I think many of the civilians are actually told to act that way to trainees. The MTI's are supposed to act this way as well of course, but I think they can be softer at times because they've been through basic as well and form a bond with trainees.

It’s a mix of them doing fit for training purposes and them taking their day out on you lol.

I mean they are doing this constantly for hundreds of new trainees on end

have you found out what its like yet? I plan on joining too

Heavenly Angel same

Am I the only one who still calls them 'cammies'? Not Camo? When I was in (78-82), camo was what hunters wore. Cammies were what the military wore. Somewhere along the line, that changed.

Hey bud. How did it go?

Really? It was just normal for me. Clothing issue, on the other hand, was a nightmare.

Jackalopes

Oh yes....

+Joseph Davis Same here. 320 TRS. Flight 067. Oct 23 - Dec 7, 2001.

***** 324 TRS FLT 662, BMT GRAD OCT 22 2010. CHECK OUT THESE KNIGHTS!!! READY FOR BATTLE!!!

@@numinous4789 320th as well but I graduated just 7 months ago so I'm still fairly fresh. Can't stop the rock!

Loren Nolen when'd you graduate?

And when we got our tags sewn on, we were called "Canned Pickles."

Chair Force*

@@Ghostmanetx bro it was 7 years ago. Relax.

Our mti left us for 7 hours and scooped us up like a soccer mom 😭

Warehouse detail was 10/10

Joe Frizell Aye Sir!

+Thunderbolt22A10 Nah, i never said we had it harder. For me it was a snap The so-called obstacle course was fun for me, while many of them struggled. I will say one thing. "I was in the best shape of my life when i ended my basic training at Keesler., doing part-time basic while at Radio school

+PianoMan Smith its just possible we old farts DID have it rougher. I know we did not show up carrying anything with us, and we ran in combat boots. And there were no civilians helping us try on our uniforms to make sure they fit. And no sitting around trying our boots on. We carried them back to the barracks and they had to fit. These troops are being allowed to relax a bit. None of that back when.

+Thunderbolt22A10 I said we had it "rougher" and i was speaking "in general" for everyone. I was an outdoor person from age 14 Used to hunt trap deep sea fish and lived fairly close to the outlying woods and ponds. Spent most of my pre-USAF days out there, so i was in good shape. YMCA 5 nights a week and swim 100 laps each time ( that's a mile ) and could do 2 lengths of the pool UNDER-water ( that's 150 feet ). I have to admit that LOVE watching the A-10's FLY OVERHEAD when they were coming into Bradley airport.

They did. The armed forces are much easier now ----all to accommodate women.

Tommy Truth gonna need a source famalan

That's how it was for me too lol, Then I was on a plane to Texas from PA, now I'm in England

Nilana River same

Same deal with me It was Aug 1956 We took off from New Jersey at 2 in the morning during a freakin RAINSTORM Didn't think we were going to make it All the flames coming out of the engine lol Eventually a few months later i ended up in Iceland

Well good luck!!

Did you join. How is it?

Sucks to suck!

+40Kens Same here. 1984. They are issued PT shoes now? We had to buy our own. We also had to pay for our crew cut.

They do that to avoid any mishaps. You'll be stuck with those boots, uniforms, shoes, etc. for at least until you go to Tech School.

Any idea what the charge is nowadays for the so-called "issued uniform and incidentals"?

Long_Marlin69 you're not supposed to get screamed at. You're trying to make sure it fits. Go ahead. Look up the marines or army getting issjed theor uniforms. They don't get yelled at either until after

Sn1pElR that’s a lie. Our platoon was getting ordered left to right holding up all the gear in a giant plastic box arms locked out for 2 hours :-|

Long_Marlin69 you just have to be mentally prepared and remember it’s not personal. You have to play their game. In their game you get screamed at. It’s to make a tough soldier. I’m hoping to join the Air Force, as I have a long family history of military service specifically Air Force. Just remember everyone is going through the same thing.

Sn1pElR no, we were constantly yelled at - it never stops after you hit those yellow footprints 😅

@@jarteaga1793 Believe it or not there are different places and different facilitates that dont all operate the same. Crazy i know man.

Mine was issued by Marines, nor t civilians

And we called this getting "canned".

@@mopar3502001 Amd Pingers in Tech School. Maybe they still do.

@@mopar3502001 And I suppose “c**t cap” is not an acceptable term anymore. 😆

@@scottgoodrich5825 These days, haha no way!

I used to store my c**t cap in the thigh pocket of my flight suit. Never had to wear it or salute on the flight line. I was enlisted and was always getting saluted by young airmen on my way to a mission. Lol

ShawnTD I left BMT about a month before they issued OCP’s to trainees. I left in September

Don't know about that. When i left the moring for basic that was my first day after swearing in at MEPs. Landed at Lackland early early next morning and was my second day. Uniforms issued third day or very late second day. 44 years ago mind forgets things.

324th is actually dismantled now...the building is being used for med hold :( I did KP there a couple of times...it was kinda depressing seeing all of the old "324th Knights" decorations up.

JTB damn that sucks I was a 324 knight myself was in the middle of bmt when 9/11 went down base was on lockdown we thought it was a base exercise didn't find out for nearly 2 weeks what happened. this is when bmt was 6.5 weeks

At first KP was a pain in the butt, ( but ) on the second week we had fun. I can sill remember being outside washing the garbage cans, not far from the door where the NEWBIES come walking out after having their chow. If then didn't put their cap on as soon as they came out that door, we would scream and yell, give them hell "Airman put your damn cap on" They moved quick and a couple of them even said "YES SIR" lmaooooo way too hilarious

Yes being trained for purely combat purposes mainly you guys will need them

That sounds miserable no thanks. 12 hrs more time to do more important things

Then you should look into Air Force Spec Ops opportunity if you want intense.

Macker Maldrill lol sounds like an asic shoe honestly

In mid 70’s, we had our combat boots to excercise and run.