Bro. That's Drapeylo and one of my other TIs. Pretty sure that's my old dorm as well. Holy Fuck

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.

My PT uniform back in 1971 was white t-shirt, tan issue swim trunks and combat boots

Actually, believe it or not, the Air Force Obstacle course is the longest out of all branches.

Went through in 2001. This was the only exciting day besides the range.

I’ll always be bummed that our flight had some terrible weather during the time we were supposed to do the obstacle course 😭😭😭

Dang these PTU’s are old, we should get a revise soon… they look boring already.

They hit like girls 😂😂😂

Air force isn't infantry so their basic training isn't as hard as the Marines for instant each branch has a job to do so respect to all branches

Coming back to try and find some of the guys from 99 Cent and I can’t even find myself in this video. lol Anyway, It’s Alvarez. Let me know if anyone is still around and if anyone remembers our sister flights number too.

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BMTS 3723/FLT035 Jan-Feb ‘83…OH THOSE MEMORIES!!!Times were certainly different 🇺🇸👍

It would suck if you were in the Navy and your last name was "Guzzler." Then you would be Seaman Guzzler 😂 324 TRS Black Knights Nov 2000 -Jan 2001.Why are they not yelling and throwing shit? 😂

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

wish DI was yelling at them to GET THE FUCK DOWN!!!!!! while doing crawls half them have their ass way tf up in the air

This looks like a.lot of fun. Wish I could join the Air Force.

The ‘ol fat body bulldogs.

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

I was a Bulldog myself. We had to do the obstacle courses with our battle rattles on.

Wow. not like 69-70. No O.D. green fatigues, no wax coated then skinned up heavy black combat boots, no fatigue caps, no nasty brown water, no crawling under wire with the loud booms, climbing ropes, no red faced smokey hat TI's screaming "you better hurry airman". But they are still getting the job done and learned from the 'Confidence Course.' Sill Air Force Proud after all these years.

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.

What was the big pink oil they forced us to take….I never saw it on my miedo a records once I was operational

I went through the end of 83, and all I remember is that I had a lot of fun. I don't remember all the screaming though.

I went through in 1981, 3702 BMTS, also Flight 099.

I fully agree. Warrior week or whatever u want to call it, girl scout cookie woke week, is the best way to prepare yourself for real war.

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..

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I can still smell the room. (1983) They had squares taped on the floor where we had to stand to dress. Seriously... I can still smell that room...

For the dental, is the x-ray all they do and than you’re done with dental stuff?

I remember I was a dumb ass that slipped, lost my grip on the rope and fell into the water. The second time was fun since I was soaking wet.

Why did that trainee jump off that log so gay? 😆 🤣

nothing about boot camp was hard lol. i sweat the hardest during pots n pans.

Why does one NEED to vaccine or NOT be allowed to join?

I was there in April 1970. The then "Confidence Course" was different. We crawled under wire while Claymore's were going off in pits to the side. We had towers to climb with very thick ropes, a lot of vaulting, but the water obstacles were mostly the same. The horizontal ladder over water was the last obstacle. The last one would be difficult when you were already tired. Those were the days!

They charge a fortune for this stuff at the surplus store

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 !

Sad the coral and coral life is gone.

Damn, they casually exited the bus and were provided subs! Things sure have changed from the 80s.

Went through this 2 months ago and had the worst fucking respiratory infection felt terribly sick the whole time so it was not a fond experience also we had to carry our “rifle” with us the whole time too

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..

looks like the US military recruits only get what there given no other brands of boots

Told we couldn't compete, did anyway, I won. Ohio wrestling fawgiddaboudit.

I said “alright sir” a day in. I learned never to do that again (as well as not to do a “sir sandwich”).

From now on you will speak only when spoken to and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be sir. Do you maggots understand that? Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair.

Air Force looks more for brain over brawn.

Only the legends know of Mr. Smith from clothing issue. He's still there to this day.. I just saw him before I graduated last week lol

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.

These Air Force Army & Marine videos aren’t inclusive like the Navy’s where they have them doing these shirtless or soaking wet to show off their bodies. Come on get with the times, don’t discriminate, and give us what we want! If you aren’t gonna put on a wet T-shirt contest at least make these boys take off their shirts! Y’all wonder why gays stick with the Navy…🙄

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.