Weekends during Basic Training

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What are weekends like during Basic Training? We share with you what a typical Saturday and Sunday during military training are like. Weekends can offer some good downtime to take a breather and get things squared away. Though Air Force BMT weekends won't be spa days, taking a longer shower can sometimes feel like one.
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[@sjp35productions6]

Pro tips: Wake up earlier than reveille. If you can keep a watch somewhere with an alarm, set it 15 min before. A guy in my flight bought a cheesy digital watch that played “Yellow Rose of Texas.” Spend the time getting dressed, making your bed, and I guess, fill your canteen. You are now ready to head out for breakfast. When at attention or parade rest: DO NOT LOCk YOUR KNEES. If you pass out, you’ll fall face first or straight back. Learn to stand with your knees slightly bent. If you do pass out, the knees will fold and you’ll go down vertically. Make it a lifelong habit and you won’t need to replace your knees and hips when you hit 60. On Sundays, go to church. It’s like a mini-vacation away from the dorm and other stressors. Learn from your mistakes and don’t repeat the same mistake twice. Always have a pen with either blue or black ink. Always have a 341 filled in and ready to be pulled (in my day, we had to have 3 in our left breast pocket). Finally, remember that you are there to learn the Air Force way of life. You made the best decision to join the Air Force. Once you finish tech school, you’ll be in the big, blue Air Force. Regardless of where you’re sent, whether it’s an ACC base in Germany or some bare base in the middle of nowhere, your life will be far better than if you had joined one of our sister services. Good luck, Godspeed, and Aim High.

[@silverware1191]

"When at attention or parade rest: DO NOT LOCk YOUR KNEES." Maybe it's country/culture differences... But in SG, not locking your knee can get you FK'd... As at times, they (DI) can randomly test such loose knee by knee'ing your legs from the back.

[@darden.steezy]

I graduated in December 2021. We didn’t do anything on Sunday. Our MTI only checked in on us one time the entire day. I spent my time studying, folding clothes, and getting to know people better. It was soooo good to catch a break. They also let us make BX runs during the weekend. We always stocked up on cough drops lol

[@nichocisneros8953]

Hey man im leaving next week to basic, just want to know how many family members they allowed at graduation .

[@jaylenthompson8622]

@@nichocisneros8953 I graduated BMT recently. On the visitor access request letter they allow 4 people to come but if COVID is worse when you leave then that could decrease to 2

[@gobills5571]

I graduated in November 2021, Sundays were literal blessings from the good Lord himself. There would be days when an MTI came in asking where everyone was and we’d say “church Sergeant” when in reality they were sleeping in their lockers lmao

[@sparingpickle4918]

@@jaylenthompson8622 Doubt it will get worse. Most people have realize the democrat party and their media are FOS at this point.

[@devinfolds8790]

How often do you guys get your phones if you guys did at all??

[@grubhubguy9629]

Go to church on Sundays. Even if you're not religious. They always gave out free cookies and doughnuts lol Also, it was a safe haven from crappy details.

[@bossK78]

Exactly!

[@Gandhi_Physique]

I think I'd rather scrub an entire floor with a toothbrush than visit a church lol

[@keilacline7945]

I went to BMT FEB 2022. After the 3rd week of training our MTI’s left us alone lol. They gave us a schedule to follow…that was it lol.

[@squidy4082]

Really ???? No like superiors?

[@cycleguy1943]

BMT 3273 FLT 035 Jan-Feb ‘83..totally different back in the day….but I do remember those weekends!! GO AF🇺🇸

[@kiki161297]

Shipping out in 2 weeks. Thank you so much for your informative videos Makenna & Kyle. You’ve been a huge help and I love seeing this channel grow!

[@thomascandido1998]

I ship in 4 weeks!! February 22!

[@alexandraperez8325]

Shipping out on Feb 15.

[@kiki161297]

Good luck & see you there!

[@heidisamaniego2095]

@Alexandra Perez me too!

[@theguessyt3886]

Don’t move in position in attention Always say proceeding sir after they tell u to do something There some tips 🙌

[@ntrprter]

Really makes me appreciate lazy weekends and free time! LOL! Thanks to all of you who serve - past and present! -Mike ❤

[@Zantronyx]

I went through during christmas time so we had TONS of days off, it was super easy. Typically we would have an MTI in the morning on Saturdays and then no MTI at all on Sundays, and on Christmas weekend we had 3 straight days with no MTI

[@thp6642]

Thanks for all the insight. My daughter is in week 2 BMT now. Sandboxx is outstanding!!

[@AirmanVision]

So glad you like them! It was so amazing to have the availability to use them!

[@mettassi]

The 1 thing that kept me going through basic was living Sunday to Sunday and being able to attend Orthodox Christian service. Huge shoutout to CPT "Father" Pacurar for being there for me and guiding me through the process

[@rickbivins3400]

Just in a few of these clips I can tell Air Force has gotten more and more relaxed. There’s people hunched over in class, sitting on bed not acknowledging the MTI by standing up. I went in 2014 and I thought it was too relaxing but this is a step more laxed

[@JohnTurnbull-fk8ip]

I agree. The stuff I’m hearing now out of BMT is crazy. They get their cell phones. They can’t touch anybody. They can’t even call you a name.

[@JohnTurnbull-fk8ip]

I went in 2009

[@jasonp410]

Makenna I can't thank you enough for your vids. My 27 year old self somehow made it thru just over a week ago. 324th represent! Grad practice was always a fun time. SOUND ADJUTANTS CALLLLLLLL I was a chapel guide and always enjoyed sundays. Grilled Cheezus day haha.

[@zoestone5479]

I was 324 too!! Graduated 2 weeks ago!!😁

[@jasonp410]

@@zoestone5479 congrats!!! Ready for battle!! 😁

[@papajeff5486]

A wonderful mantra for everyday for the rest of your life, “Things still need to get done”.

[@NorCalPhil]

I graduated BMT in August and it was about a million degrees on the parade ground. We had sooooo many people falling out from dehydration/heat exhaustion.

[@guycraig2030]

April 1954 Graduation, no such thing oh so long ago You just headed out assigned,,,2/3 in a with Orders in hand.,.,times have changed ,,Barracks old wood 60 man,,,etc…funny,,,yes i am 87, so of the 60 what are the odds

[@Marco7873908727]

The editing is getting way better. Would like to see a "goodbye" or "thanks for watching" section at the end of every video; they all seem like they end abruptly. Keep up the good work guys!

[@AirmanVision]

youtube will share a video less with a lower percentage of video watched. By having someone watch 100% of the video, youtube will reward the video more than someone watching 95% of the video because the last 10-15 seconds is us "wrapping up" the video and people click on another video. So that's the reason for doing videos like this now. If we want to continue doing this as a job, we have to adapt to KZbins rules to help promote our videos. Hope you can understand that! Thank you!

[@jlhurley65]

I graduated in 1992, the only difference between Sunday and any other day was going to Chapel. IF you went to Chapel, you would face the ire of the flight when you returned because they were stripping and waxing floors while you were away. Not happy. We didn't do PT because we were doing a deep clean. No long showers because the latrine queen would have been super pissed.

[@APGJuggernaut]

Air Force BMT is summer camp. Hardest part is not falling asleep.

[@pep590]

Amazing on the church services. They just had two in the 1970's, Catholic and what they just called Protestant, which was probably closest to Baptist I would say. That was it. We had no cool PT gear and always did PT and ran in combat boots. There were no tennis shoes. Also black leather boots, so on weekends, we all spent a long time polishing them.

[@ritam8712]

Oh wow this is hilarious 😂. Good to know. I'm watching all of your videos as I hope to join the Air National Guard.

[@anonymousmusicbean6150]

i went to a military college and i have to say college was harder. bmt was easy but id do it again. MTI’s were hard on us but i always remember the quotes given while they smoked us.

[@donaldgoodnight7853]

🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣 not my BMT from 1989. Weekends? I was off to San Antonio. Not on base.

[@hydrogreen1111]

What's the big deal? Went through this for 6 weeks in 1976.

[@danmilosevich]

Yeap, 76 here as well.

[@MeenaMeStories]

I’ve enjoyed the videos. Graduated BMT in 1987, and it’s very interesting to see how much has changed, and what hasn’t. On weekends we had opportunities to visit what was called the Chapparel where we could listen to music, get pizza, and just hang out with friends. We also had a break area below the bays where there were pay phones and snack machines. Yeah, no cell phones back then, and making calls home wasn’t a guarantee. Good luck Airmen!

[@HallowedGreaves]

Ah the Sunday showers. 3 whole minutes per person was a god send.

[@bobd5197]

So apparently, when I went to Lackland in Jan-Feb 1978, it was a six week spa vacation! I don't remember anything like what I've seen in these videos! Yes, the first week was a bit hectic, but it settled down after and was a breeze. Our A-hole TI disappeared after the third day, leaving us with the "nice guy" TI and as series of TI trainees. And we made Honor Flight as well.

[@Nicholas-wf4xh]

I used to have to stand a lot in highschool , you don’t lock your knees and u won’t pass out at least for me. I’m not in the military yet but I’m set to go to bmt in April 2021

[@hayleephillips7409]

Thank you for this video, it is totally informative and I appreciate it! The only thing that seems strange to me is that they allow people to go to church on Sundays, including seventh day Adventist. Which are exclusively Saturday churchgoers.

[@Keepemclueless101]

The church part is gonna be my favorite

[@Imscryy]

Im Issiah im about to start the whole process and setting up a appointment to see a AirForce recruiter i already did the online application, and i already get butterflies just thinking about everything but i just been watching helpful videos like these just to get myself more prepared and ready like i already been folding my clothes etc military way 🤣 but yea i highly appreciate videos like these thank you. Im looking to Go Active Duty then reserve but im debating on jobs , like medical or supply maybe crew cheif, Fleet management and Analysis i just want something i can do and go to college at the same time or after my 4 year contract , Id like your opinion or anyone to suggest jobs i should try to go for. Thank you !

[@edwinrivera5009]

Going to BMT on November 14th. Really looking forward to start my AF Career.

[@judy_8625]

Congratulations on that decision my son is in there right now he is on his first week.

[@natedog4783]

How are you doing? I haven’t got my ship date, just joined the Air Guard can’t wait to get it behind me

[@flamingghottea]

My shipdate is Aug 16. I've been watching all these like crazy to be prepared hahah

[@dennyden7612]

Aug 16!? Why is your ship date long?

[@ariannamiller977]

@@dennyden7612 how long is it usually?

[@dennyden7612]

@@ariannamiller977 usually I here less than two months, that’s if you’re trying to leave as soon as possible. Maybe this guy/girl picked a later ship date that was available.

[@davejohnson6144]

You will be dying in the extreme humid heat! Worst time to to start bmt is the summer!!!!! Makes everything you do 3 harder!

[@chalspinay21]

Shipping out on April 19!! Wish me luck y’all 😭🙏🏽

[@DDDiego]

How was it?

[@taylorgerrish7264]

Please please please make a video on how the medical process was for in processing to basic. How in depth was it? Did they do everything in MEPs at basic again? I’m sure we have some people who are nervous about getting kicked out when we get there

[@VoodooActual]

Literally all you did at medical was get shots, have blood drawn, dental x-rays, and hearing tests

[@AirmanVision]

I already have a video about it haha kzbin.info/www/bejne/moDQc355nNeIadk

[@trwagner1]

almost 40 years later, so much different. lol Sundays, GI party!

[@singleton469]

"Barely" lol.......had me dying!

[@b.entranceperium]

I'm older and got out in 2009. Did they get rid of calling the TI's sir and ma'am?

[@valkyraehypeperson]

quick question while being in the military do you work 7 days a week or do you have off days like an normal job?

[@kanyongale705]

You don't typically work on weekends but it's situational

[@AirmanVision]

after BMT you'll work 5 days a week 40-60 hours a week (usually) depends on your job. I was maintenance and worked five 10-12 hour videos per week but sometimes would have to work 6-7 days a week. Most likely with Makenna's job, she will be working 5 days a week 8-10 hours a day.

[@frankiejesus226]

@AirmanVision Did you get paid hourly or was it salary?

[@dannywalker3925]

Like the little cute nylon shorts and tennis shoes. When I was there you had boots and fatigues. You ran in them you did pushups in them and then you went on laundry detail and you washed them. But in my day people were fighting to get into the air force to avoid the draft. I was one of the lucky ones.

[@buriedmysins9160]

Question, how much time do you have to study/square away time (as we called it in MCRD San Diego), before lights out?

[@Kentuckyfrieddish]

This looks like a summer camp

[@randomcommenter1812]

Sounds fun, 2 weeks until I experience all this in person.

[@silverware1191]

1.00 Sooo... 2sec to dress, tidy your bed. Shower than tidy the dormitory. IS RELAXING?!

[@ashlaytostado]

Do you still do PT together in tech school? Or is it on your own?

[@AirmanVision]

Group PT, but if you score over a 95, then you get to do self paced BUT this will differ at each tech school

[@ashlaytostado]

@@AirmanVision thank you so much for replying! I love all the videos!

[@itsnadia21]

do you get to use your phone during your free time ? or do you get to use your phone at all and during the weekend ?

[@AirmanVision]

NOOOOOO!!! They are locked away, but you get them for a phone call and then they take them back

[@jordangonzales844]

I’m going to be talking to my recruiter this week. So happy.

[@sparescratch1623]

curious do they even allow trainees to attend church due to covid. When I went in all we got was a pre recorded session of our service of choosing on a cd to play feels like bmt gone better since I went in back in 2020

[@AirmanVision]

yeah I was in July/August 2020 and we had to watch prerecorded i the dayroom, but at the end they started allowing ppl to go to the PRC, so it will continuously change

[@SadiyaAktar-w7f]

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[@fixitlinc3339]

Your vids end so abruptly its annoying

[@AVH-z9m]

Wiccan "church" services? GD! That's what's wrong with our modern military.

[@jimjs5672]

Crazy.

[@brianzinner5955]

Freedom of religion is what's wrong with our modern military? Interesting.

[@MannyVegaNieves]

For everyone, this is necessary information. Thank you for sharing this.

[@mayrasolis4625]

I'm 39 and I really want to join. Do you think I still have an opportunity to join be successful, get rank and make a career out of the Airforce? I appreciate all honest responses.

[@kianalaalaa5644]

there is alway room for success ! yes! talk to a recruiter :D

[@lapapar1174]

at 39 this is your last year

[@dilettagallorini5701]

I’m joining at 36! Hopefully I will start BMT on May 31st! Do it!

[@Militant-Mane]

Shipping out next week on the 22nd.

[@jacobemery1727]

How’d it go

[@paaat001]

Oct 71 our first Sunday allowed a Church Call. We went to the chapel and two amazing things happened. We were allowed to fall out and smoke ('em if you got 'em). Second thing, we saw real people not all dressed in green.

[@John-m4f9j]

In 82 everyone looked forward to Sunday chapel call, and , and. Whole bunch of roach coaches tank up on chocolate and cokes

[@johnhorton-e1x]

I went thru army bct 25 years ago. This looks easy. To bad im to old to go back in .

[@brianwu9769]

I ship in 5 days kinda getting to me now

[@natedog4783]

How did you do? I am only concerned with how homesick I’m going to be and not being able to talk to family. And advice?

[@brianwu9769]

@@natedog4783 hey it was really boring but, you get to meet alot of people you will be able to talk to your parents you will get your phone to call home once in a while!

[@burnerburnt8120]

my sundays at bct were mainly just trying to get away with sleeping. lots of sleeping on the floor. always someone on guard. we got smoked quite often but the extra few hours of sleep made it worth the risk. if we werent sleeping generally we were either talking with eachother or reading the bible. most of my bay read the old testament front to back. we treated it as if it were a fictional story book like lord of the rings. it made time move very quickly

[@StarX81]

Weekends were for details & G.I. "parties"...lol.

[@VoodooActual]

Someone had made an Uno deck and hid it in our latrine vent lol. And check the M16 buttstocks

[@AirmanVision]

o.m.g

[@joshrichardson3649]

Graduation practice a few weeks into bmt? So half of bmt is practicing for graduation?

[@burnerburnt8120]

when i went through army bct sandbox was how my father sent me mail and i used the envelopes to mail all my letters back to my family for the last few days. its a little expensive but id say pretty worth it

[@Candide1776]

Lots of "GI Parties" on the weekends, as I recall.

[@optickinglek]

I’m trying to get into ROTC program in DC

[@21cabbage33]

Lol we never showered on sundays

[@javierestrada01015]

321 TRS Mustangs!!!

[@Vinny8El611]

We never slept on the sheets😂 that was in 89 btw

[@TheCoxMan]

What's the deal at the 1:16 mark? Did MTI fall out or something? Looks like they're being helped off the drill pad.

[@Sean-md4dn]

Heat exhaustion - happens frequently

[@ditolove5240]

I like no ones bringing up at 1:20 where a female is being escorted from the graduation due to what I can only assume is fainting from locking your knees in place.

[@Sneakattack1j]

Hydration and don’t lock ur knees

[@Jackson-wu1wd]

Honestly the downtime was horrible. Weekends crawled dude

[@dte8561]

What’s with the blue jeans?

[@Decoyow]

Water bottle? Don’t you mean hydration tool? Lol

[@thesunshinestatespecial5018]

There’s no way I saw hot sauce on those defac tables

[@cutiebeasty]

Shipping out in 2 weeks, January the 3rd, any tips?

[@henrymorgan248]

I leave the 9th myself

[@cutiebeasty]

@@henrymorgan248 Oh wow, you excited?

[@henrymorgan248]

Mix of emotions

[@cutiebeasty]

@@henrymorgan248 Yeah, I feel you, you going to Air force?

[@henrymorgan248]

I am

[@krea_34]

Are females allowed to wear ponytails in bmt now or is it mainly bun?

[@kourtneidowns2398]

Another great video!

[@Kp08og]

Shipping out Tuesday

[@kaydenlafon7416]

How’d it go

[@boldishalpha]

Do you get to choose your bed?

[@gilbertdaughtrey8703]

Hey how about an update of your school

[@DDBrecon]

Was some dude bout to pass out!!?

[@RafaelGonzales-h8w]

Can you go to the gym on the weekends?

[@superlegoman3346]

nope

[@jm4509]

Lol, nothing compared to Marine Corps Recruit Training

[@theminingj17tmjindustries82]

The quality of life is what makes the Air Force good 👍

[@daniellingl6880]

Literally bro my DIs were killers

[@arthurtovar30]

Do you get to be on your phone?

[@VoodooActual]

You get a phone call once a week, and the length depends on your mti's

[@arthurtovar30]

Like multiple or just one?

[@clschirm4]

@@arthurtovar30 at least for me because i went through basic during this past summer, because of COVID, we get a phone call once a week around 5 minutes. my MTI’s some weeks let us call for 10 or 15 minutes but it just depends.

[@AirmanVision]

no, they take your phone and you will get to use it once a week for a 5-10 minute call. Sometimes less often if your flight isn't doing well.

[@guerreromalik1882]

@@VoodooActual Im from the 331st and my flight definitely didn’t get a phone call once a week😂

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

PREPARE FOR DUST DOWN!!!!

[@joesuee8729]

😭

[@margwenlamb2506]

great video!

[@YeniH20]

Are you allowed to exercise if you wish too? For example, get a wingman and go out for a run? Or must you stay 100% inside? (Obviously after all duties are complete)

[@jonesasante3993]

Thank you for informing about what to expect during BMT🫡💯