anyone in the airforce?

[testisbest]

If you don't have a job, I'd start getting out of bed at 0400 for a work out and cardio. And start practicing to keep your mouth shut. And DO NOT sandbag PT. It can open all kinds of doors after basic if you're a stud.

[nyjetsfan86]

thanx for the advice

[JDawg1536]

thanx for the advice

Keep working out really really hard! Im only SF and I just got the everliving shit smoked out of me. I can barely type. Im in a specialized course but it still isnt as hard as what you will be doing......... I feel for you lol.

[Tock]

When you get off the plane, brace yourself to get yelled at a lot. It's just their job, they get paid to do that, so don't take it personally. The verbal abuse will weed out the guys who can't put up with the general BS and stupidity that characterizes much of military life. So don't worry about it . . .
You'll want to practice how not to smile when you're about to laugh your ass off. Eventually, your TI will harrass someone by walking up in front of them, staring at them, and saying, "What are you smiling for? Do you like me, airman?" If he does that to you, the correct response is, "Sir! No sir!" without a smile.

Um, in Basic Training, whenever you speak to anyone with more rank than you (which will be just about everybody), you ALWAYS preface whatever you say with, "Sir!" and then say what you have to say, and then finish with "Sir!"
Example: "Sir! Airman Smith reporting as ordered, Sir!"

When you first get to your barracks, they'll put your civilian clothes and whatever else you took with you in storage. If you have a few small items you'd like to have when you finish Basic Training, bring them along. You won't have access to them until you're done, so keep that in mind; nothing bulky, not more than what would fit in a lunchbox.

About being "invisible:" If you think you might make the USAF your career, if you volunteer for things like "Squad Leader" (they'll be looking for 4 of 'em), if your papers show that you volunteered for this job, and did a good job of it, it will help down the road. My advice, though, is to wait a couple weeks before you volunteer for any of the leader posts, because the first few guys invariably fail. You'll want to watch and learn how to do the leader's job before you volunteer.

After you get issued all your AF uniforms, they'll want you to take out all the little "Inspected By 42" paper tags. Make sure you check EVERY pocket and get all those tags out.

One more thing -- one thing they'll be looking for is teamwork. Help the slowest & dumbest guys along from time to time, and you'll get some brownie points from the TI, which will make your stay a little easier for you.

Good luck . . .

[taiboxa]

When you get off the plane, brace yourself to get yelled at a lot. It's just their job, they get paid to do that, so don't take it personally. The verbal abuse will weed out the guys who can't put up with the general BS and stupidity that characterizes much of military life. So don't worry about it . . .
You'll want to practice how not to smile when you're about to laugh your ass off. Eventually, your TI will harrass someone by walking up in front of them, staring at them, and saying, "What are you smiling for? Do you like me, airman?" If he does that to you, the correct response is, "Sir! No sir!" without a smile.

Um, in Basic Training, whenever you speak to anyone with more rank than you (which will be just about everybody), you ALWAYS preface whatever you say with, "Sir!" and then say what you have to say, and then finish with "Sir!"
Example: "Sir! Airman Smith reporting as ordered, Sir!"

When you first get to your barracks, they'll put your civilian clothes and whatever else you took with you in storage. If you have a few small items you'd like to have when you finish Basic Training, bring them along. You won't have access to them until you're done, so keep that in mind; nothing bulky, not more than what would fit in a lunchbox.

About being "invisible:" If you think you might make the USAF your career, if you volunteer for things like "Squad Leader" (they'll be looking for 4 of 'em), if your papers show that you volunteered for this job, and did a good job of it, it will help down the road. My advice, though, is to wait a couple weeks before you volunteer for any of the leader posts, because the first few guys invariably fail. You'll want to watch and learn how to do the leader's job before you volunteer.

After you get issued all your AF uniforms, they'll want you to take out all the little "Inspected By 42" paper tags. Make sure you check EVERY pocket and get all those tags out.

One more thing -- one thing they'll be looking for is teamwork. Help the slowest & dumbest guys along from time to time, and you'll get some brownie points from the TI, which will make your stay a little easier for you.

Good luck . . .

lol i thought it was SIR TRAINEE DUMBASS REPORTS AS ORDERED SIR, may i have some more chocolate cake sir?!

i think i remember saying REPORTING and they are like
WAT DA FUK U REPORTING?! THE WEATHER? YOUR INSIDE DUMBASS!

[Tock]

lol i thought it was SIR TRAINEE DUMBASS REPORTS AS ORDERED SIR, may i have some more chocolate cake sir?!

i think i remember saying REPORTING and they are like
WAT DA FUK U REPORTING?! THE WEATHER? YOUR INSIDE DUMBASS!

Nit-pik, nit-pik, nit-pik . . .
My point is that they want you to preface and end everything you say with the word "Sir!"

Such as, "Sir! Yes, Sir!"
"Sir! I am happy to be here, Sir!"
"Sir! I am ready to run another mile, Sir!"
"Sir! There is a dead horse in the bus, Sir!"
"Sir! Flight 2343 has returned from church, Sir!"

. . . that sort of thing . . .

ugh . . .

[JDawg1536]

lol i thought it was SIR TRAINEE DUMBASS REPORTS AS ORDERED SIR, may i have some more chocolate cake sir?!

i think i remember saying REPORTING and they are like
WAT DA FUK U REPORTING?! THE WEATHER? YOUR INSIDE DUMBASS!

Ha, some guy in my flight kept saying that and they made him give weather reports all the time. When I was graduating some kid in a baby flight said "Reports for duty!" He got ripped. They were like, "Duty? Ill show you some doody!", and they made him latrine queen........

[Tock]

Huh . . . when I was in Basic, if you didn't preface and end everything you said with "Sir!" you got yer butt whipped . . .
Guess things have changed . . .

[ginkobulloba]

In the army if you call an nco a sir, it's a one way ticket to their shit list. I remember there was this short, pudgy college grad who enlisted as an e-4 instead of becoming an officer for whatever reason. He was the worst recruit we had. Couldn't shoot, couldn't PT, couldn't march, couldn't remember shit, just totally worthless.

Anyway, he couldn't get it through his head that you aren't supposed to call nco's "sir" so he goes and addresses one of the drills as a sir and of course he gets yelled at, the drill is freaking out. He says "sorry sir" and the drill freaks out even more, says do not call me "sir" do you understand? 'yes sir' the dumbass replies. This seriously went on for at least 3 or 4 minutes before the guy finally realized that the drill just didn't want to be called sir.

[nyjetsfan86]

hahaha thanx guys

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hey guys what did you bring to tech school with you, and whats it like? is there a certain wake up and go to sleep like boot camp? and can you wokr out in tech school? should i bring protein with me?

[MFT81]

my best friend was in the airforce and when he went to tech school they got 4man rooms and could go diff places off duty, go to the gym when they wanted after classes/training, play playstation, almost like college. Sounded awesome.

he got in the best shape of his life there he was like 6'6 (yeah tall bastard) and down to like 215 was super lean.....

but dont bring anything with you, you can go to the exchange and get clothes and supps to get you by untill you grad.

usually by this time, your ti's are relaxed with you, treat you more like a soldier and what not......im sure some other members who are in the airforce can tell you.

[MFT81]

My Grandpa was a TI in the 60's, He told me a story one time where one ti ran a whorehouse out of an empty baricks and would charge 5.00 a pop to the trainees until his XO caught him.

I doubt you'll experience this. sorry.

[nyjetsfan86]

haha too bad, well i have a friend who works at a vitamin store so i get "discounts" on my supplements so im stocking up and gonna have them shipped to me

[JDawg1536]

haha too bad, well i have a friend who works at a vitamin store so i get "discounts" on my supplements so im stocking up and gonna have them shipped to me

Dont waste your money. You will have dorm raids and shit where they will wake you up at 0400 and go through all your shit. No protein, creatine, steroids , bla bla bla. The only "supplement" you can have is a multivitamin. When we got raided there was a gigantic pyramid full of supps, alcohol, tobacco, etc........ It was crazy.

[nyjetsfan86]

i was at my recruiter today and i asked him if i was allowed to bring protein to tech school he made a call and they said it was allowed

[JDawg1536]

i was at my recruiter today and i asked him if i was allowed to bring protein to tech school he made a call and they said it was allowed

My buddy was in the 342d less than a year ago, they didnt let them have it. Maybe they changed it though. You should wait til you get there and find out for yourself before spending lots of money.

[MFT81]

At basic no, at tech school You probably can, my buddy did at least.

guess youll find out real soon.

[nyjetsfan86]

yea i know bootcamp you cant but im pretty sure in tech school you can now, and im only gonna have a couple shipped to me at first

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[DNoMac]

hey guys what did you bring to tech school with you, and whats it like? is there a certain wake up and go to sleep like boot camp? and can you wokr out in tech school? should i bring protein with me?

It's a lot more chill. I brought my PS2 and my roommates already had a TV so it worked out good. There is no wake up call, but you have to be in formation to march to class at a certain time. They still treat you like a child, but not to the extreme of basic.

You can workout. We had PT 3x a week which was just calisthentics followed by a 30 min of run. You dont need to bring sups, you should be able to get pretty much everything on base. My base had a GNC. I know its overpriced, but it worked for the duration of tech school.

[nyjetsfan86]

i get "discounts" at a vitamin store bc my friend works there so i was gonna have protein shipped to my tech school when i get there

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[taiboxa]

make sure to pack as much shit as u can possibly take.. as well as all sorts of magazines to read at night.

[nyjetsfan86]

thanx ill def pack whatever i can, i heard to pack it before bootcamp and then it is shipped to your tech school for you is that true?

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[DNoMac]

make sure to pack as much shit as u can possibly take.. as well as all sorts of magazines to read at night.

haha yea, and plenty of smokes/beer to relieve stress..

[nyjetsfan86]

everyones saying different things youre saying its ok to have protein and all that crap and one guy said his room got raided and they took all that shit

[UpstateTank]

my bestest friend went into the airforce 2 year ago...

once he got to tech skewl there was a GNC on base where the prices were REDICULUOUSLY cheap

not to mention they only sold stuff that was alloowed by the airforce!

[nyjetsfan86]

ok well im currently stocking up on protein that im going to have shipped there with the rest of what im bringing bc i get "discounts" and a vitamin store where my friend works

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[skank]

The food was not *ad. I actually gained 8 pounds during *asic training. It definitely was not physical, just the marching. Just keep quite unless spoken too, the T.I can *e tough. When it is over, go check out the horney Air Force woman. The ones finishing *asic will *e ready! Mainly skanks like myself, *ut who cares they like it even more!

[nyjetsfan86]

haha will do, i havent even left yet and i got with 2 girls that joined also so thats working out well so far