Pam C hi! :) did you end up joining?

Same here. I'm 30 and planning on joining soon!

I'm 27 trying to prepare. How is it going for you?

Omg I’m so glad I’m not the only 26 to 27 trying to join lol

I’m 27 and joining right before my 28th birthday later this year

I'm 28 considering joining as well! Glad I'm not alone.

Can anyone give an update ?

Susie Loewen same girl! 😭

relatable lmao but i cry when I'm mad mostly

Cry fuck it

Saaaame

lol same. 😁

I am 34, and I have been on the road to joining as a reservist.

You guys are joining kinda late, lol. But I guess age is just a number. I'm 25 right now, I'm not that old yet... been on and off in college like a lot of people. I'm in the process of joining in and i have the perfect physical MEPS, nothing disqualifying and I have perfect vision, perfect hearing, no medical, mental, etc. problems. Only problem right now that is setting me back are my scores. I keep scoring in my 60s but I was literally a few points away from my job, now my 3rd re-take is this December, I hope I can at least score significantly higher so I can finally get the list of dream jobs I qualify for.

+obiwanchic If you kinda have some college degree, why not go commissioned/line officer route? I met some people who are actually enlisting in the military, also in the Air Force with at least a Bachelor's degree in whatever major they were in, but apparently they don't want the stressful or responsibilities they get as an officer, which is understandable.

obiwanchic I'm 31 going on to 32 next month I've been thinking of joining since 27 yrs old but just a lot of things got in the way I suffer from GERDS which is severe acid reflux and nausea this is something that got worse last year so I'm afraid it would interfere with me joining now but I really want too before it's way to late no kids yet no college degree so I feel like this is my calling

+starshell84 This is gonna be a super long post so bear with me. So here's the thing, the Air Force is one one of the picky branch since they're the popular branch which is closest to civilian life so they have high standards of enlistment. So if you have something that's a disqualifying factor like that medical condition you mentioned, you might have some problems joining. I know some acquaintances and buddies of mine that were interested in joining but the USAF turned them down due to some medical problems or several other disqualifying factors. If there's nothing else then you should be qualified to join. There are waivers that can be approved but sometimes an Air Force recruiter has the right not to work with you or not, there's a lot of those recruiters that don't know a lot of things or don't want to work with you. Active Duty Air Force is a little more strict than Air National Guard and Air Reserves, so if they don't let you in then there's the Air Guard and Air Reserve which is par-time military (1 weekend of the month and 14 days of the year), but there are also full time opportunities with them which is about the same if not more than Active Duty pay, plus you're more closer to home if you don't want to get deployed as often. The cut off age is changed to 40 for enlisted Airmen that they change last year. I'm actually fortunate enough to ace my physical at MEPS with a perfect record, no medical problems, 100% on everything, only problem that's setting me back is my ASVAB scores because I really want to get into Computer programming, networking, Geospatial Intelligence, or at least into Space ops which requires a little higher score which I was literally a few points away.... By the way, what do you want to do in the Air Force as far as the job you want to get in? Have you tried talking to an Air Force recruiter for active duty, Air Guard, or Reserves yet? What did they say?

veronica Did you end up joining?

Lexy Taylor because it is. Air Force boot was a damn joke. I went through in 09 and it's a mind fuck. get over the fact you are on your own and just do as your told and you will be fine.

Roslyn Marrero Hey, girl, seeing your comment is recent. I’m 25 also, strongly considering joining, been doing my research since. 🤝 💫What inspired you to join?

flsym I think since my dad was a marine and I see how proud he is and like everyone in the military is kind of like a family and people respect what you do it’s not like I need it for financial reason cause I make a lot of money in my job way more than the military would pay . I want to do something new in life

Roslyn Marrero 💭 What an honest answer! Gave me something to think about, thank you. Have you been doing research?

Hey, I'm older too and felt discouraged. I reached out to a recruiter after twice of changing my mind. I'm nervous but it's something that I've wanted. He hasn't called back and I'm nervous about it.

J Ayala How's your process going? I'm in the older range as well and have been wanting to join.

Marti Juarez I am in process of losing weight. contacted a recruiting office but have to lose the weight first. taking this time to work on my credit and study for asvab. how about u?

J Ayala girl go for it. I'm 39 and I joined no matter how many people tried to discourage me😊

FF Orozco it is your typical physical.

They go work for Walmart, making minimum wage.

The peanut butter shot might give you a limp for a minute, but that's about it hahah. You'll get a decent amount of shots, but none of them should do anything to you. The peanut butter shot is the only one that has some kick to it and they poke you in one of your butt cheeks, but even then it's just the soreness that'll make you limp for a bit, if at all.

😊 what my friend said! They may hurt a little but you shouldn't have any crazy side effects!

Thank you!

Hi Sheryl! I really want to wait until I can give a in depth video about that topic to talk about it but I do NOT want you to worry. BMT is just about the LAST place that something like that would happen now a days. They have a wingman program in place where you cannot go anywhere without another person going through basic with you, and they must be the same gender. So do NOT worry! I don't want to say it's impossible but the chances of something like that happening now is highly highly unlikely, I really hope that eases your mind!

They added a week after we left lol. When we went through it was 7.5 weeks

Derrick Smith since September 08 basic has been 8 weeks, before that it was 6 weeks.

ashley nguyen yes as long as it’s in standard, they just lock it up with your other civilian cloths during bmt

Penicillin to keep you from getting sick

I think they tell you during MEPS (military entry processing station). It's at the end of the day after they measured your fitness.

Have you guys taken your asvab yet?? My husband and I are going as well :)

+Paulina T Yes, it's not really hard but if there are certain jobs you want to qualify for, then yes study really hard and pay attention to everything. How old are you guys? You should be able to get in as long as you don't have a lot of dependents/kids.

We're both 20 with no dependents and yes were just going to try our best lol we've been studying

Push ups, sit ups, and 1.5 mile run are what you'll be tested on. With the pt you'll do daily, unless something changed (which in this case I doubt it did) you'll be running in a big circle with maybe 2-3 other flights at your own pace. As long as you keep moving and don't stop, no one's going to bother you. Work on improving your strength with push ups and sit ups and build your cardio up by running. What you'll do in bmt is alternate between calisthenics (push ups, jumping jacks, crunches, etc.) one day and jogging on a track for 30 minutes. So do that 6 days a week and you'll be just fine.

I've been working on a lot of exercises throughout the years of looking at different workout programs, I'm not bulking up anything which is bad because that adds a lot of weight, but I'm at a perfect weight at my height and age. I'm wondering if pull-ups are a little necessary? I heard it's 5-10 pull-ups for thunderbolt or some of the special reward badges or honor grad you get for graduating from BMT.

Yeah that's literally all it counts for. Unless you're a battlefield airmen you won't do pull ups for the pt test once you're in the operational Air Force. As long as you work out semi regularly, you'll be fine.

Shay Hall how long after graduating did you take it? (After highschool)

I'm 25 and just took the practice test and scored 80.

Or are you*

After bmt, you go to tech school and then after tech school you get to go home for a little, before going to your first duty station! If you want to stay with your boyfriend, you should get married before you join, it will make it a lot easier :)

Sans Fear don't join if you are a fan of needles

Mayfly you can have long hair but if you want to wear it long it needs to be in a pulled back bun. If your hair is short it can touch uniform. No in between

I'm 29 leaving behind a husband and 2 year old son to go to air force BMT. It's gonna be roooough! Especially being so much older and trying to study for asvab, but we can do it. My recruiter told me you can make phone calls to "pay bills" if you feel the man needs some help while you're gone 😉 not sure if that's true, might wanna check with a few recruiters to double check that one little factoid.

@@paxanimasol1761 wow that's great info I'll ask. Swearing in today! Studied my ass of, literally ddnt leave the house for a month lol. Got my score up from a 34 to a 59... not bad for an old ass lol..( I think) when are you leaving to bmt? Wow r u nervous? Is ur family supportive?

@@plainjane497 Good luck to you! Stay tough! I haven't taken asvab or gone to MEPS or anything yet. I made this decision in November and I plan on being in before the end of spring. I was pretty confident with asvab but I've started doubting it a little lately. So definitely need to study more. The physical part I think I'll be okay with. I took JROTC in high school so I'm familiar with drills and reporting statements and whatnot so I'll be alright there I think. I'm a little nervous but not for me. I do honestly worry if I'm doing what's best for my son. He's only 2 and loooves my parents so much and I struggle with the guilt that I'm ripping him away from the people he loves. :( that will be the hardest part for me. My family is super supportive but it's a bittersweet thing for sure, for all of us. I just hope it pays off and I'm able to help my family.

@@paxanimasol1761 it will I'm sure. It is natural to get a guilt trip but if u think about it, it being super responsible for doing this now b4 he gets older. U will have ur lives more together and ur serving ur country. Everyone is proud of u!

Happy belated bday to you! 😊

Mia Badillo not in basic, no chance

XXX Na Na Nation My husband was training when a family member died and he got to fly back home. That was in the marines. I believe it would be the same in the AF.

Yeah everywhere you go, you will be marching. It's not as bad as it sounds. You get used to it quick and if you go during the summer the MTI makes sure you're well hydrated so you don't have to worry about really fainting or anything and you won't be marching at a pace that'll be hard to keep. It's just walking with a proper form.

You don't have to! But it's free leave and time to go back home after everything you've gone through. But it's totally optional

You have to apply for it. If you don't want to do it, they'll just book you a ticket to your next base. Most people I know did it just because like Miranda said it's free leave and if your recruiter is cool, you won't be in the office long. Might just be there for a few hours answering questions for the people that step into the office.

+Derrick Smith I was told I had to recruit 2 people in order to do RAP is that true?

Yes they are. The meps I went two called you out on it. Also, this one girl was not allowed to leave for basic because of it. So find out your max and try your hardest to stay under it

Thank you. I'm just a busty girl. No matter how much I lose it still looks like alot

I feel you girl! I'm very curvy and it was hard for me to make the weight, but once you make it and you're in, it's not something they keep tabs on.

Easy.

Micaela Ortiz don't join then. if you dont eat what they serve you, you don't eat at all.

Micaela Ortiz I've watched other videos about airforce Bmt. I leave for Bmt March 14th & at my last DEP meeting we were talking about being a vegan and going to Basic. And another Airman who just graduated said they do have food for vegans at Basic.

thank you so much! that's relieving

ive seenvideos where people have said they have vegan food. & also BMT is not 9 weeks anymore its 7.5 weeks.

Stop being such a bitch +mcnallyrd3

Caitlin K. go navy for medical

If you're going to college first, go straight to officer training school after you graduate college. Won't have to do BMT as you hear it on here, it'll be slightly different but you'll come out of OTS and officer with higher rank and pay.

You would be best speaking to a recruiter about your situation.

I have spoken to my recruiter, but was wondering if someone who has already been through it had any advice

+AceGuitar400 My recruiter told me I will have to drop my Canadian citizenship. :)

+Teresa Dawn Dlugosz Renounce to be more technical, lol.

At Bmt you're allowed to take the pill and you're allowed to get the shot before you leave for boot camp(which I'll be doing) as far as an implant I would assume you can keep it but ask a recruiter to be sure

Best to be married. You can live together and you won't get separated when you're assigned to your base. More money too.

Hey! twitter.com/mirandagollnick 😊

Minimum height for females is 4.8 ft unless they changed it. So unless you're 4 ft 7 in you should be fine.

Yes, but you don't want to know what happens next.

You can only have one regular ear piercing(on your earlobes)the others have to come out

You have to take out any and all piercings while at boot camp! But after that you can have one piercing in your lower eat lob as long as the jewelry is in regs

male and female can have piercings?

This video was so helpful for me. Do any of the ladies in your flight who joined older have their own KZfaq channel? I would love to hear about their experiences.

Chaiah Avilez take them out before you leave.

Jasmin Sarai yes , your allowed to take birth control pills while at basic. I'm thinking about doing that myself before I leave.

Hana Sophia Don't be worried about the yelling! It's a mind game, the goal for them is to break you down, so whenever they're yelling, just remember it's their job and don't take it seriously! You can get through it!!

Hana Sophia I really want to know how many people cry and how often. I feel like I'd be a ball of tears the first week, and then I'd be fine.

Oddly enough I also think I'll probably end up doing that too. But I have a habit of putting on a brave facade when I'm around people other than immediate family. Hopefully I can force myself to suck it up and stop the waterworks even though I may not be actually offended, it's more like a sucky reflex action and its so annoying.

Hana Sophia if you can't handle a Sgt raising his voice don't join.

I know I can handle a Sgt yelling at me, it's their job to break us down and build us up anew. That I can handle no problem. My problem is that I can't control myself when it's my family that's yelling at me, since it's much more personal and I have to deal with them after the argument. With said Sgt they have a lot of other recruits to yell at so the focus isn't solely on me, unlike family arguments.