Welcome to AFBMT.com Welcome to AFBMT.com, where I hope to help give people interested in joining the US Air Force a good idea of what the process of enlisting and going through basic training is like. I am obviously only one person and only have my own experiences to go on though, ...
The Air Force is the only branch with its own community college, which awards associate’s degrees based on your BMT, tech school, CDC’s, Airman Leadership School (a leadership class you take when you become a staff sergeant) and a few general studies classes which you can CLEP or take...
AFBMT.com (which stands for Air Force Basic Military Training) is run by an active duty prior-enlisted Air Force Officer and is meant to be a source of information for men and women considering joining the United States Air Force. I am not a recruiter and have no reason to sugar-coat ...
If you decide to continue the process of enlisting, the recruiter will be your sole point of contact for any questions you have up until you get on the bus to San Antonio to begin basic training. Between the time you agree to enlist and the time you leave for BMT, your responsibilities ...
Some people may be discouraged by the relatively low monthly pay that Air Force members receive at the beginning of their career, but in order to have a clear view of what you are actually receiving it’s important to consider all of the benefits of military service. ...
Keep in mind that these are only for people that didn’t make it through BMT before they were caught. There are many more that may have been caught months or years later. Bottom Line Lying is wrong. You know it’s wrong. There are severe consequences for lying to get into the military...
Air Force may require 24-hour operations which means you could be working 12 or 24 hour shifts or eight hour shifts 6 days a week, etc. You can also expect to work swing or night shifts, sometimes in a rotating schedule between days and nights so that you’re always in a state of ...
Throughout your training at BMT you’ll have to sit through a lot of classes in classrooms at the bottom level of each squadron building. These will be taught by various TIs, usually not your own. The classroom environment is a little more laid back than life outside of the classroom. ...
Sometimes the recruiter may have a guest stop by such as an active duty Air Force member to talk to you and answer questions about Air Force life. The recruiter may also teach you very basic marching skills so that you can be more familiar with the techniques when you arrive at BMT. ...
You made it through BMT, Tech School, and now it’s time to get into the “real” Air Force and do awesome things and make tons of money, right? Well, it’s not always so easy. Here are some things I wish I had known earlier in my career that you may find helpful. ...