for airforce. assuming you pick any job.... anyone in the military. particullarly airforce?

Question

after you take your physcal test (do you have to pass it? before you can go off to boot camp?)

and if you do pass it, how long (on average) till you get to go boot camp/ basic training?

thanks!

just curious

iv heard it can be as soon as a week?

i dont know how it works. is there a waiting list or something? or certain date for your job when you go?

Answer 1

well for the army...any shortage job you can probably leave very quickly. the harder jobs to get will take you longer to get into. it all depends on the basic training cycles and ait (advance individual training) cycles they are running and what job you want.

Answer 2

You do not have to meet minimum fitness requirements meaning situps, pushups or a run before shipping out. The only thing I had to pass was the height/weight requirement. You do have a lift test you have to pass to get certain jobs, make sure you can lift a certain weight above your head. Other than that, it is just height/weight requirements until you get to Basic. Then like everyone else said, if you have a guaranteed job, you will not ship off to Basic until there will be a slot open in your Tech School following graduating basic. They don't want people to be on AFI (Awaiting Further Instruction) for a long period of time before they start training because that would be a waste of time and money for the Air Force. I was in DEP for 9 mths before I shipped out to Basic and that was because I had a guaranteed job, some people leave as early as 2-3mths out.

Answer 3

You do have to pass a physical before you can enlist, let alone go to boot camp. How soon after your physical you go is up to the service. You have to be at least 18 to enlist. You may leave a week after enlisting, or a month, or whatever. It depends upon when the service wants you there. Once in Basic/Boot Camp, you will be there for 8 weeks if you don't wash out. Then, you may be assignned to a job, and go to a base to do that job...or you may be sent to Tech School, to learn your job. Some jobs-Computer Programmer, Medic, etc-will need schooling. Others won't. The Air Force is good. You can serve your country, and learn a trade, and see the country/world while taking small risk with your life. Fewer Air Force personell see combat than Marines/Army personell do. Even when in a combat zone, Air Force bases are usually further behind the front lines, and so get attacked less often. You are less apt to get injured/killed in USAF. I enlisted in USAF during Viet Nam, and did not get to Nam. I enlisted a week after my 18th birthday, and went to Basic a month later. Then, I spent 2 months in Basic, and three months in Tech School. Then I was sent to Okinawa as a Medic.

Answer 4

The time limit depends on any number of various factors.
When I enlisted in 1978, I was on my way to Basic within a week.
Some people have to wait for as long as a month. Sometimes that wait is dependent on the particular career field that you choose and the availability of training slots.

You could always ask a recruiter to explain it since they would know better than anyone.

Answer 5

You don't have to pass any physical training (pushups, situps, run) test before you go to basic because you will be doing plenty of that in basic. But you do need to be able to lift certain amounts of weight to get certain jobs.

As for how long until you ship out, it all depends on your career field and what tech school class openings they have. Then they ship you to BMT about 7 weeks before that.

Answer 6

when you ship depends on when there is a slot open at the follow on school you get AFTER basic training. They schedule your trip to Basic based ona projected finish date and minimizing the time between graduating basic and going off to your School.

You MUST meet weight and minimum Fitness standards before you ship.

For Air Force, don't expect to ship within a week. several months is about average, and the longest you can be in DEP is 12 months.

Answer 7

You go girl! The Air force is service to your country as is any branch and for that I am grateful and proud of you. I just retired from the Marines and my brethren in the other branches made me proud to serve with them, so forgo the cheap shots about branches and serve your country proudly. Having retired, and now in the civilian sector, I was blessed being in Electronics and the job transfers well to the civilian community. Another Hot job is Air Traffic Controller and you can take that to almost any City of any size so you won't be restricted where you live once you get out. Supply and logistics are also transferable to the civilian sector. Just beware of the jobs that don't transfer well, small missile tech is one that comes to mind.