All the advice so far has been excellent. You have a good day to report as it happens to be my birthday and I was at Lackland for my 18th way back when.
Pay attention. TI's scream but they cannot put there hands on you. It is a mind game and everyone, everyone screws up. From my own personal experience I can tell you what not to do.
Don't... on your first 0500 wakeup at Lackland casually tell your TI..
';yo Sarge.. can I get a courtesy snooze alarm? Just 10 more minutes and I will be ready';. BAD MOVE...
Don't on Dorm Guard/Fire Watch duty .. give in to the strong desire to catch a catnap in the dayroom... BAD MOVE...
I performed many jobs for my flight while there.
I was ';chow runner';.. I reported our flight in for all meals... BAD MOVE... it is a thankless job as the TI's expect you to get your flight in first all the time.
';house mouse';- basically cleaning up after the other guys and it is also a thankless job... BAD MOVE
';laundry lady';- this job turned out to be a GREAT MOVE. I did laundry for my squad (me and 9 other guys). I got out of doing a ton of PT to do the laundry. While the rest of my flight was running around in the Texas heat in August/September I was sucking on a Marlboro Red and drinking Mr. Pibb waiting for the clothes.
It is simple really. Pay attention and do the best you can. Learn from others mistakes and understand they yell at just about everybody at a loud volume. It is a part of the ';game';.
We had fun also. One guy did not know his left from his right. He always turned the wrong way during ';drill';. The TI came up with a solution. The guy had to carry a 10 lb. rock in his left hand everywhere. I do mean everywhere. Now that was funny. I only wish I had kept in touch with some of the guys I met in basic. Good peeps and great memories.
Best of luck to ya.
Thanks for serving our country.Any advice about basic traning in the Air Force?
know the airmans creed, your reporting statement, the AIR FORCE SONG, and the ranking structure...they give you time to memorize it but you will be one step ahead of everybody else. Go there, DO NOT VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING! Also its good to eat a banana with some peanut butter to help you ****..it took me like a week and a half to take one because you dont eat a lot and ur overcome with stress..but it is fun when its all over and done with..bring phone cards and some money with you..around 30 bucks should do in easy denominations. Anymore ?';s just ask! Goodluck!
IYAAYAS!
Learn your reporting statement!!
';Sir/Ma'am Trainee _____________ reports as ordered.';
My god, please for your own say know this!
Know your ranks!
If you haven't started working out do so now, a month of exercise is better than none!
KNow the Airmans Creed
And the most important, BLEND IN!!!
Edit:
Right NEVER EVER EVER say Sir to a Ma'am! NEVER!
And you better pray to god, jesus, allah, buddah, jehovah, whoever you believe in hell pray to SPongebob, that you dont get a female TI, they are horrible, they feel like since they are female they have to compensate for something IDK but in turn they are SO much freaking meaner! Its like she's on her period 24/7 times 10! Horrible!
THough I will say lol I recently had to vist Lackland and I saw my TI and she was very nice! LMAO! I was all nervous and sweating, it was uncovering repressed memories! lol
What Michial said and knowing a bit of Air Force history wouldn't hurt. Blending in is the big one and the reporting statement. Not saying ';sir'; to a ';ma'am'; is probably the easiest way to mess it up. Good luck
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