United States Air Force Academy - Basic Cadet Training Class of 2019
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- United States Air Force Academy - Basic Cadet Training Class of 2019
The incoming Class of 2019 arrives at the United States Air Force Academy to begin basic training. They proceed to Jacks Valley for half their time in basic training. Physical endurance and mental toughness are tested while out in field conditions. They return to be accepted into the cadet wing and begin the academic year. Upon graduation from the Academy, a cadet will graduate with a bachelor of science degree and be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
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The only people you hear badmouthing another branch are civilians and immature E-1/E-2's. Anyone who has finished out a contract in the service knows that each branch is a specific cog in the military machine and any jabs made among military members are nothing more than sibling rivalry.
+Mike Adkins That is complete and utter bullshit. I know plenty of vets who think the air force are a bunch of women. Not that i think they are, nor am i disrespecting you, but that fact is rubbish
There are outliers for sure (mainly Marines because they're indoctrinated with that mentality), but in the vast majority of cases, if a Marine and Airman are in a bar and a civilian starts talking shit on the Air Force, the Marine will be the first one to knock him straight, and vice versa. I could never be infantry because that's not where my strengths are, in the same way that the guy kicking in doors probably couldn't hack it as a linguist. It's all cooperative and most guys understand that. And the guys that don't aren't arguing with.
+Mike Adkins You are so full of crap you REMF!! The Air Force is nothing more than baggage handlers and bus drivers!
Mike Adkins
Good point mate.
Well put
+kingg213 We get all the chicks though. Plus our food is better.
12:45 - Sounds like someone let the Marine in.
more like the Brits, lol
Someone call Semper
Rah! :-)
Sara Llewellyn 😂😂😂👏👏👏
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Former USAF enlisted here. Much respect to this class and to anyone who applies to any military academy.
People need to give much more respect to the men and women at this Academy. They volunteered to put their lives on the line for a cause much greater and bigger than us. They protect millions of people's lives, and your taking them as a joke? They worked their ass's off to get not this academy, because only 10% of applicant get into this academy. This Academy was made to turn the most intelligent civilians into great pilots and Airmen, and so far it's been doing an amazing job. So treat these people with more respect, because every one of them could be the next American Hero
gustavo velasquez That because these men and women are trained to be fighter pilots and engineers. A Marine bootcamp will be completely different due to the roles each branch of the military is responsible for. I must remind you that this is also a collage, not just a BMT or a boot camp so the environment will not be as harsh or serious as a Marine Bootcamp
gustavo velasquez And please remember that we are all fighting for the same cause, and that we don't need competition or arguing between the branches of the military.
+DW Sports I understand I just think they're boot camp or whatever it is is funny and easy. I didn't mean to offend you or anyone either. And yeah we do fight for the same side but it was just funny to me to think people think it was hard tho yeah I might be hard for some so yeah I'll shut up on this one sorry again didn't mean to offend just got pissed for no reason
only about 2% of the air force actually fly the rest sit behind a screen
Riskiest Locket7 Actually 20% fly, and the rest make sure the flying is possible. That 20% saves thousands of American soldier lives. Be a bit more grateful :)
“Um, ok guys! Welcome to basic, I’ll be your tour guide during your stay here! Hope you all have a great time! Welcome to the Air Force!”
I like how they talk so sweet to the recruits. So cute.
What you see here is just physical stuff....but watching the video, you don't get an appreciation for that fact that it's endless. But that's only one facet of the training. You guys don't see the required attention to detail.....the volumes of material that must be memorized....and the punishment for failure. For those of you who laugh at this video, remember that these kids are typically in the top 10% of their high school class, and are generally Type A personalities. Given the nature of some of the comments I've read here, it's unlikely that those of you making them could compete with these kids.
I like it when they use terms such as "United States Air force Cadet Technical Sergeant" when they haven't achieved any ranking yet. If I had to go through boot camp again and listen to this I would have a hard time keeping a straight face.
They're only showing the easy parts
Cherry Girl sure the hard parts are considered easy if it were the marine corps
Cool Story Bro why do you always have to compare. How about this marines are fucking autistic people compared to Air Force. Because y’all are fucking stupid
Austin thank you 💀💀💀 people always hating on the af
Austin chair force * weak ass bitches
Cool Story Bro bro, this is an Air Force academy video. There is no need to compare it to the marine corps. USAFA BCT has a much different purpose than Marine Corps Basic
makes me more proud than ever to be a marine, but you have to admit we do need the Air Force
@shadow faze trump ftw
Hell yeah
Lol, they make our basic training out to be a glorified summer camp. It is such a misrepresentation. I was amazed at how long they showed Field Day. It was meant to be one of the few fun things we did during basic, and it was literally only a few hours long out of the weeks of BCT, and they show it for a big portion of the video. Believe me, there is sooo much they don't show in these videos. I laughed at our "yearbooks" and videos. They hardly show any of the real challenges we faced.
There was so much more screaming at the footsteps when I was there. They don't tell the viewer of the countless tedious rules we had to follow. They don't show us being tear gassed. They don't show the hours of senseless beatings in the time between courses (e.g. assault, obstacle, LRC, confidence, etc.) and other training, while reciting long damn quotes (none of which are heard in this video). They don't show the miles long rifle runs. They don't show them beating us to exhaustion even before the assault course. They don't mention that the assault course lasted about 3 hours our first run, and they barely show anything hard we actually did in it. They don't show the hallways completely covered in sweat during indoor "discretionary time". They don't show the 4:30 a.m. screaming wake-ups every morning (literally pounding on our doors to be ready in less than 5 minutes and putting us on our faces). They don't show the numerous "superman drills" per day. They don't show us being sent to bed at 2200, but still studying quotes and knowledge, shining shoes, making uniforms and rooms perfect, likely easily until 0000 (I say likely because we weren't allowed to have electronics of any sort, not even watches). They don't talk about us waking up 3-4 times throughout the night because we are paranoid about whether we are about to be woken up or not because we don't know the time. They don't show the grueling fitness tests we took, which far outstrip the standards of operational fitness tests. They don't show the ridiculous meal decorum we had to adhere to, while being yelled at the entire time. They don't show the rigorous "SAMI" standard room and uniform inspections. They don't show the flipped beds and ripped apart closets. They don't show the 45 second to 2 minute (if they thought we deserved it, but meant 2 minutes in and out of the latrine) cold showers. They don't show what we call "flow-control" after briefings. They don't talk about the cadet fresh out of Marine OCS that was our squad comm. who could beat the hell out of us. They don't show us filling sandbags and running them between the fill point and camp over and over again, probably about 0.5 miles between them. They don't talk about how people like me still lost ten pounds, even though I had eaten more than I ever had in my life. And the list goes on, and on, and on...
In essence, these videos don't show jack. The reason for this is because of public relationships and recruitment. The Academy has been under high scrutiny over the past years and they can't afford to show anything that would cause controversy. Because of it, they are trying to make things easier and even get rid of "Recognition", two-and-a-half days of hell on earth, the culminating point of the numerous rigors of freshman year. There is a reason they close off the Cadet Area to visitors during Recognition. "This will probably be the most painful experience you will have for the rest of your life."
+P/\TRIOT Oh, and they don't talk about "Operation Rising Dawn". 0200 wake-up to gunfire, smoke, and yelling, followed by endless rifle-running in formation, PT, and knowledge recitations: the culminating point of basic training. At least that's the way it was for my squadron. Some of the squadrons just marched everywhere, which I couldn't believe.
+P/\TRIOT Just watch them delete my comments.
+P/\TRIOT Put it this way. Those that were enlisted prior to coming to the Academy have attested that USAFA BCT is harder than BMT physically, though not mentally as tough because MTI's, people who have done BMT for months and years, know how to get into people's heads. That's not to mention that it was likely less mentally tough for them because they knew what to expect, having been through this sort of thing before.
+P/\TRIOT So what do you do now?
Four years of rigorous academics, topped with military duties (which is largely paperwork as cadets largely run and manage themselves), and high physical standards that far outstrip that of operational standards. Interspersed with those four years are BCT, the various and incredibly inconveniencing duties of freshman year (designed to hone followership), Recognition, ESET (Expeditionary, Survival, and Evasion Training), different PE classes like water survival and combatives (essentially martial arts self-defense), social decorum training, officer training, operational exposure, and many different aviation programs. Some of us even go on to semester exchanges with the other Academies, ROTC, and foreign air academies or participate in cultural immersion programs.. We still perform parades and have nearly daily wing-wide "noon meal formations" where nearly all 4000 of us march to lunch.
Plus we have various different kinds of training on some weekends to include room inspections and little bits of land nav, SABC, MOUT, and cyber, depending on what "team" you've been assigned to for the annual "Polaris Warrior". Afternoon and Evening MCQs often contain briefings, roll-calls, and the like.
I'm an army cadet from England, Christchurch detachment and I'm a training 1 star and have only been an basic for a few months. I hope some of them enjoyed the basic day.
Love to watch Zoomies train. It's like a bunch of little kids playing during recess.
Alistair Winthorpe Love to watch civvies act like they know all about the military.
My father served in the Air Force in 1980 at the age of 19. He told me that it was an intense program. He got screamed at and he had to do 150 pushups one time. Also, it's really getting annoying seeing these comments of people making fun of the Air Force and calling it the Chair Force and making arrogant comments about the Marines. For those who do not know, the Air Force is responsible for more enemy kills than the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and MARINES. So, you all need to shut up.
damn good job kyle gott for winning. I love your videos
what an interesting basic training for the cadets, for me I'm, currently studying at National Defense University of Malaysia and we have common exercise and things just like the USAFA cadets. salute to them and for us!!
Class of 2020 baby! Semper Fi
Possibly two more years till I get to do this!
Lol Air Force basic training is soo nicee 😂😂😂
Says the 12 year old who listens to lil Wayne
Chair force basic is sooo nice...
Says the US Army Infantry OEF vet.
CLYDE FROG The heck is chair force?
Wow they show all the easy and fun parts
I was in the Air Force in the Vietnam War. My last squadron was a Wild Weasel squadron, the 561st TFS. Wild Weasels had a 63% casualty rate over the course of the Vietnam War. When you're in the sky you can't hide and everybody can shoot at you.
Only those who have guts can join. Salute to these cadets and their trainers.
Looks easy. In my army unit u were woken each morning with a thorough beating to within an inch of your life . Accrue enough demerits and the rest of the platoon would form a circle and u would be buggered in the ass in the centre of the circle by the Sergeant major till u yelled for your life. The best days of my life and made me the man I am today.
My dad graduated from the Air Force Academy; he said it was basically college on steroids. Still, he got to be a pretty awesome flight instructor afterwards.
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it’s such the opposite in the Navy. we got in trouble for looking at our petty officers when they spoke to us😂
Just like my university welcome program hahaha(for real)
+Alvino R.J.K lol
9:24 Let us see how much dirt we can fit in the barrel before it jams.
Hey! Its summer camp! Yeay!!!!
Another thing to keep in mind (other than the fact that the hard shit isn't really shown), is that basics don't come out as lieutenants, they come out as doolies. They still have tons more training to do over the course of four years.
The Air Force training is way easier than the marines but I'm still going in the marines
U.S. I've seen a thing about marine then I see this and man.... Does being a marine look tougher but this is still tough too
kekompakan kalian sesama militer sangat kurang marinir dan air force seharusnya bisa saling menjaga bukan melecehkan ... Militer indonesia 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 saling menjaga dan kompak untuk Negara tercinta
Respect
This is the academy, not the actual boot camp. The academy is pretty much a college/military camp; training you to become a higher ranking official in the air force, the acceptance rates are quite low making it quite hard depending on your standards (Academics, athletics, arts) to get accepted.
Michael Tan in the marines there gonna make u regret going there
My friend is in this class
Oh god they're cruel. I just watched a video of how they do it in Australia (I live in Australia wanting to join the air force) and they were nice af
This video is a joke, it only shows the parts that are good for public image. They want athletes and smart people to want to come here; if they showed the shitty parts too it would be a potential turn off. Yes, it is very different from Lackland basic. That is by design, although lots of people here are trying to change it to better match enlisted basic.
you mean, it could be easier than this?
You have proof? Any sources that give you this info?
Except for the athletes, all these young people have the credentials to be accepted at other top colleges. The shitty parts aren't shown because the military thinks it will scare away the women and nonwhites. White men would still apply.
An Air Force recruiter asked me if i was interested in joining the AF, i looked at him and said, "no thank you, when people ask me what i do for a living, i would actually like to be proud of my response" when people ask, I respond with pride, "IM A GOD DAMN UNITED STATES MARINE 🇺🇸!"
MEXecutioner so you walked into a AF recruiting building?
I'm 50 years old disabled Army and I still get recruiting calls. Shit happens.
12:00 that kinda looks like the Quigley in marine corps OCS slightly watered down. I think this is good training for the Air Force because a lot of these cadets are going to fly and if the plane goes down they may be in a survival situation behind enemy lines.
As a AF Academy Applicant, I found this video extremely informative.
Did you get in
These soldiers have bigger balls then I do, I salute to them.
Air Force warm up exercises is the entire Army PT. Then they really get down and do pt. Air Force likes those team building exercises.
This felt so different from the marines training stuff I've been watching, it kinda caught me off guard. If it works, I guess, it good for them, makes them what they need to be.
marines do simliar kind of field exercises and courses except they do them with more speed and intensity and they have more mind games being played.
That looks like a 5 star hotel to me man
If that's a 5 star hotel I'm guessing your from North Korea
@dome Or maybe he already graduated from another branch, which isn't bitch made... because this video looked like some sort of summer camp to me.
CLYDE FROG sorry you were too fucking dumb to John
great job
stop all you people saying this is a joke,these recruits are putting their lives in danger for us,i am no proffesional on these military things,but i do know everyone should show respect to the recruits
Well done. We just participated in a tour this past weekend and saw Air Force sink Navy.
Are parents allowed to come to the BCT graduation ceremony does anyone know? Thank you.
I know they only showed the easy parts but the easy parts look like summer camp xD
Das erinnert mich an meine GST Ausbildung, die ich mit ca. 16 17 Jahren absolvieren musste, jeder in der Klasse, eine Art Präventionsausbildung! Inklusive Katastrophenschutztraining wie im Bunker. Ausserdem hatten wir eine Offiziersschüler-Patenklasse Büchsenbrot und Kosmonautennahrung. :-)
Air Force all the way.
1:04 ... Black on black,,,face to face LoL
World's greatest Air Force? lol. Navy has you beat ;)
FINALLY the screaming began. I was beginning to wonder
Nice picnic.... is that a parade??? or they are strolling in some park in groups?? and the lousiness in laying the tents is soo funny!!! my gosh ..must take lessons from Indian Defense force..
6:26 I mean....can you even see!!?
Holy shit.. I know one of the people in this video...
Wow! This looks so hard core. What kind of summer camp is this?
pugil sticks battle had me laughing so hard, never seen such a slow and pathetic fight. If you click on over to the USMC pugil sticks battle, there you will be entertained.
I wonder what happens if you put Air Force Drill Instructors in Marine Boot Camp-
Ken they die
Boot Camp is more about what goes on between the ears. They pass with flying colors.
Ken the drill instructors pass.
Ken. They would end up pissing all over themselves!!!
oh man tug-a-war.. what a workout
Let'em fly let'em fly let the air force fly!!
You may not be able to read, but this is Basic Cadet Traning
VERY GOOD
OMG.think of someone who wants to join us Airforce since 12yrs till now loading that dreams
I wish we had a field day when i was in army basic training
Looks like Police Academy. Where is Captain Harris and Mauser?
Once A Marine, Always A Marine
Very Good
This reminds me of Marine Corps OCS--except very watered down.
With all seriousness, I am a former Marine Corps aviator. I certainly didn't earn my wings by going to a summer camp.
Indeed. I think that just goes to show you what a huge culture gap there is between the services. Speaking after more than 13 years of active service in both Army Aviation and MI, I think it explains why there is so little emphasis on actual warfighting. Airforce pilots and crews are skilled and intelligent, there is no disputing that. But their mindset isn't geared toward taking territory or putting feet on the ground. A hotel 300 miles away from the front is considered a hardship duty assignment. A tent with a liner and a working stove, that's considered living high on the hog for a jarhead or a grunt.
John Constantine Semper Fi!!!!
What questions do they ask them at the beginning? When they were yelling cause Im kinda curious to what they could ask at the arrival
Everyone talks about how it is weaker than boot camp... I didn't know boot camp lasted for four years.
Good video
Look how they are walking ...lol I have to go the the Air Force
This looks like fun
Sherwood Moshae God Bless you guys.
What summer camp is this? this looks fun 😂
That was kinda funny
Seems like they were a little nicer with the buzzers than what I got🤷🏻♂️
American Army is an Macdonalds Hamburger :D
Looks pretty tough to me. My Basic was at Lackland, '71.
There’s community college on your airforce base if you decide to go there instead of the academy right?
Hmm, glad I'm joining Royal Air Force Cadets (British). Seems way more fun, better.
well these training make them fit , hardwarker and bring the ablity in them to tolerate
All of these comments are fucking gold!
At 3:00 its like field day in elementary!
This looks like spring break at frostburg
seems like it would be hard to enroll as a prior enlisted and deal with the cadets who have never truly served or done anything tell you what to do.
You do have much salesmanship.
"Welcome to the best airforce/army/navy in the world", alternatively "the toughest fighting force in the world", that's the Marines.
Looks like fun
there version of beast week looks more fun
hey +Oumar Traore are there any ground combat in the air force???
This is too funny, looks more like summer camp.
Well apparently you don't see the real horrors they are facing so that they can be commissioned as lieutenants in the Air Force and continue the fight to keep us free so that we can see these videos and write these comments.
Either way it's the video is still funny
+Sketchophrenia Dropping bombs from several thousand feet = horrors, ok. Don't get me wrong though, Air Force pilots do an amazing job killing bad guys and transporting needed supplies. Regardless of that these cadets stay in dorms, barely got talked gruffly to and played tug of war.
No, it's just that how the Cadre treat them might be horrifying to them, just so they could serve you, me wanting to go in myself, I really had to decide if I want to go through these traumatizing moments, to some people, like me.
Sketchophrenia Videos Traumatizing is like getting raped, going to war, or getting into a car accident etc. Playing tug of war or doing an obstacle courses isn't traumatizing. If you have the grades and aptitude to get into the Air Force academy, you have my respect. That being said if you look at the Marine boot camp or Army basic training this is like summer camp.
To everyone mocking these people.
They are not here to run across the desert with 50 pounds on their back waiting for a gunfight. They are here as pilots, gunners, air control etc. They use brains instead of brawns, so naturally they do less physical work and more mentally straining work. To any soldier, pilots are fucking awesome, because they swoop in from the sky and get them out of tough situations. Literally look up any video of soldiers with pilots or a-10 warthog videos, and you'll see marines going fucking crazy about their sheer power.
I'm not american but i want to attend the academy. It says it only permits 60 max international students in the academy and accepts at least 15 per year. If i were to apply, do i only have to fight the other international students applying to get an appointment or do i get to fight the local americans for an appointment too? Are the chances to get an appointment higher for an international student or just the same as the rest? Are my SAT/ACT scores and GPA compared to just other internationals and no other or with internationals AND americans?
I used to think Marine Corps boot camp was a joke since its gotten really political, i cant say i blame them when i was the marksmanship instructor in boot camp, one of they recruits drowned in the pool, and another one popped his heart and also died doing the PFT, then years later another recruit jumped from the third floor barracks and died. After seeing videos of the different boot camps it really shows how they each stand out from each other 👍.
please check Philippine scout ranger training, it is so hard compared that!
Wow looks like summer camp, or the Girl Scouts selling cooks😂 oorah 😎
9:10 those are really good pull ups and it they all did it correctly (sarcasm) some didn't even do ONE pullup
SUMMER CAMP!
"Notice me, Senpai!"
why in movie american soldier always test by the yelling trainer is it really the biggest problem from the intimidating issues from the superior ar general...or as a tools to make them motivated or to test their limited?
Anjas Warto screaming/yelling is used by instructors to create a chaotic environment. During a gunfight soldiers aren't going to whisper to their teammates, they're going to yell. So instructors are just preparing them to stay calm under yelling
Just because your smart doesn't mean you can fight a war
I'm not in the military but people should stop bashing the Air Force. Space travel was started by the Air Force which started NASA. Astronauts came from the AF.
Sorry, Mike, but there were Naval aviators as well with NASA.
David Barnett
Well ok.
So glad we didn’t have whistles in lackland, and what in the hell are these yellow caps with abus and these marching commands??
That guy at 8:41; You call that a fucking push-up?! Hes only moving his upper torso up!