BMT Week 3 | Airforce Journey

This should be the last unedited version of my BMT series Im sorry for the huge delay while I figure out life stuff and get settled in. I will also start streaming again on Twitch here in the near future!
Twitch: twitch.tv/HeyImReck

[@ruelizabeth5881]

Been waiting for your videos 🙈

[@heyimreck]

Imma try to get one out once a week!

[@Wsportys]

I'm gonna throw myself at finances and PT lol I seriously want to master these areas in my life. I've dabbled in body building a couple years (I was proud at the image in the mirror, not in a vein way) and I've fallen in love with running at a point, but I'll admit I fell off ALL that when my mom passed. I was graduating at the time as well. She made it to see that, and gave her that with honors. Still no excuse for throwing out my gains I later realize... But, I've never lost anyone before. I want that lifestyle back, there's so much joy in that space! Pushing the body and its limits. But, combining both worlds (lifting & running) would prob be my greatest accomplishment ever. Health wise! I've been thinking of the Air Force as always having like minds with and around you. Those who want to wake up early and bang out 5 miles, even when you don't want to wake up, they'll come to encourage, dedicated.. Is it like that? Are people motivating? Is it team/family like? Have you experienced the "I will never leave an Airman behind" attitude in everyday tasks like "studying", working out, drilling. You want to lose 15lbs and your team/friends/fam know it, are they there to push you on days you might be low, on the low lol? You feel me? Do you share and talk about your long term dreams and goals being part of the AF? I have so many questions. Seeing you at this stage, launched, separating from your rocket boosters, entering orbit in space well on your way. It's nice, mostly a privilege to have these video updates of yours... So take ur time! Very thankful for your reports back to us on the ground sharing the same dream. Be well! & stay strong! Ty.

[@heyimreck]

So first I’m very sorry for your loss, and while you’ll hear oh that’s not an excuse, something like is a perfectly good excuse to loose yourself, I’ve been there when my aunt passed from cancer I was severely depressed for years and I lost myself for awhile ontop of a not so good home life so it’s okay that you lost yourself. Now personally from my experience at my first duty station not everyone is going to be dedicated to waking up in the morning but my leadership and NCOs are great they are very encouraging when we do PT in fact I heavily struggle with running and the last time we ran I fell behind everyone and a master sergeant in my shop stopped and ran with me and talked me through it so that’s a good example of never leaving an airman behind. Now can I promise every nco is going to be like that? No I can’t but you’ll always be surrounded with like minded people in your job and another struggle for me and it’s always been like that in my life is making friends, but this does become your family and eventually there comes a point where you get close to people. This has been one of the best things I could’ve done with my life and I still struggle in some aspects but I’m getting there and I do highly recommend. Now sometimes you might not get good leadership or a good base but every situation is what you make if it and sometimes that’s how you make the closest friends

[@heyimreck]

Also going off of goals yes you talk about goals all the time sometimes too much, but my ncos really have been motivating like a goal for me is I’m trying to make BTZ and my supervisor is helping me accomplish that

[@santoscamacho806]

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[@PressureMatsTeam]

Thank you for sharing all this information. I'm thinking about joining the AirForce, you said there is a lot of drama I'm a trans male my legal documents haven't been updated so I will have to be with the females. ik I will stand out because I do look male but do you think I would be targeted for drama?

[@heyimreck]

Actually someone in my dorm was trans/non binary (i can’t remember which) but they also didn’t have the paperwork to be with the males, and to my knowledge they were never singled out and were an amazing part of our dorm! Everyone kinda has their groups in BMT Dorms and its super easy to find people with your same interests! All in all as long as you don’t go out of your way to create drama or get involved in the drama you’ll be good and you’ll find your people to that will stick up for you. I was kinda a group hopper I hung around with many different groups! I hope that all made sense 😅

[@PressureMatsTeam]

@@heyimreck thanks so much! I have been really nervous about this I feel much better now. I've been talking with people and they say the same thing I'm super excited and I hope I make some friends.

[@Wsportys]

Try dialing your Hyper X mic's gain control adjuster to the second smallest dot 😇 I have no doubt it'll sound like we were in BMT with you 😄. Back to todays program 🤩

[@heyimreck]

It actually is already my room is just super empty lol