The first groups to experience the Air Force 's new, expanded Basic Military Training curriculum say the changes pushed learning outside the classroom, forcing recruits into a greater focus on leadership, collaboration and fitness.
The Air Force announced earlier this month it has expanded BMT from seven-and-a-half weeks to eight-and-a-half weeks in an effort to align more closely with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' heightened focus on readiness and lethality, and to mentor the next generation of leaders. While the service in recent years has said it wants to better acknowledge how it selects airmen for particular career fields, BMT's primary focus "is to create 'Big-A' airmen," said Col. It's an effort to mold the next generation of 21st-century troops, or what Air Education and Training Command calls the "Mach airman.
The BMT curriculum has been enhanced with additional physical fitness training , combat skills training and weapons courses to train airmen for real-world events during the earliest days of their service. Instructors have dedicated more time to weapons assembling, disassembling and proper handling, said Chief Master Sgt.
Lee Hoover, superintendent of Basic Military Training. Airmen are now moving to an assessment-based shooting experience in which they may have to qualify by firing a certain number of rounds at a target.
Corrothers said one big change is a new emphasis on more realistic training, including switching to the M4 carbine at BMT over the M16 used now "because that is the operational platform the airman would use downrange. Learning a skill and making it routine takes time and must be instilled early, Hoover said, adding that same mentality must be applied to fitness.
Debate over physical training in the Air Force has ranged from whether the tape test should be overhauled to improving scoring.
Hoover said an airman must look past that to keep healthy. BMT's lessons should persuade them to live with Air Force values in mind, on or off duty, he said. You need to understand you need to continue to exercise, continue to eat right, continue to take care of yourself so that you can be able to go fight if our nation asks us to," Hoover said.
Unlike the common idea that most people join the Air Force to become pilots, Airman First Class Michael Tompkins joined the service because he loves dogs. I [used to] volunteer at the zoo all the time. I've never been through anything like that in my entire life before," said Tompkins, a native of the Philadelphia area. But you can prep for it now since the Air Force Basic Training schedule is public. This is basic training, not a vacation.
Be prepared for a lot of yelling, a lot of learning, and a lot of physical exercise. And maybe one phone call home. Get ready for a ton of history lessons about your military branch. At this point, the yelling from instructors might not startle you as much. Pay attention because you will be tested! Be sure to pay attention to all the lessons, but especially the financial readiness one.
Your boots will be worn down, but hopefully your confidence has been built up. This week you test your knowledge and step up for a physical evaluation. But now, those lessons — on matters such as character development, leadership skills, self-discipline and motivation, how to handle finances, sexual assault prevention, the honor code, and how to strike the balance between professional and personal life — will be peppered throughout the 8. Airmen march during their basic training graduation Aug.
But Lt. Jose Surita, commander of the th Training Squadron, said teaching it throughout the two-month program will allow military training instructors to go back and re-emphasize lessons several times on things like Air Force core values. The Air Force is also increasing the number of physical training sessions from 31 to Even with the longer BMT period, that will mean more PT — nearly every morning — as the Air Force seeks to teach trainees to think of fitness as a lifestyle and a mindset, not just something to get through.
Chief Master Sgt. This includes a mix of cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and interval training, Kaufman said. John Chapman. Those memorial runs will begin with a reading of heroes' citations and career highlights, and then trainees will run in their memory.
Chapman, Sgt. Air Force recruits in their first week of Basic Military Training learn fundamental marching skills as an element of building discipline, teamwork and esprit de corps.
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