God bless the USA and the army, the navy, marines, Air Force, coast guard, and everyone who served!

The toughest day I had in the Air Force was when the air conditioning went out in our barracks ...... the Air Force taught me an awesome skill though which has made me the owner of my own company for the last 20 yrs . Thank you Air Force !!!

don't hate the AF just because you got a 23 on the asvabs

Went through in 91...the obstacle course was actually a lot of fun to go through and it signaled you're just about done with BMT. Great memories...I served 8 years active duty and I’ve been a civil service Airman ever since. Thanks for the great video!

I always see a lot of hate in the comments about any military branch that is not the Marines. I would just like to share this comment I saw on r/army (reddit) a while back. Someone asked if people in the Army actually did think less of the Air Force or Navy and this guy responded and said something along the lines of "No we don't. We basically treat other branches like younger siblings. We make fun of them and call them names but it's all in good fun. None of us mean it. We all know that every branch is important and needed. It's when people who have never been in the military start making fun of other branches that create problems and need to stop." The majority of hate comments I see always seem to come from someone who is not in the military, so I figured this would be a good quote to post here.

I was security for 8 years and had plenty of shots fired my way as part of the USAF. ALL vets from every branch are great!

Not to be rude to any military people, but this looks fun

I thought I would HATE the course but I loved it. I learned I was tougher than I thought and a strong woman. The monkey bars had always been my enemy. I'd never been able to do them so you can imagine how my heart sank when I saw them. I got through those bars with flying colors. It was the only time in my life I've done it. I was so proud of me!

why the fuck is everyone comparing the marines to the air force? they're completely different military branches. stop bashing the air force because it isn't as hard as the marines. both are in the military and everyone apart of it help serve the u.s. in some way. some ways may be harder than others, but atleast they there, helping the country.

The Air Force is the smart people branch of the military

Still remember the course 64 years ago. A couple TI's tried to shake me off the rope over the water but I just laughed and kept going. It was one of the best days of the 13 weeks I was there.

LMAO! Tech Sgt. Teirnan was in this. With his british accent and yelling a lot, couldn't mistake him lololol. I don't miss him.

Just a heads up for all of you going to Basic soon, they don't do this anymore. They have BEAST which has a very watered down obstacle course, now it's more focused on weapon control and MOPP gear.

To be honest, you'll only do this for one day for the whole 7 weeks of BMT

When I went through this it was 1987. Was called the confidence course. And it just didn't seem right if nobody fell in that nasty texas water. That weaver obstacle was the most difficult for most of us. Over then under all the way up. The Air Force now seems to have shifted ways in how the training is done.

Went through late 1964,was a Medic old AFSC 902, BMT was not that hard physically, do remember actually a rope climb up a cliff enjoyed my time at BMT. Was at Wurtsmith AFB MI then CCK AB in Taiwan Separated late 1968. January 1969 enlisted in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman and then a year later they sent me to their Field Medical Service School ( a mild boot camp for Medical personnel being assigned to Marine units) and they had REAL DI's, it was pretty hard compared to BMT. Really loved my entire 23 years in and wish I could do it all again.

I was there in 1972. Same course, back then called the confident course, something to dread and be afraid of. Only later did I learn that it was used on weekends by the San Antonio Boy Scouts!

Back in 1984 they called this the "Confidence Course" our TI's said it was a pass/fail test and we where only allowed to fail 2 obstacles out of the entire course. When I ran it there was a TI at every station along the way some askimg me questions along the way. I thought it was strange they where asking me questions about BMT while testing our agility. But maybe they where trying to give us mind breaks to get us off topic. That was the top 2 things I enjoyed most about BMT. The #1 was the firing range weapons qualifications. The #2 was the conficence course which is now B.E.A.S.T.

Was at Lackland November 1973. One of the best things in my life. Went to Little Rock after tech school. Went to Germany for 2yrs fueling F4E Fighters

Hasn't changed much since I ran it twice in 1966. The only thing I saw here that might be a little different is that the drill instructors on here are more polite and helpful then they were when I ran it. They were there to "motivate" you if you didn't keep your butt moving and none of us wanted that.

If anyone is a real soldier then you'd learn to respect the other men and women from the other divisions. I don't care that Marine Basic may be harder. Everyone who serves our country is a soldier, were all the same.

I don't care what anyone says. For the regular joe boot camp trainee, no matter what branch, this obstacle course will wear you out. I know, I ran it over 30 years ago. Even after 7 weeks of regular PT, every single one of us were toast at the end.

Didn't show every obstacle, but brought back some memories. Would love to run it again.

Man been there in January 1971, it was pretty athletic and its not what most of you think you get tired and once you complete the course you feel great. Go my fellow Veterans.

We had drill instructors yelling at us when I did this back in 86. This seems very cordial in comparison. At least I was there in the fall so I didn't have to deal with high humidity.

Unfortunately, when I got in a couple of years ago, they got rid of the water portion and replaced it with rubber gravel

BMTS 3706 Flt 157 beginning Feb 8, 1984. Agreed 3 things most memorable... Day we arrived. Day we graduated and the Obstacle Course. The Obstacle Course was a blast, although I warned my TI that I needed to wear my cover up to running the course, yet he wouldn't let me. The blisters on my head, from the sunburn, were a ton of fun.

When I went through USAF basic during the winter of 1974, it was cold and rainy on the day we did the “confidence” or obstacle course. Because it was cold and rainy, they would NOT allow us to cross the rope bridge over water or any obstacle that required us to crawl in the mud. They were afraid that if we got wet, we’d become hypothermic, end up getting sick and set back in training. I think we only did 2/3 of the obstacle course.

"We got footage of you..beating the shit out of a trainee 5 yrs ago.."💀💀💀💀

11:51 this kid has been going hard the whole time. Doesn't even break a sweat while the big dude struggling

The Confidence Course was a lot of fun - especially because we were able to get out of the regimentation and TI's eye for awhile!

This looks fun! Something I’d do on the playground when I was young!

Thank you for every thing you do

They wanted my brains not my muscles.

I did my Air Force BMT in 1962. I do remember the obstacle course. It was no big deal. I think today's recruits have a more challenging course than we did. I have very fond memories of my time in the USAF. I hope the same for these young people.

They called it the confidence course back in 1990 and it was easier than what is in this video. The water obstacle had a swing rope back then and I gave it my best Tarzan yell, which didn't go over too well with the TI's. Was the only time I did any push up's in BMT training. But yes, this version looks much more fun

after I watched this I asked my grandpa if he can build this course for me and he said he will with the help of my uncle's and me! tbh I would love to do all of this and I can't wait to sign up

I remember the obstacle course from 1985. It truly is one of my favorite memories on Basic. It is a shame to close it down.

Loved that coarse, and wish I could go back and do it all again...

i used to do all of this stuff for fun at my neighborhood’s playground, i can’t wait to ship out!!!

I went through Basic Sept-Nov 2015, and the Obstacle Course was completely different. Wasn't difficult at all. They changed it. I was bummed

Lol they are a lot nicer than I remember. Gotta look good for the camera.

My buddy was glad to get extra PT at BMT in the mornings and evenings. Only thing he said he didn't like about his whole time training was SERE school.

USAF BMT December 1970. Seems like yesterday and forever ago. 72 now, couldn't do this course to save my life. He was right though about the 3 memories.

Graduated BMT a few weeks ago.. Shame I didn't get to do this. We had to run the CLAW which had many similar obstacles, except if you fell while hanging from the rope, you just fell into blue colored woodchips. Lame.

I'm ready...I'm short too but I can do it :)

Took my BMT at Sampson,AFB in upstate NY..Nov-1953-Jan-1954..We ran the obstacle course at 10 degrees below zero and everything was covered with ice and snow..Worse day of my military life..I will never forget it..

This looks like a fun adventure. I'm ready for it!

People are really getting on my nerves talking about which one is better! There is not a specific one! Every branch has their own specific role on what they do! They all help in some kind of freaking way! You should be glad we actually have All these branches that risk their own lives for you. SO STOP COMPLAINING ON WHICH ONE IS BETTER. Don't like the Air Force okay cool their are other options for you to choose from. None of them is better then the other.

thank you for serving our country

this looks like a blast I can't wait to do this when I head to bmt later this year

I love how at 8:55 he talked to him calmly to help him get over the obstacle!! I plan on going to the Air Force guys

All these courses makes me think I'm way too short to do them properly 😔

A note to all. As of Fall 2014 the "Obstacle Course" has been officially closed down and is no longer used as a part of BMT. It has been replaced by a team exercise during BEAST Week (wk 6) known as the CLAW Mission (Leadership Reaction Course). Its a shame to cause like the man said it was a great memory of BMT.

My experience with the obstacle course was back in 1967. It was easier then. We had to wear caps. We were scheduled to do it two times over the six-week basic training back then. I only did it once because I had dorm guard duty. It was sort of fun. I didn't get wet. Basic training was much easier until 9/11.

The course was a lot tougher back in the summer of 1971. Humidity, heat and mosquitoes. But it was fun and the chow at the end of the course was the best I had in basic.

Reason they're not being yelled at or cussing like they should be is because they are being recorded.

I wonder has anyone ever fell in the water under the monkey bars?

currently in the process of weight loss to make weight for airforce not fat just tall and have muscle mass, zero week scares the shit out of me lol but the beast gets me hyped, guess youll get to experince a whole spectrum of emotions in bmt

AF 61-67, Times have really changed. TI laughing and telling jokes to recruits, acting like a big brother, no weapon when crawling on belly, no barbed wire, no machine gun firing over head, no night maneuvers, pulling yourself over a pool of clean water. I could do all of this and I am 76 yrs .old. I get it that the AF probably will never fire a weapon in combat , but some of us had to in certain situations. Hats off to all military personal, that's also a word from the past and not used, we are human resources, like, food resources, financial resources. Dehumanized. Keep America strong so people like me can sound off.

This looks fun😎

The music was not neccesarry

I watched like a thousand of marine bootcamp videos and already set my mindset to be mentally and physically ready for the marine because of my peer pressure since all my high school friends went to the marine and now I going Air Force so I felt like everything in BMT will be so easy since I’m mentally and physically ready for the marines like I can do 28 pull-ups and such and I now I feel like a b*ch but then again I’m trying to be a PJ to salvage my honor 😂

I’ll have fun on this mini course! I’m not quite sure if you’re allowed to run on the logs but I’ll find out soon! PJ bound.

at 2:54 homeboy dusts his hands off haha

There is obviously a good bit missing, since I can recall at least ten things that they choose not to show, but your right Air Force is not meant to be as physical as the Marines BMT. When you change your name to Marine, Your comment will have more merit, please update us on your success/failure.

The obstacle course was closed for maintenance and repairs when I went to basic training in July and Aug 1976 . I was really looking forward to running that course back then.

Air Force has the best of everything and once you get to permanent party, it's a job with a uniform. Tech School is a huge party every night and it's really easy. We have beautiful bases and incredible housing. We are spoiled rotten with the best of the best. No sleeping in the dirt or eating crappy food. (8 yrs active duty EMT/Paramedic)

good job

Oh god! The yellow and green weaver! I fell off that on the very top rung! I don't know how I didn't get a concussion... Still finished the obstacle course!

They did it with an overcast! Lucky. It was so damn hot in mock level 4 or 5.

Looks like they changed it from when I did this in 2005. In the very beginning there where two water obstacles. One was you had to swing across a moat with a rope and the second was a static rope that you use to ranger crawl over about 50 feet and being these were first if you fell in you had to do the whole coarse soaking wet and a lot heavier. My favorite obstacle was the rock face you had to repel down.

What happened to the barbed-wire and machine-guns in the crawl at 9:50?

looking forward to bmt I leave this summer

Looks like a blast. Can't wait till I join!!!

baack in 1970 when i was at lackland for basic we learned one thing on the confidence course. firs off we did twice. on the first go round if one fell in the water you then skipped the next part of the course. so when we did it again many fell in on purpose so as to skip some of the course.

I want to do that

The water ain't that clear anymore lol we got shit green water now

I was in that same course with that same guy. It was a good one

I remember going through this about 45 years ago.I had fun going under the barbed wire obstacles; until the blank cartridge rounds from a gun started sending rounds above us and the simulated mines going off with a Pop or muffled boom 💥! Doing all that with my DI screaming through a bullhorn, " Get that fat ass of yours down ; keep your head down, and move -it, move-it ! Hey you, in the front, move that ass now ! The most fun was rappeling down the wall, which had wooden boards embedded in rock, and we had to swing from side to side going down. Of course we had a DI on the top of the wall rappelling course and one at the bottom screaming 😱 at us, " You secure your safety belt to your line, begin and follow the others and don't look down , and move your ass quickly ! There's 10 more behind you, and you got one minute to finish. Now, haul ass Trainee ! " Afterwards, we were introduced to " C-Rations or K-Rations " , which was the worst food to eat 🤔 . We all double-timed running to the barracks and took turns in the latrine ; as the rations made us all sick 😫. Nobody criticized the mess hall food after the rations we had to eat in the field ! I got a fruitcake baked in 1930 ? It was black and hard as a rock ; I couldn't break it, chip it, or bite into it at all ! Would've made a great paperweight though, a doorstop, a hockey puck, or in case of emergency 🤔 as a deadly weapon ! Just needed some skivvies to fashion a slingshot with and that cake 🎂 could kill small game or a human being with it ! LOL 😆, now !

4:32 u can see the dent where someone hit their head lol

I going to join the Air Forces After highschool update going to bmt june 22 2021

I still think about the weaver. Hands down the hardest obstacle.

That's awesome! I can't wait...im a little scared but I'll push through...Im in the DEP program right now...

This is something id do for fun lmfao

American recruits, suppoert you guys!

This was a long time after me with those green boots but when i lived in my RV in the winter there 2010-2017 they wore tennis shoes and were bused in. The last time i was there last year the course was closed. The new training city was about to open.

So hyped! I can't wait for BMT!

I was second in the 2 mile run in my squad

Looks like a cake walk

Braun I have the utmost respect for your father as a fellow veteran Hernandez is either not a veteran or is one and doesn't like his job either way I never intended this to offend but some people can't take a joke as for comment earlier my friend A1C Justin Lombard was Kia June 8th 2014 he is missed and will never be forgotten.

This looks fun. Now im excited to join.

That's cute, I do the same thing at church camp!

If you ship out around May 24th reply to me!

Looks fun to do this obstacle course, awesome

Wow the air force confidence course would have been a warm up for our confidence course at PI and could have ace it the first of training

Why is it all Men? Are there any women? Do they do everything separately?

this looks like a playground

I have never done any of these obstacles in BMT. The only time we dealt with water was the rope swing obstacle.

This course is nothing like the one I want through in 1980. They took the swing across the pond out, and the final pond was not monkey bars.. it was a long big rope.. It was a blast. I guess they made it harder, because of the other Branches..