how to prepare for air force basic training?

Answer 1

I went through Navy Boot Camp. But, for any branch of the military, you don't need to prepare at all for basic training. If you pass the initial requirement and the physical, you are ready. Everything else will be taught to you while your there. Even the physical fitness portion is taught to you, and if you can't do the minimum requirements now, you will by the time you graduate.

Answer 2

I was still in high school when I decided to come into the Air Force, I decided to take some physical education classes before I graduated, like weight training. We use to run about 2 times a week for either 25 mins or one mile and then 3 times a week we would work out in the weight room. This helped me a lot because when I got basic training it took me about 24 mins to run 2 miles and by the time I graduated I did 1.5 miles in 11 mins. With the push ups, if your not good at it someone suggested to train before and do as many as you can within a minute, the next day just add one more push up and just keep adding one each day until you reach your goal. Try the same thing w/ the crunches just depending on how much you struggle. You will be working out a lot in Basic so you will eventually get better w/ time.

Also if you haven't done so try to remember rank for both the enlisted and officers by both grade and rank (ex. Airman Basic is E-1, Airman is E-2, 2nd Lt is O-1, Captain is O-3 and so on...) also remember the basic stuff like who's president, vice president. They should give you a list of names for the Generals who are really important in the AF right now. If you get caught in the snake pitt at the dinning facility they'll ask you questions like this. Warrior week was probably the best week during training, you get to go through this course to test your fitness. and you'll get to shot an M-16, if you don't qualify for the M-16 you'll have to re-do it when you get to your permanent duty station.

Remeber the core values also...Integrity First, Service before Self and Excellence in All We Do. I think when you answer or ask a TI a question, you have to say "Sir/Ma'am, trainee 'your last name' reports as ordered" and the rest room is called a latrine. Don't call it a bathroom or rest room or anything else but latrine.

If you want to know anything else let me know.

Answer 3

Physical conditioning is the most important thing you can do to prepare yourself for basic training. The better shape you are in before going in, the easier that part will be during that time. The demands on your body will be extreme, so if the body is prepared, the less stress your mind will feel. Everything else that is stressful about basic training will be mental. All the sterotype activities you have seen in films and television are true! The difference is, all this will be happening to you, so, expect the mental stress to be WORSE than what you expect. Even this realization may be helpful. You won't be surprised when you are loudly dressed down for what might be the slightest infringement, or even none at all. One of the "mental" chages that basic training attempts to instill is the concept of team over self. All contribitions to any endeavor are the results of the team's efforts. Any failure of a job is the fault of the entire team. It means if your buddy, eight bunks away does not measure up, it is your failure as much as it is his. This is a difficult adjustment for some, so be prepared. Letters to and from home can be extremely important, even if you don't particularly feel close to family and friends, going in. Set something up before you leave. Get some commitments to write from people. You will be surprised at how good it will feel to have some contact with someone who is not wearing the same color clothes you do. Bear up. Most people make it through just fine, and are better off for it.

Answer 4

about.com has a free 21 day course on getting ready for the air force (that is, if you have that much time... first link)

firstly, getting in shape, but just about everyone is going to say that.

You can make your life easier by studying some Air Force Basic Training topics in advance. Memorize Air Force ranks (both officer and enlisted) before you leave. This will be one of the first things you'll be required to study, and knowing it in advance will allow you to use that time to study other things (time is always in short supply in Basic). It won't hurt at all to study and practice the fundamentals of drill. As a minimum, you should practice the military salute in front of a mirror until you can do it right without thinking about it. You'll also want to know your Basic Training chain of command. You should also memorize the first verse to the Air Force Song. The song is sung every morning after reville, and during the culmination of Warrior Week. You also need to know the Air Force Core Values, and how to report.

Do you know any classical/opera singers, or former drill instructors? This is an odd tip, but if they can teach you "command voice" then you can avoid getting hoarse during training.

You, unlike your brothers and sisters in the other armed forces, get to address all your TI as "sir" or "ma'am." TIs hate it when you utter a sentence that doesn't begin or end with those words. They also hate it when you utter a sentence that beings _and_ ends with those words too. *shrugs*

I gather that you're female, so get used to being called "female." That'll be your unfortunate designation until the TI learns your name.

you will not have any privacy. Get used to that idea.

I'm babbling. I should stop so someone else has stuff to contribute...

Answer 5

If you're in average physical shape for someone your age, you really don't need to do any preparation. If you're on the heavy side, you may want to lose some weight before you go; if not, I guarantee you that you'll lose it - and more - in basic. Air Force basic training is the least physical of the four services, but it's still a challenge. AF BMT is more pschycological than anything else - the TIs will stress you to the breaking point to see just how far you can go. Honestly, if you can't hack AF BMT, then you really have no business being in ANY branch of the military.

As for memorizing and learning things before you go, don't. I say this for a couple of reasons; the first is, you want to make sure you're memorizing and learning the stuff you need to know, not a bunch of stuff that will do you no good in training. Second, it's going to prevent you from "bonding" with the other members of your flight as you all work towards a common goal. This is the tactic used by the AF to teach teamwork, and it's most effective if you don't try to get ahead of the program. Third, it will make you stand out, and you don't necessarily want that. A trainee who stands out in AF BMT will do so for one of two reasons: he/she is either head and shoulders smarter than the rest of the traininees, or he/she is as dumb as a box of rocks. The first reason will end up with you being appointed to a flight leadership position, which means that you'll have more than just yourself to worry about in BMT; the second means that you'll be singled out for more intense "attention," and you may not make it through training. Either way, I wouldn't recommend trying to memorize or learn anything before you go. That's what the training is for, so let the process work like it's designed to.

Now, about what to take with you...ONLY WHAT YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO EXIST FOR 24 HOURS! I saw female trainees show up with literally their entire wardrobe and contents of their makeup cabinet, none of which they needed and all of which THEY had to haul up the stairs to the dorm THEMSELVES. Showing up with excess baggage will get you noticed, and that's not a good thing - not for that reason, that early in training. Take enough clothing for one, maybe two changes of clothing; take enough personal hygiene items for maybe a week, because you're going to have the chance to get what you need during your first two days there. And LEAVE THE MAKEUP KIT AT HOME! You won't need it, nor will you have time for it. Later on in your training you'll have the time, but not for at least the first two weeks. Besides, no one cares what you look like...seriously. Leave vanity - and the makeup - at home.

Resign yourself to a nearly total lack of privacy, because that's a reality in AF BMT. You're going to be living in a dormitory-style barracks with about 45 other females, so privacy is a luxury that you won't have.

Lastly, try to get through basic without being noticed. If you get to the end of your training and your TI looks at you and asks, "Have you been in my flight the whole time?" then you done good.

And what's the best way to not get noticed? Simple - keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, and do what your told as soon as you're told to do it.

You picked an excellent branch of the service to join. Good luck!

Answer 6

1. Finnish school 2. Go see your nearest Recruiter 3. Make sure you have no disabilities 4. Then join a real service like the Navy or Marines

Answer 7

Bring a chair. hahaha