U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is any airman’s first step into the massive world of the Air Force. From security forces to combat controllers, logisticians to mechanics, all airmen start their ...
The Air Force is changing the way it conducts Basic Military Training, replacing a four-day-long field training exercise with a new scenario that lasts 36 hours. In an announcement Wednesday, the ...
Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.
As Emma Lollar prepared for Air Force basic training in 2019, she spent hours scouring the internet for what to expect once she arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. Lollar said she ...
Service in the United States Air Force (USAF) is inherently based on a structured professional life that starts from the very first, initial phase known as Basic Military Training (BMT). After ...
SAN ANTONIO -- The Space Force recruits sat on their bus at 3 a.m. on May 3, the warm engine idling in the cool, predawn Texas air as it parked outside their aged, concrete dormitory. For a moment, it ...
The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...