you?

[@Alexcav1019]

Mine did too, I’ve been wondering the same things!!

[@AirmanNick]

He will be there about 7 weeks total, which does include 0 week. We had 10 minutes usually to read and write letters a day after the 1st week of training, you usually will receive letters as they arrive everyday they will do mail call and hand out the mail and as long as you guys are doing good and not getting in trouble you will be allowed to open and read them the same night.

[@virginiasanchez253]

My son left on July 28th. They let them call home once a week. We write him every week and send him lots of pictures. We are so proud of him but, miss.him so much. Thank you for making these videos.

[@sukiannap]

Does everyone get trained in weaponry if you’re carrying around M16s?

[@AirmanNick]

Yes we do believe I mention it in part 3, and they just upgraded to M4s!

[@sumjuanspeshal]

Why can’t recruits in quarantine use their phones? My bf left for marine boot camo a week ago and I haven’t heard from him since then 🥺 I just want to know if he’s ok or not 😔

[@AirmanNick]

Have no idea it Sucks, but hopefully you get a letter in the mail soon!

[@brandongomez3264]

What squadron were you lol

[@sDShockk]

I leave for basic Dec. 8th! Did they test you guys for covid or did they just quarantine everyone for 2 weeks?

[@AirmanNick]

Shoxy both actually lol

[@iEatMunsters]

Being 21, were there any older guys in your flight and did it make it difficult dealing with younger guys? Asking since I’m enlisting at 24 lol

[@iEatMunsters]

Also, is it possible to poop in the middle of the night so you don’t mess up your 10 minutes to get ready in the morning?

[@AirmanNick]

Lol you can wake up early shave, go to the bathroom and everything just make sure they don’t walk in during it or they might get mad.. I would wake up 15 mins early and try to get everything done with. And yes there was a ton of different age ranges in my flight the youngest being 18 the oldest being 39 lol. So being 24 won’t be weird

[@justinaoseiowusu3812]

How was the phone system like due to the covid were phones allowed?

[@AirmanNick]

They allowed more phone calls then they usually do to tell our family’s we were okay, not sure if this is still the case. We never got to keep the phone they collect them and put them in a bin.

[@dylanhaubenstein1835]

What squadron were you in for bmt

[@AirmanNick]

Dylan Haubenstein 320 Gators

[@sammy_mufasa]

I’m scared to join because of bmt 🙃 am I overthinking it?

[@AirmanNick]

Yes

[@samdixon2001]

i have a friend doing the same job as me and we are leaving to basic the same day what do you think the odds of us getting in the same flight are?

[@AirmanNick]

Really good, everybody I left meps with ended up being in my flight.

[@samdixon2001]

Airman Nick we are from different states do you think the odds are the same? we won’t be leaving from the same meps

[@AirmanNick]

The odds will be a little less but it’s likely you will see him there if not in your flight in your brother/sister flight.

[@scottpollock6549]

Hey man, where were you located at for week three? Like what fort/camp?

[@AnikaKatelyn]

How often did you get to call home?

[@AirmanNick]

It’s usually supposed to be 2/3 phone calls the entire time max, but for us since we were the first flight to go in during the pandemic we had like a phone call every week

[@controversialist8944]

Can you grow out your hair in tech school ?

[@AirmanNick]

It has to be in the AFI standards, I will be putting a video out on it next.

[@jaredaninzo152]

Subscribed and liked! Do they still do gas chambers?

[@AirmanNick]

Awesome thanks for the subscribe and like, and when I left they did not pretty sure they still aren’t but that could change at any moment.

[@kiyora4380]

Hey airman kick, how often did you do leg workouts? Like squats? Punishment included

[@AirmanNick]

Everyday we would probably do squats either at PT or if we got in trouble.