Hey, everyone. :wave:

I know I haven't been on here much anymore and some of you were wondering how I've been doing since I joined the Military. Well, now I can share all of my experiences that have happened up until this point. :)

share away :lol:

Basic Military Training for the Air Force was nothing like I thought of it to be. I expected it to be easy and quick, but was I ever wrong. :eek:


The first night I was there, I was thinking to myself, "What did I get myself into." The training instructors were very, very brash and they constantly made sure that I was going to be treated like the title that I was going to be at that time, a "rainbow." A rainbow is a person that no TI likes.

Myself and about 45 others had to learn that civilian life is non-existent at BMT. All of our freedoms were basically taken away and we had to start earning them all back.

I had to learn marching drills (which I still hate to do :lol: ), customs and courtesies (saluting, etc.), and discipline.

I also had to learn to live with the instructors hollering at me all the time and calling me names like freak and clown, and some others that weren't as nice. :lol:

Originally posted by amp2k3
I had to learn marching drills (which I still hate to do :lol: ), customs and courtesies (saluting, etc.), and discipline.

I also had to learn to live with the instructors hollering at me all the time and calling me names like freak and clown, and some others that weren't as nice. :lol: :lol:
is it sort of like the movie An Officer And A Gentleman?

Originally posted by mr roper
:lol:
is it sort of like the movie An Officer And A Gentleman?


sort of :D :lol:

Then, I had to learn how to make up a bed. It always had to be made with hospital corners and a dust cover on top with a "341" placed in the center under the dust cover.

A "341" is a piece of paper that can get you a lot of praise or can get you in a lot of trouble.

Showers were always limited to 2 minutes, eating chow was limited to 6 minutes, and phone calls were limited to 3 minutes. Talk about rushing all the time.


Oh, and speaking of the chow halls, we had to enter one "element" at a time, sign in, and post against the wall. We could only move forward when the "dorm chief" told us to, and we had to side-step through the line. The good thing was that we could order anything we wanted.

After doing all of that, we had to approach the "snakepit." That was the table that all of the TIs sat and watched us eat. Occasionaly, they would call us over there to humiliate us somewhat.

I always tried to rush past the snakepit, and amazingly it worked about 85% of the time. :lol:

Well you should be really glad you didn't join the NAVY...enjoy the rest of your time it'll get better:)

Originally posted by jsizzle
Well you should be really glad you didn't join the NAVY...enjoy the rest of your time it'll get better:)


It is getting better now that I'm in technical school. :)

Originally posted by amp2k3
Showers were always limited to 2 minutes, eating chow was limited to 6 minutes, and phone calls were limited to 3 minutes. Talk about rushing all the time.


Oh, and speaking of the chow halls, we had to enter one "element" at a time, sign in, and post against the wall. We could only move forward when the "dorm chief" told us to, and we had to side-step through the line. The good thing was that we could order anything we wanted.

After doing all of that, we had to approach the "snakepit." That was the table that all of the TIs sat and watched us eat. Occasionaly, they would call us over there to humiliate us somewhat.

I always tried to rush past the snakepit, and amazingly it worked about 85% of the time. :lol: I could never eat in 6 minutes.:eek:

So then came inspection time.......the moment of truth.


Free inspections - you can fail as many as you wanted and you weren't going to get in trouble

Red line inspections - you can fail no more than 2 without any problems

Blue rope (Honor flight inspections) - only counts toward honor flight

MOS inspections (or Maintenance of Standards) - fail 2 of them you were "recycled" (or sent to another flight to repeat 1 or 2 weeks of training)


Luckily, I only failed 1 inspection........a red line.

Originally posted by mr roper
I could never eat in 6 minutes.:eek:


Trust me, in BMT you will learn how to......very quickly. ;)

Originally posted by amp2k3
So then came inspection time.......the moment of truth.


Free inspections - you can fail as many as you wanted and you weren't going to get in trouble

Red line inspections - you can fail no more than 2 without any problems

Blue rope (Honor flight inspections) - only counts toward honor flight

MOS inspections (or Maintenance of Standards) - fail 2 of them you were "recycled" (or sent to another flight to repeat 1 or 2 weeks of training)


Luckily, I only failed 1 inspection........a red line.

Not bad. ;)

This is all reminding me of my aunt, who joined the Navy at your age. She loved it, but it took a while to get used to everything.

The best part of the time was PC (or Physical Conditioning). We would do it 6 days a week and it would consist of push-ups, sit-ups, 2-mile runs, and a lot of stretching.

The standards for males were:

1.5 mile-run - 12 minutes (minimum standard)
2 mile-run - 16 minutes (minimum standard)
push-ups - 45 (minimum standard)
sit-ups - 50 (minimum standard)


I did my 1.5 mile run in 10 minutes, the 2 mile-run in 13 minutes, 58 push-ups and 61 sit-ups.

If you could have seen how out of shape I was when I first started.....:lol:

Originally posted by little insomniac
Not bad. ;)

This is all reminding me of my aunt, who joined the Navy at your age. She loved it, but it took a while to get used to everything.


Hey, Kate. :wave: :D

Originally posted by amp2k3
The best part of the time was PC (or Physical Conditioning). We would do it 6 days a week and it would consist of push-ups, sit-ups, 2-mile runs, and a lot of stretching.

The standards for males were:

1.5 mile-run - 12 minutes (minimum standard)
2 mile-run - 16 minutes (minimum standard)
push-ups - 45 (minimum standard)
sit-ups - 50 (minimum standard)


I did my 1.5 mile run in 10 minutes, the 2 mile-run in 13 minutes, 58 push-ups and 61 sit-ups.

If you could have seen how out of shape I was when I first started.....:lol: You're making me tired just reading about it. :lol:

Oh and the dreaded reporting statement.....


"Sir/Ma'am Trainee (last name) reports as ordered."


I was finally called a "trainee" during my first week of training.

Originally posted by amp2k3
Hey, Kate. :wave: :D

Hey, Anthony. :wave: :)

:lol: A friend of mine, who was in the military, tried forever to get me to join in the PC. Which I finally did. :faint:

Originally posted by mr roper
You're making me tired just reading about it. :lol:


Those days seem so long ago now. :lol:

Originally posted by little insomniac
Hey, Anthony. :wave: :)

:lol: A friend of mine, who was in the military, tried forever to get me to join in the PC. Which I finally did. :faint:


:lol:


PC was fun, except for doing the pyramid push-ups and shoulder presses, and flutter kicks.

Sometimes we had to do them for punishment. :(

More exciting details to come later. :D :lol:

Originally posted by amp2k3
:lol:


PC was fun, except for doing the pyramid push-ups and shoulder presses, and flutter kicks.

Sometimes we had to do them for punishment. :(

I loved it! If you can believe that. :lol:

Yeah, I've heard about that. :(

So you're still here in Texas?

Originally posted by amp2k3
More exciting details to come later. :D :lol: okay. :D

Originally posted by little insomniac
I loved it! If you can believe that. :lol:

Yeah, I've heard about that. :(

So you're still here in Texas?



I'm in Mississippi now.

Originally posted by amp2k3
I'm in Mississippi now.

Ohh, ok.

Originally posted by amp2k3
I'm in Mississippi now.

Good to see you,Anthony!! :wave:

Oh my gosh!,that would've killed me!!:lol:

Just kidding... I can handle anything that comes my way...
Good to hear from 'ya again Anthony!!!

hey Anthony! Whoa... i couldnt do what you're doing.. :lol: but anyways, when do u think you'll be able to talk alot??

:wave: Hey Anthony. I am glad you made it through all the rough training. I knew you could do it!! I can't wait till your able to get online a lot. I have really missed talking to you.:)

Hey Anthony,
If you still here I hope you can get online soon too,I hope
I can pm you again soon,I can't wait until we talk again!