How to PREPARE for Air Force BASIC TRAINING

[@jaretzyturtle]

I just graduated BMT exactly a month ago & we don’t do the run 3 times a week anymore, we only did them on Saturdays. Also for letters, yes do pre stamp & pre write the address because you only get 15 mins of personal time & that’s literally almost nothing especially if you want to write to a lot of people. & yes you can get in trouble if you got caught after lights out or before reveille by an MTI cuz a few people of my flight & other flights did. Also they give you a memory work sheet to remember your ranks & along with the airman’s creed & song & you have to sing them every day before you start PT & also every night before lights out. The squadron & flight shirts are only cash so just bring around $60 for that or you can always get money out from the atm.

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

Oh wow so what do you do for pt if running is only once a week? That’s interesting.

[@abbysaucedo7871]

thank you. and congratulations 🎉 :)

[@librarianrose4472]

What’s your MOS?

[@IvannaHumpalott]

What about the physical part? What did they have you do?

[@Dreezo2x]

I just came across this video and I’m tryna join the airforce soon . I’ve been working out getting my body right and studying for the asvab before I meet a recruiter . When I hit the gym every other day I run for 30 minutes on the treadmill soon I get in there . Glad to know I been doing the right thing

[@its_m3_mimi]

Just some advice. If you practice doing pullups before bmt I swear it will help you with your push-ups. It makes them feel 2x easier.

[@Sterlingkataadem]

AF Comm/KC 135R Boom Operator Retiree here. I am proud of you. You have done something only a very small percentage of people will ever do. Here is a small bit of advice. Learn from those that have been around for a while. Be the expert at your job. Know the AFIs and where to find the correct answers. Seek out a mentor you can trust. Do not be stupid. Stay out of trouble. Do not get yourself in debt. Save your money. Treat everyone with respect because I know damn well that's the way you want to be treated. Do not whine, work hard, study for promotion, and get your CCAF degree. Lastly, smile and have some fun. Thank you for fighting for us. Fly, Fight, and Win!

[@jbugz209]

Being in dep for 9 months has helped me. I run 10-12 miles a week. 3-4 days a week. Push-ups, sit ups, stretches and meditation is what I have been doing. I got the watch, and Bandaids, soles for boots. Some cough drops to to help. Airmen vision also helped out, and this video solidified what I need to do. Thank you, and here comes basic less than 3 weeks.

[@data_shift7238]

Ngl I didn’t do any of before bmt and I did pretty good I ran a 10:22 mile and a half and then 82 sit-ups and 55 push-ups ngl don’t stress about bmt it was pretty easy and fun if you get a good flight

[@denaaaya]

if you don't mind me asking why are you in dep for so long?

[@jbugz209]

I just graduated from the 320 training Squadron. Gators, it was pretty easy

[@cbkae8119]

@@jbugz209 congrats ! Why were you in dep so long ? We’re you waiting for your tip pick job for openings ? How was the process ?

[@cbkae8119]

@@jbugz209 also what’s your afsc now ?

[@staceymerryman5311]

Thank you so much! My 16 year old son is wanting to go into the USAF after graduation. Your video is so helpful. He's already made his list to start prepping now. This Mama is not joining but very happy to prep right along side him.

[@ddwchamp]

Retired USAF Veteran here. My first Casio watch lasted about 5 years before ever changing the battery. We called them TI and they wore taps on the bottom of their shoes. It was for intimidation. We had leather boots. Later we were issued lightweight boots with or w/o steel toes. We could also purchase our own boots as long as they met the requirements. I would recommend jogging a mile and a half every morning before going to Basic. Doing push-ups and situps before Basic will help. Bring items like a new toothbrush, new toothpaste, new razors, new soap, etc. Bring about $40.00 and she is correct about writing the serial numbers down.

[@lidiaj7089]

Your videos have been so helpful to me because I am considering joining the Air Force. Thank you for posting these, looking forward for more! I am excited and prepared to start my Air Force Journey thanks to you💛

[@cooper2904]

I just started talking to a recruiter last week, but I want to be prepared. Thanks for the video! I’ll be coming back to it for sure.

[@krissarobert6564]

I bought a Casio watch 3 years ago when I was working as a lifeguard. I still to this day wear the same watch. I've tried other watches and not one compares

[@Catto0n]

Nothing against other airmen but its really nice to get a womans perspective on BMT and the Airforce

[@miyamiya1134]

Thank you for your videos. They’re very informative. For a long time I wanted to join navy, but now realizing how long I have to be away from my family, so looking into Air Force.

[@bubbaguu5921]

about to leave in a few weeks, luckily jiu jitsu has helped my cardio a lot. Body weight exercises are harder for me cause im a big dude.

[@flaviofelix99]

specially LOVE the casio watch tip hahahah BEST BRAND EVER!!!

[@RETUSAF1995]

Basic was easy when i went in Feb 1975, not a lot yelling. I did no running but was in good shape. Go with the flow try not to stand out. My son's in the AF it will be 14 years in Sept.

[@aittalamusic]

You didn't get revelry until 6am?? times have changed...interesting suggestion about wearing a watch...when I in Basic (1988) we couldn't wear watches...but...as you mentioned about setting an alarm to get up before revelry to get some stuff done, I used to look at the dorm guard schedule and who ever was on the 4-6am shift, I would tell them to wake me up at a 0445 so I could use leisurely use the bathroom and start getting ready for 0500 to get out the door for PT. I learned the first few days that 40ish dudes trying to take a leak when revelry went off wasn't a cluster fuck I wanted to be part of...I seemed to be the only person to figure that out...

[@luvnsocial1468]

So glad I was in sports (xc and track). I’m thinking of joining the Air Force after graduation

[@Yaylezz]

Hey I love your videos. I am wanting to join the air force & I’m trying to inform/prepare myself as much as I can…I just want to know a little more about the process for ASVAB & picking career choices

[@sparescratch1623]

I went to bmt mar 2020 exercising is important before arrival especially for running also bring little cash maybe $20 its up to the individual the more cash a trainee brings they have to document all the money they bring on paper and put in their security drawer.

[@numi1023]

I watched this video before I went in and it helped a lot. Thankyou!

[@twin4938]

how was it for you??

[@jacquieornelas9734]

We have the same show size!! I’m so glad you said something about it cause I was worried if they would have my shoe size lol

[@naesolovable]

Me too... I’m also the same size lol 🙌🏽

[@cycleguy1943]

Been there done that/I rule that I’ll share here for Basic Training--Get to bed early and get up early…EVERYDAY!!😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😖🇺🇸

[@emilymead7621]

i wanted to join air force at the end of this year (after graduation) but was told i needed to be off all medications for 14 months. i really wanted to start fresh out of hs

[@DrLeanMD]

Does it depend on the type of medication?

[@laurabiggart2243]

I’m in the same boat as you however I was told I have to be off meds for 24 months:(

[@prescottosegie]

Good video Mikayla keep up the nice content💪🏾💯

[@LordWaffles-tu4xx]

I shipout Novmeber 30th, I cannot wait!

[@maxmorales6288]

Good luck when you can can you let us know how it was

[@data_shift7238]

Aye yo I shipped on November 30th we’re you a mustang??!!

[@sophicEnt.]

Perfect video

[@libertycreggett2037]

could you also do a video on what you are allowed to bring to basic please!

[@Pearl-_Perla]

Thank you!!! so much to you!!! God Bless!!!

[@MegaMijit]

would love a part 2 of this or any other similar advice for aspiring airman

[@ninaduong8244]

thank you so much for sharing!

[@maple_vanilla]

I want to have a bmt ship out date by the end of 2022 I know ill reach it. The air force is the only career I've found that I'm excited to go for. My main goal is to join the space force but I know that won't happen for a while

[@mariaegozum]

Let’s go 💪🏻

[@jaredbangaan2595]

I don’t know what you’re talking about because I was just recruited for the space force. you got this

[@maple_vanilla]

@@jaredbangaan2595 they are hiring currently? I though all of the jobs were taken omg. I'm excited as hell

[@cbkae8119]

@@maple_vanilla how did it go what branch are you and what afsc ?

[@jankinmotoness3884]

@Ryujinnie yes and no. I wanted to leave asap and got a ship out date three weeks out. Leaving next week for bmt

[@Nashemonet]

Not me watching this on my lunch break while eating a double cheeseburger 👀

[@Sterlingkataadem]

Keep your videos coming. Well done.

[@MonsterYZFR3]

I've been in dep for almost two months, not once have i done anything except answer the typical questions to make sure i'm obeying the law ect

[@themysteriousman1017]

Im 3 days out from shipout to basic and im terrified

[@AmZealous]

How’d it go brother? Talking to a recruiter the 29th

[@themysteriousman1017]

@@AmZealous Amazing man, I’m in my second week of operational and it’s amazing! Brother if your fr about it, go for it, you’ll thank yourself later on in life

[@MegaMijit]

great video topic!!

[@sofiavenegas6652]

Any December 20th shippers? We have a discord group for all shippers to connect.

[@KhiskiiTV]

Can I get added

[@APersonTM]

Hello!! The main thing keeping me from joining is the commitment (from my understanding 4 years is the earliest you can leave full time to go to reserve in the airforce) how do you keep from getting homesick? And does the commitment really feel that daunting or does it just feel like a normal job for the next 4 years?

[@averybou]

Think about air guard. 6 year commitment, but you don't necessarily have to go away from home if you don't want to. Plenty of opportunities to deploy, technician jobs, etc.

[@marlinehernandez3639]

I was scared of the commitment too and it took me 2 years to truly get over it since it was something I always wanted to do, I enlisted and swore in today. As a reservist your duty station is near home unless your job is elsewhere, but they pay for hotel flights miles anything to get you to your duty station otherwise you are home. Do not think about it too much talk to recruiters if you have not speak to both active duty and reserves which is what I didz

[@johnanderson8046]

Yes, it IS a commitment. You have to make up your mind if you're willing to commit or not. All chicks have to fly from the nest at some point and the military is actually a good way to do so if you're not college-bound right away.

[@termi_925]

bring heavy duty nail clippers too lol for strings

[@supremekyler]

my ship date is january 11th ready to go 🙏🏾

[@VS-wb9vx]

Same here ! Super nervous 😭

[@colbywhite1561]

Just remember basic is only temporary and once it’s out of the way it’s pretty easy from there. I’ve been in for almost 2 years now

[@BreannBree]

Me too

[@larisaterd892]

My hair is extremely short, how should i style it? It’s also very curly, about chin length

[@brefox4469]

i seen the video and clicked so fast 🤣

[@sammymiami6350]

Thank you.

[@amparoquintana4309]

I am super nervous but about to enlist. I am nervous about bootcamp. My math is horrible and I do not know my directions N S E W. Is this going to affect me with passing basic training?

[@_0rchids]

What rules are there about the dress code? (Jewellery, nails, hair colours and length, tattoos) I'm sure there are rules about them but i can't find any online :)

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

Here is the Dress and Appearance AFI. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/www.afpc.af.mil/Portals/70/documents/DRESS%20AND%20APPEARANCE/dafi36-2903.pdf?ver=1wambVteT78nTFgOwxZ32g%3d%3d

[@_E.J.CAM_]

This was helpful thank you

[@shinysmiles1455]

Thanks for the video! Are you allowed to bring vitamins to BMT?

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

Hmmm I’m not sure about this one. I would ask your recruiter

[@cm1133]

NO

[@jenniferrsn]

I heard they issue that antways, if they don’t then make the appointment w medical.

[@THECREATIVEPORTFOLIO]

How much time prior did you work out before shipping out ??

[@lilyguthrie4238]

I’m looking at joint the USAF soon, how much time do we have for stretching and mobility on PT days in BMT?

[@allisong6044]

I'm worried about the hair part, I have super curly hair that is hard to make look neat... any tips?

[@JoeyGrace-it7gg]

Use a lot of gel and practice before-hand, gonna want a great detangler, comb/brush and then hairspray/wax/gel is gonna be your bestie. You’ll have to find ones that work for you. :)

[@_PNW_Chris]

Yo I have those seasonal allergies 😂 can’t tell me everyone in the AF doesn’t have seasonal allergies 😂 any advice??

[@vanessacastro6545]

Hi! I would like to join the Airforce. Can you talk more about the possibilities of having to fight as a public affairs person?

[@AirmanVision]

zero

[@Sterlingkataadem]

Slim and none. However, if you deploy to the AOR pay attention to your pre-deployment briefings. Become the expert. All of your ancillary training is important. Thanks for fighting for us.

[@OTC.fam22]

throughout basic training are you always quiet in like a soldier kind of position or do u have time to talk and etc

[@donaldgoodnight7853]

3 days a week? What the F? Run every day. BMT changed, I get red flag days. We were up doing PT at 5 am in my day. After chow, classes. Then running. Every day. Unless to hot. What I hated was fire watch and GQ duty. Giving T.I.'s wake up calls annoyingly funny. Ma'am or Sir. But I had fun with that. They would always try to put me off. Never worked on me. Military bearing as taught. I would say things like "have a good breakfast", or "shower time*. Just to piss them off. I loved being in GQ really.😁

[@toasty6930]

When did ya go thru

[@donaldgoodnight7853]

@@toasty6930 1989 August. The sweet spot paid? A disabled veteran for life. The American Legion, did my legal case for free. As a member. What I did to make us better, as an engineer for America, way more than Than I will ever receive compensation for. Here is one, EPA friendly deicing fluid. Now used on roads and runways. I am absolutely, the only person on Earth, that can explain it. Start to finish. Just one thing. Power free oil antifreeze separator, another.Made that with a 55 gallon drum. For catastrophic engine failure in vehicles. Portable, can be used anywhere in the world. A material I found from my home state. The oil itself can be squeezed out 3 times. I made base pay, foreign duty pay, and disability pay. I will never get reimbursed comparatively as the private sector. But really, I am doing fine and will retire soon. I have made a lot of things in history. That no one knows about. But have used. It really doesn't matter here. Unless we can spread to to younger solar systems. Telling about all I know, only temporary entertainment. I doubt I would given a medal of freedom, or a nobel prize. For being innovative. I was just a guy, helping making us be better. Some of us do one thing, some of us do many things. Hell who can make mock up of a label machine with 2 cardboard boxes and 2 pencils? I am that type of engineer. I am still working on a space shipyard. Using 3 meter panels for the outer hull filled with moon dust. A reason for that. I may be old, but not done yet. Ever heard of that? That is what I do, in free time from work. As a food logistics manager. For many companies you know, and may eat at. Inventing good recipes? Just another thing. Garlic shrimp scampi sauce on fried wings? One of my favorites. I was a cook many years ago. I had a polish great grandmother. I have her recipe cards. Always helped in her kitchen. As a kid. Cooking is like engineering. Her focus training me as a cook, applied to my success as a civil engineer. One example? Making concrete. For cold temperatures, you add ginger ale to it. Creates voids to help against freeze/thaw and expansion/contraction. Engineers are scientists as well. I moonlighted as a rock core tester in the USAF. An absolute result is demonstrably proven. That also is like finished food product. Safe or not. As tested. My everyday, just as my past days. But I am still working on more. This is far off from your query, I am a different person as you. I just have a lot on my mind. You can think of the most interesting things in the world. Always have questions. Always feel free to question yourself, and others. We may answer. Correctly. You can quote me on that. Can you make fire? With only wood? I can tell you. how. Just wood. My Cherokee great grandfather taught me that, at 7. Took me a year or so to get it. Bow method, not as tough. Physically. It is tough. Once you get it, easy. How we all survived. Finding fire to use, easier. Just keep it going. Sorry this is long. I just think about a lot. Even when sleeping. As a kid. I just come up with things. Always.

[@marsvolts]

I was wondering about co-Ed. Do you train with males or even interact with them?

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

Yes you do.

[@sierracheergirl]

Do you bring gel, hairspray, and brush or do they give that to you?

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

You need to bring it.

[@MattYap]

I leave in exactly 1 month😬😬😬

[@katieruschman226]

Would you do it again? Knowing what you know now?

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

In a heartbeat

[@keimairajackson2362]

I'm thinking of joining and I really do want to join and I am so stress about everything. Any suggesting

[@MicaelaCurry]

Question, I am thinking about joining but I'm 25, I have a career. I am 75 pounds over Max weight and I have stretched lobes. Is it a good idea or should I stay in my current career?

[@BreannBree]

I say if you can drop below the max weight then try to join

[@ogtv6588]

How long do you have to live on base after bmt?

[@xxsilver_gamingxx389]

Until e-4 I think or you can get lucky if the dorms get full

[@RawTruth1]

So basic training is 2 months, got it

[@cadencesnyder2911]

i feel like i just need to facetime u

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

message me on instagram! @rose_mikayla

[@Alligator_kid]

So what happens After BMT?

[@curlyhead.ro1579]

I had the same question, you can either take leave with ( rap) or you can report straightly to your tech school. I’m still learning. Go Air Force. ✈️🖤

[@BreannBree]

They told us that currently RAP isn’t an option

[@curlyhead.ro1579]

@@BreannBree ohh no then I guess u report straight yo you’re tech school.

[@cm1133]

You ship from BMT to your respective tech school

[@chalspinay21]

Can anyone provide an updated requirements for the PT test??

[@AirmanVision]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYS5iHWPnaasr68

[@baseball9635]

I was a track and baseball athlete in HS. AF physically is the easiest.

[@ashton8878]

How tall are you??

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

5’0

[@sequoiahw.4371]

are you allowed to have knee braces/bands while running for 30min?

[@elregio23]

My daughter wants to join the Air Force but she called an Army Recruiter by mistake now they rushing her to do the meps and sign the contract 😡

[@RodikaRuizx3]

They will try to rush everything. She has to remember 100% of the power is hers until she signs that contract. I hope everything works out for her in the end.

[@jadadenise777]

are you not allowed to have your phone?

[@MikaylaRoseDaly]

No. Only during designated times to call home, roughly 15 minutes and about 3 times in the 8 weeks. Otherwise they’re locked away.

[@cm1133]

This isn’t pre-school. Back to n my day, you got a single, thirty second phone call to let someone know you were safe at BMT. That was it. The next phone call I got to make was at Lowry AFB (tech school) the day I arrived.

[@mariamota39]

@@cm1133 back in my day ☝🏼🤓

[@cm1133]

@@mariamota39 can you only imagine how easy BMT is these days? Imagine how much laughing and grinning you could get away with in BMT when everyone had to west the stupid COVID masks?

[@222tone8]

Did you get BHA

[@colbywhite1561]

I live in the dorms and I literally get $7.20 for base house allowance

[@jayway8427]

@@colbywhite1561 7.20 that’s not even minimum wage😭

[@alanshearer3682]

are there many gay men in the air force

[@jayway8427]

There are homosexuals everywhere

[@jayway8427]

Will they have a sign on their back that says “hey I’m gay” no.

[@alanshearer3682]

@@jayway8427 do they darress straight men in the air force

[@jayway8427]

@@alanshearer3682 darress?

[@alanshearer3682]

@@jayway8427 oh I mean harass, like do they try to hit on straight men and try to turn them into like gay

[@SourStrawberrys]

I just ran/walk 1.5 mile in 28 min. Super slow. I have about 2 months to get to my goal before BMT.

[@denaaaya]

you got this !! keep practicing i'm trying to get a ship date for the end of this year

[@cbkae8119]

Did you get it down ? The time currently is about 13 mins

[@krissarobert6564]

I messaged you on instagram!

[@ph03b3ril3y]

Hey! What’s your instagram so I can dm you? I really want to talk to someone about joining and just overall have a lot of questions answered!