Weekends during Basic Training

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What are weekends like during Basic Training? We share with you what a typical Saturday and Sunday during military training are like. Weekends can offer some good downtime to take a breather and get things squared away. Though Air Force BMT weekends won't be spa days, taking a longer shower can sometimes feel like one.
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@darden.steezy 2 жыл бұрын

I graduated in December 2021. We didn’t do anything on Sunday. Our MTI only checked in on us one time the entire day. I spent my time studying, folding clothes, and getting to know people better. It was soooo good to catch a break. They also let us make BX runs during the weekend. We always stocked up on cough drops lol

@nichocisneros8953 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man im leaving next week to basic, just want to know how many family members they allowed at graduation .

@jaylenthompson8622 2 жыл бұрын

@@nichocisneros8953 I graduated BMT recently. On the visitor access request letter they allow 4 people to come but if COVID is worse when you leave then that could decrease to 2

@gobills5571 2 жыл бұрын

I graduated in November 2021, Sundays were literal blessings from the good Lord himself. There would be days when an MTI came in asking where everyone was and we’d say “church Sergeant” when in reality they were sleeping in their lockers lmao

@sparingpickle4918 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaylenthompson8622 Doubt it will get worse. Most people have realize the democrat party and their media are FOS at this point.

@devinfolds8790 2 жыл бұрын

How often do you guys get your phones if you guys did at all??

@papajeff5486 19 күн бұрын

A wonderful mantra for everyday for the rest of your life, “Things still need to get done”.

@keilacline7945 Жыл бұрын

I went to BMT FEB 2022. After the 3rd week of training our MTI’s left us alone lol. They gave us a schedule to follow…that was it lol.

@mettassi Күн бұрын

The 1 thing that kept me going through basic was living Sunday to Sunday and being able to attend Orthodox Christian service. Huge shoutout to CPT "Father" Pacurar for being there for me and guiding me through the process

@Zantronyx Жыл бұрын

I went through during christmas time so we had TONS of days off, it was super easy. Typically we would have an MTI in the morning on Saturdays and then no MTI at all on Sundays, and on Christmas weekend we had 3 straight days with no MTI

@ntrprter 2 жыл бұрын

Really makes me appreciate lazy weekends and free time! LOL! Thanks to all of you who serve - past and present! -Mike ❤

@kiki161297 2 жыл бұрын

Shipping out in 2 weeks. Thank you so much for your informative videos Makenna & Kyle. You’ve been a huge help and I love seeing this channel grow!

@thomascandido1998 2 жыл бұрын

I ship in 4 weeks!! February 22!

@alexandraperez8325 2 жыл бұрын

Shipping out on Feb 15.

@kiki161297 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck & see you there!

@heidisamaniego2095 2 жыл бұрын

@Alexandra Perez me too!

@theguessyt3886 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t move in position in attention Always say proceeding sir after they tell u to do something There some tips 🙌

@APGJuggernaut 7 күн бұрын

Air Force BMT is summer camp. Hardest part is not falling asleep.

@NorCalPhil Жыл бұрын

I graduated BMT in August and it was about a million degrees on the parade ground. We had sooooo many people falling out from dehydration/heat exhaustion.

@MeenaMeStories 5 ай бұрын

I’ve enjoyed the videos. Graduated BMT in 1987, and it’s very interesting to see how much has changed, and what hasn’t. On weekends we had opportunities to visit what was called the Chapparel where we could listen to music, get pizza, and just hang out with friends. We also had a break area below the bays where there were pay phones and snack machines. Yeah, no cell phones back then, and making calls home wasn’t a guarantee. Good luck Airmen!

@rickbivins3400 Жыл бұрын

Just in a few of these clips I can tell Air Force has gotten more and more relaxed. There’s people hunched over in class, sitting on bed not acknowledging the MTI by standing up. I went in 2014 and I thought it was too relaxing but this is a step more laxed

@JohnTurnbull-fk8ip 4 ай бұрын

I agree. The stuff I’m hearing now out of BMT is crazy. They get their cell phones. They can’t touch anybody. They can’t even call you a name.

@JohnTurnbull-fk8ip 4 ай бұрын

I went in 2009

@dannywalker3925 Жыл бұрын

Like the little cute nylon shorts and tennis shoes. When I was there you had boots and fatigues. You ran in them you did pushups in them and then you went on laundry detail and you washed them. But in my day people were fighting to get into the air force to avoid the draft. I was one of the lucky ones.

@jordangonzales844 25 күн бұрын

I’m going to be talking to my recruiter this week. So happy.

@thp6642 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the insight. My daughter is in week 2 BMT now. Sandboxx is outstanding!!

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like them! It was so amazing to have the availability to use them!

@MannyVegaNieves 2 жыл бұрын

For everyone, this is necessary information. Thank you for sharing this.

@singleton469 14 күн бұрын

"Barely" lol.......had me dying!

@Marco7873908727 2 жыл бұрын

The editing is getting way better. Would like to see a "goodbye" or "thanks for watching" section at the end of every video; they all seem like they end abruptly. Keep up the good work guys!

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

youtube will share a video less with a lower percentage of video watched. By having someone watch 100% of the video, youtube will reward the video more than someone watching 95% of the video because the last 10-15 seconds is us "wrapping up" the video and people click on another video. So that's the reason for doing videos like this now. If we want to continue doing this as a job, we have to adapt to KZfaqs rules to help promote our videos. Hope you can understand that! Thank you!

@pep590 29 күн бұрын

Amazing on the church services. They just had two in the 1970's, Catholic and what they just called Protestant, which was probably closest to Baptist I would say. That was it. We had no cool PT gear and always did PT and ran in combat boots. There were no tennis shoes. Also black leather boots, so on weekends, we all spent a long time polishing them.

@kourtneidowns2398 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@jasonp410 2 жыл бұрын

Makenna I can't thank you enough for your vids. My 27 year old self somehow made it thru just over a week ago. 324th represent! Grad practice was always a fun time. SOUND ADJUTANTS CALLLLLLLL I was a chapel guide and always enjoyed sundays. Grilled Cheezus day haha.

@zoestone5479 Жыл бұрын

I was 324 too!! Graduated 2 weeks ago!!😁

@jasonp410 Жыл бұрын

@@zoestone5479 congrats!!! Ready for battle!! 😁

@hayleephillips7409 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, it is totally informative and I appreciate it! The only thing that seems strange to me is that they allow people to go to church on Sundays, including seventh day Adventist. Which are exclusively Saturday churchgoers.

@ritam8712 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow this is hilarious 😂. Good to know. I'm watching all of your videos as I hope to join the Air National Guard.

@bobd5197 5 ай бұрын

So apparently, when I went to Lackland in Jan-Feb 1978, it was a six week spa vacation! I don't remember anything like what I've seen in these videos! Yes, the first week was a bit hectic, but it settled down after and was a breeze. Our A-hole TI disappeared after the third day, leaving us with the "nice guy" TI and as series of TI trainees. And we made Honor Flight as well.

@burnerburnt8120 Ай бұрын

when i went through army bct sandbox was how my father sent me mail and i used the envelopes to mail all my letters back to my family for the last few days. its a little expensive but id say pretty worth it

@saborwolf 4 ай бұрын

Disney is so much nicer than Alcatraz. But on Sundays we had the day to ourselves. Our TI's didn't even show up, and only once did the section chief show up. 50% of the dorm spent Sunday napping. We detailed ourselves to chow. Christmas fell on a Saturday, so Friday no one was there, certainly no one showed up on Christmas, and then Sunday was Sunday. And then we had New Year's and a Sunday again. (Go to Prodestant service, they have a live band!) This means that one week was crammed full of stuff to do, but other than that, the experience isn't bad. Unless you get deathly sick or injured and start missing mandatory stuff. Then the frustration will set in

@HallowedGreaves Жыл бұрын

Ah the Sunday showers. 3 whole minutes per person was a god send.

@anonymousmusicbean6150 Жыл бұрын

i went to a military college and i have to say college was harder. bmt was easy but id do it again. MTI’s were hard on us but i always remember the quotes given while they smoked us.

@donaldgoodnight7853 Жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣 not my BMT from 1989. Weekends? I was off to San Antonio. Not on base.

@Nicholas-wf4xh 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have to stand a lot in highschool , you don’t lock your knees and u won’t pass out at least for me. I’m not in the military yet but I’m set to go to bmt in April 2021

@jlhurley65 4 ай бұрын

I graduated in 1992, the only difference between Sunday and any other day was going to Chapel. IF you went to Chapel, you would face the ire of the flight when you returned because they were stripping and waxing floors while you were away. Not happy. We didn't do PT because we were doing a deep clean. No long showers because the latrine queen would have been super pissed.

@Keepemclueless101 Жыл бұрын

The church part is gonna be my favorite

@burnerburnt8120 Ай бұрын

my sundays at bct were mainly just trying to get away with sleeping. lots of sleeping on the floor. always someone on guard. we got smoked quite often but the extra few hours of sleep made it worth the risk. if we werent sleeping generally we were either talking with eachother or reading the bible. most of my bay read the old testament front to back. we treated it as if it were a fictional story book like lord of the rings. it made time move very quickly

@chalspinay21 2 жыл бұрын

Shipping out on April 19!! Wish me luck y’all 😭🙏🏽

@DDDiego Жыл бұрын

How was it?

@margwenlamb2506 2 жыл бұрын

great video!

@edwinrivera5009 Жыл бұрын

Going to BMT on November 14th. Really looking forward to start my AF Career.

@judy_8625 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on that decision my son is in there right now he is on his first week.

@natedog4783 16 күн бұрын

How are you doing? I haven’t got my ship date, just joined the Air Guard can’t wait to get it behind me

@flamingghottea 2 жыл бұрын

My shipdate is Aug 16. I've been watching all these like crazy to be prepared hahah

@dennyden7612 2 жыл бұрын

Aug 16!? Why is your ship date long?

@ariannamiller977 2 жыл бұрын

@@dennyden7612 how long is it usually?

@dennyden7612 2 жыл бұрын

@@ariannamiller977 usually I here less than two months, that’s if you’re trying to leave as soon as possible. Maybe this guy/girl picked a later ship date that was available.

@davejohnson6144 9 ай бұрын

You will be dying in the extreme humid heat! Worst time to to start bmt is the summer!!!!! Makes everything you do 3 harder!

@buriedmysins9160 2 жыл бұрын

Question, how much time do you have to study/square away time (as we called it in MCRD San Diego), before lights out?

@randomcommenter1812 2 ай бұрын

Sounds fun, 2 weeks until I experience all this in person.

@Militant-Mane 2 жыл бұрын

Shipping out next week on the 22nd.

@jacobemery1727 2 жыл бұрын

How’d it go

@Imscryy 2 жыл бұрын

Im Issiah im about to start the whole process and setting up a appointment to see a AirForce recruiter i already did the online application, and i already get butterflies just thinking about everything but i just been watching helpful videos like these just to get myself more prepared and ready like i already been folding my clothes etc military way 🤣 but yea i highly appreciate videos like these thank you. Im looking to Go Active Duty then reserve but im debating on jobs , like medical or supply maybe crew cheif, Fleet management and Analysis i just want something i can do and go to college at the same time or after my 4 year contract , Id like your opinion or anyone to suggest jobs i should try to go for. Thank you !

@optickinglek 2 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to get into ROTC program in DC

@javierestrada01015 2 жыл бұрын

321 TRS Mustangs!!!

@taylorgerrish7264 2 жыл бұрын

Please please please make a video on how the medical process was for in processing to basic. How in depth was it? Did they do everything in MEPs at basic again? I’m sure we have some people who are nervous about getting kicked out when we get there

@VoodooActual 2 жыл бұрын

Literally all you did at medical was get shots, have blood drawn, dental x-rays, and hearing tests

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

I already have a video about it haha kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrWdda50zNi5Y6s.html

@Kp08og 2 жыл бұрын

Shipping out Tuesday

@kaydenlafon7416 4 ай бұрын

How’d it go

@gilbertdaughtrey8703 2 жыл бұрын

Hey how about an update of your school

@VoodooActual 2 жыл бұрын

Someone had made an Uno deck and hid it in our latrine vent lol. And check the M16 buttstocks

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

o.m.g

@sparescratch1623 2 жыл бұрын

curious do they even allow trainees to attend church due to covid. When I went in all we got was a pre recorded session of our service of choosing on a cd to play feels like bmt gone better since I went in back in 2020

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

yeah I was in July/August 2020 and we had to watch prerecorded i the dayroom, but at the end they started allowing ppl to go to the PRC, so it will continuously change

@YeniH20 3 ай бұрын

Are you allowed to exercise if you wish too? For example, get a wingman and go out for a run? Or must you stay 100% inside? (Obviously after all duties are complete)

@kylanreagan767 2 жыл бұрын

Are females allowed to wear ponytails in bmt now or is it mainly bun?

@b.entranceperium 3 ай бұрын

I'm older and got out in 2009. Did they get rid of calling the TI's sir and ma'am?

@joshrichardson3649 8 ай бұрын

Graduation practice a few weeks into bmt? So half of bmt is practicing for graduation?

@Candide1776 2 ай бұрын

Lots of "GI Parties" on the weekends, as I recall.

@valkyraehypeperson 2 жыл бұрын

quick question while being in the military do you work 7 days a week or do you have off days like an normal job?

@kanyongale705 2 жыл бұрын

You don't typically work on weekends but it's situational

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

after BMT you'll work 5 days a week 40-60 hours a week (usually) depends on your job. I was maintenance and worked five 10-12 hour videos per week but sometimes would have to work 6-7 days a week. Most likely with Makenna's job, she will be working 5 days a week 8-10 hours a day.

@frankiejesus226 10 ай бұрын

@AirmanVision Did you get paid hourly or was it salary?

@itsnadia21 2 жыл бұрын

do you get to use your phone during your free time ? or do you get to use your phone at all and during the weekend ?

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

NOOOOOO!!! They are locked away, but you get them for a phone call and then they take them back

@boldishalpha Жыл бұрын

Do you get to choose your bed?

@21cabbage33 2 жыл бұрын

Lol we never showered on sundays

@ashlaytostado 2 жыл бұрын

Do you still do PT together in tech school? Or is it on your own?

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

Group PT, but if you score over a 95, then you get to do self paced BUT this will differ at each tech school

@ashlaytostado 2 жыл бұрын

@@AirmanVision thank you so much for replying! I love all the videos!

@ditolove5240 2 жыл бұрын

I like no ones bringing up at 1:20 where a female is being escorted from the graduation due to what I can only assume is fainting from locking your knees in place.

@dte8561 9 күн бұрын

What’s with the blue jeans?

@Omniblade_Gaming 2 жыл бұрын

PREPARE FOR DUST DOWN!!!!

@joesuee8729 2 жыл бұрын

😭

@Vinny8El611 Ай бұрын

We never slept on the sheets😂 that was in 89 btw

@brianwu9769 2 жыл бұрын

I ship in 5 days kinda getting to me now

@natedog4783 16 күн бұрын

How did you do? I am only concerned with how homesick I’m going to be and not being able to talk to family. And advice?

@brianwu9769 16 күн бұрын

@@natedog4783 hey it was really boring but, you get to meet alot of people you will be able to talk to your parents you will get your phone to call home once in a while!

@thesunshinestatespecial5018 Жыл бұрын

There’s no way I saw hot sauce on those defac tables

@cutiebeasty Жыл бұрын

Shipping out in 2 weeks, January the 3rd, any tips?

@henrymorgan248 Жыл бұрын

I leave the 9th myself

@cutiebeasty Жыл бұрын

@@henrymorgan248 Oh wow, you excited?

@henrymorgan248 Жыл бұрын

Mix of emotions

@cutiebeasty Жыл бұрын

@@henrymorgan248 Yeah, I feel you, you going to Air force?

@henrymorgan248 Жыл бұрын

I am

@mayrasolis4625 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 39 and I really want to join. Do you think I still have an opportunity to join be successful, get rank and make a career out of the Airforce? I appreciate all honest responses.

@kianalaalaa5644 2 жыл бұрын

there is alway room for success ! yes! talk to a recruiter :D

@lapapar1174 2 жыл бұрын

at 39 this is your last year

@dilettagallorini5701 2 жыл бұрын

I’m joining at 36! Hopefully I will start BMT on May 31st! Do it!

@DDBrecon 2 жыл бұрын

Was some dude bout to pass out!!?

@Decoyow Жыл бұрын

Water bottle? Don’t you mean hydration tool? Lol

@Jackson-wu1wd 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly the downtime was horrible. Weekends crawled dude

@user-be5ss1zd6l 8 ай бұрын

Can you go to the gym on the weekends?

@superlegoman3346 7 ай бұрын

nope

@user-hh4dh1qs1o 3 ай бұрын

In 82 everyone looked forward to Sunday chapel call, and , and. Whole bunch of roach coaches tank up on chocolate and cokes

@arthurtovar30 2 жыл бұрын

Do you get to be on your phone?

@VoodooActual 2 жыл бұрын

You get a phone call once a week, and the length depends on your mti's

@arthurtovar30 2 жыл бұрын

Like multiple or just one?

@clschirm4 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurtovar30 at least for me because i went through basic during this past summer, because of COVID, we get a phone call once a week around 5 minutes. my MTI’s some weeks let us call for 10 or 15 minutes but it just depends.

@AirmanVision 2 жыл бұрын

no, they take your phone and you will get to use it once a week for a 5-10 minute call. Sometimes less often if your flight isn't doing well.

@guerreromalik1882 2 жыл бұрын

@@VoodooActual Im from the 331st and my flight definitely didn’t get a phone call once a week😂