What is bmt for women

Thank you for the tips too. If its not too much to ask, can you post about your gas chamber experience? The gas chamber is the only thing I am dreading. I leave in March Thanks for stopping by! And for sure! Some people handle it worse than others. It was my biggest fear too, but it hardly affected me. Just keep following along. I plan on posting a week-by-week play by play here soon. Good luck! Feel free to ask me any other questions!

Just know, the PT is not that difficult, and the first week 0 week is the worst! I have about 5 pairs of running shoes already.

Oh, that could be misleading! Any pair of your favorite running shoes will do! Just make sure they are sturdy enough to handle running miles every day for 2. You know, I did not take a jacket with me because it was pretty warm when I went down. However, it was cold in November when I graduated so my family brought down a few civilian clothes for me. As for underwear, I just wore my normal Aerie bikini-style.

They said they were pretty comfy, but I was happy with the underwear I had. Plain grey would probably be best. Hope this helps! I have long hair so I will have to put it up, can we bring our own gel or will we have to buy it there?

So glad you stopped by! Definitely bring your own gel to start, because you will not be able to buy any for about 2 weeks. Hi there! Nice page you have here. I just wanna ask if we are required to buy our own running shoes or the air force will issue one for us? And what color of the shoes do they require? You need to buy your own running shoes, and they can be any color! Bras and underwear can also be any color you want. Good luck out there! Oh I see. Thanks for the infos! But do the AF people in bmt used to issue running shoes for the trainees back then?

Should I buy them before I go to bmt or just buy there? Buy them before you go and break them in just a bit. You need a good pair of running shoes, and their options are very limited. Buy the kind you like before. You have to pay for them yourself. Best to do it now so you can get the style you like.

This post helps me so much. I leave April I have a question. Does the color of sports bra and regular bras matter? If so what color should I get? Just ankle ones are fine. They can be whatever, though I recommend gray because it shows less lint. Glad to be of help! The color does not matter. PT shirts are grey, so black, white, and gray bras work the best. Any color works. Right, but would multi-colored sports bras be okay as well? Also, thanks for posting this information.

Undergarment and shoe colors do not matter at all. Just take what you would normally wear. I was wondering if it would be alright to bring moleskin and Vaseline with me to BMT? It is rare that a TI will take one from you for display of excellence. Ninety-nine percent of the time, a TI will take one from you for doing something wrong, such as failing to salute an officer, executing an improper facing movement, incorrect reporting statement or loss of military bearing.

They are folded into fourths lengthwise, and three must be kept in your left cargo pant pocket at all times. If you are Reserve or Guard, a copy of your orders must be kept there also. When you earn your Airman's Coin, that too will be placed into that pocket. Anyone can take a from you — even some civilians are granted authority to do so. They are returned to your TI usually by the end of the same day or sometime soon after.

The only time a counts is if your TI has you sign it. I had one pulled during the entire time, along with several other females.

But you only want to use these over here, and one of this one and one of that box," he told us. We were all so confused that we didn't really know what to do. He left, and we opened up two extra boxes. He ripped us for that and pulled a from each of us. He asked each of us to explain, and before we even got done with our reporting statement, he interrupted us. So we didn't even get a chance. Thankfully, none of us had to sign the s. Zero week — or the first days of basic training — by far, is the worst week of basic military training BMT.

You can't do anything right. I broke down the third night and during several nights after. I hated it with a passion and was hoping I had some disease or something that would get me discharged. There are tons of in-processing and appointments you need to attend. Luckily, my flight uniforms were issued the second day, so I didn't have to wear civilians long.

Your personal hygiene items are kept in your security drawer in a specific order and arrangement. Your security drawer also holds your valuables and anything else like letters, stationary, appointment slips — whatever else you may need. You have two keys to your drawer, and wear them around your neck just about every moment in BMT.

They should always be tucked into your shirt, otherwise you can get into trouble. You have the right to brush your teeth every morning and night, and to take a shower every night. At Warrior Week, a lot of us showered once — or never — because it was so cold. There was always enough time, but the prospect of freezing made us hesitant. It's hard to eat at first with all the TIs rushing you and in your face in the chow hall. There's even an entire set of procedures to follow in the chow hall, which we had been briefed on the night before.

Of course we couldn't remember everything, and of course, you can't really do facing movements right yet, so they'll get you for that in the chow hall. As you progress through training, they have you do facing, flanking and saluting in the chow hall for practice purposes. Attention to detail is stressed. There are so many papers and rosters to sign.

If you put punctuation, write illegibly or screw up because you didn't do it exactly the way the TIs said to, then you get reamed. Of course, there was always at least one screw up every time. And there are so many briefings — how to maintain your wall locker, how to make your bed, how to use reporting statements, facing movements and marching. Within the first few nights, the TIs will pick a dorm chief to be in charge of the entire flight and four element leaders — one for each row of beds.

They said they usually select these student leaders by who stands out. Or they may pick someone out of the blue. It all depends on your TIs. Student leaders have tough jobs that demand a lot of accountability and responsibility. For example, if someone in the flight screws up something, the dorm chief may have to pay for the mistake. If someone does not have their reporting procedures straight, their element leader will get busted. And sometimes the TIs would make the screw-up drop their leader, and that would make it all that much harder on both of them.

You are always carrying around your canteen with your TRS and bed number, and that wonderful black portfolio with a pen, notebook and BMTSG Basic Military Training Study Guide so that you can study at every possible moment — outside chow, appointments, in the dayroom.

Pretty soon you are going to have to know your entire chain of command, from the president to your dorm chief, their rank insignia and pay grade. Learn them left to right, the right to left, diagonally and every which way, because you will be drilled on it — especially at the snake pit where all the TIs sit in the chow hall.

Learn it, and know your stuff backwards and forwards. We actually did not do details or dorm guard which I'll explain later until the first week of training. Everybody was assigned details during an evening briefing after chow, a time when you all get into the dayroom and go over stuff with your TI — it's usually pretty informal, like an end-of-the-day thing.

They would ask who has confidence. People would raise their hands and he would select a dorm guard monitor — an extremely tough job, particularly during the first couple of weeks. Or who sighted a rifle, leading to the bed and shoe aligners assignments.

They ask questions like that so they can put the most capable people in each position. If you tick them off, or just because they want to, they can assign you to any detail. The worst ones are road guard and chow runner.

In the beginning, our TI picked those out because they kept messing up or just ticked him off. And if you don't raise your hand and volunteer, you will get some of the worst details.

I tried to stay in the background and was one of the last ones to get picked for something. I was put on latrine crew — which was nasty — but not all that bad.

And for each detail, a chief is chosen to head up the rest of the crew, like latrine queen, bed aligner chief, utility room chief. They are usually the ones to get reamed when something isn't right with their detail, so they don't fail to get on their crews to have their stuff done right. Dorm guard is a big thing at basic. It's an entire set of procedures designed to be followed for the security of the dormitory occupants and their possessions, fire prevention and conservation of utilities.

Everybody does it. There are two-hour shifts, and during the night hours, two people take each shift. There's a certain way to authorize entrances and announce entrances and exits into and out of the dorm.

There are hourly checks to be done and specific steps to follow in a fire, gas or bomb drill. This is what gets a lot of people in trouble. And if you allow an unauthorized entry in your fourth week or beyond, you will be automatically recycled.

The safety of the flight is extremely important. OJTers and TIs will conduct briefings early in training to show you how dorm guard is done. They love you to trick you and make you lose your military bearing when you are on dorm guard, so watch out and be careful. Your TIs will lso aassign a laundry crew.

This crew is responsible for collecting and handing out laundry. Hanging on your end-of-bed display is a green drawstring laundry bag with a zipper opening at one end.

Inside are three white plastic bags with twist ties and four white zippered mesh bags. The plastic bags are for wet laundry like towels and wet battle dress uniforms BDUs if you fell in the water at the confidence course. The mesh bags are for your underclothes. Black wool and cotton socks and other dark items go together, and white bras, underwear and like-colored clothing are placed in another bag. Keep them separate if you don't want your whites appearing strange brown and gray colors.

Laundry crew will periodically collect and return all laundry items, but don't be too surprised if stuff turns up missing. It's just a matter of fact with laundry at basic. You get your clothing back and it looks just about the same, perhaps a bit better. At least it smells a little better. BDUs and blues are always dry cleaned. There's a dry cleaner located on the bottom floor of every squadron. But that comes at a cost. I still actually have all my receipts. They tell you in the beginning, to wear your BDUs and later on your blues for no more than two consecutive days.

Of course, we followed the rules tightly in the beginning. But as you progress, you learn the tricks of the trade. There's no way we were spending so much money on dry cleaning if we did not have to.

Some of us wore our BDUs for almost two weeks. That may sound pretty gross, but hey, it's basic training. You get used to nasty things. As for our blues, we wouldn't exactly dry clean them every second time.

Instead, most of us would simply iron whatever we needed the next day. By the way, at first, you have your night display with a BDU set on the hanger hanging on the front of the wall locker.

By the end, you will start hanging the BDUs as a day display, too, because you will have your blues on night display. Early on your flight will learn how to conduct "dust drills.

One of your flight members will yell out the commands, and the rest of the flight will echo the command as they do it. Echoing is something you learn to do really well and really often in BMT. During dust drills you will hear commands like" "Top of your wall locker!

Prepare for the first sweep! Then the sweeper comes down to collect all the dust and dirt and junk. I seriously don't know where all the huge dust bunnies come from throughout the day and night in San Antonio. They probably rig the dorms so they're harder to clean. Then it's off for a second exciting dust drill. Your wall locker is kept a very specific way. Tobacco products are forbidden at BMT, as is personal food and drink items.

Bring clothing that errs on the conservative side. The rules stipulate that you must be dressed appropriately at all times. Military-issue glasses will be provided based on your prescription. In addition to the above, National Guard and Reserve recruits will need to bring two copies of their orders and Common Access Cards as well. In brief, it involves a lot of physical activity and classroom time, and not a lot of sleep.

Week 0 is a lot like the first day of school. In terms of medical, there will be a general health checkup and blood work, along with vaccinations. Say goodbye to those beautiful flowing locks and get ready to work. And now it begins. Monday of Week 1 brings with it the initial physical assessment to show your MTI where you stand.

Week 1 is also when your weapon is assigned and analyzed. This is also the time for introductory classes on behavioral expectations and successful integration into your training group, and will include lessons on topics like appearance, cultural sensitivity, and suicide prevention. Week 1 begins individual and group drills.

This is when the real fun begins. Week 2 takes the pace up a notch. Drill exercises will teach you how to move crisply as a group, with weapons and without, and teach postures and movements like parade rest, present arms, fix bayonets, and more. PT will continue to ramp up, with strength days increasing in reps and intensity. Week 3 is a big one. Classroom sessions will turn to topics like basic leadership and character, cyber awareness, and public relations. Week 3 is when extra duty begins.

These are team tasks like laundry, chow running, inspecting beds, guarding the roads during exercises, and dorm monitor. These positions may be volunteered for or assigned to you by your MTI. Leadership and mentorship training will continue, with the overall goal to help you become a responsible team player and potential future leader.

Intro to combatives in Week 5 begins hand-to-hand combat training. Your progress with overall skills development will be measured, including another look at your weapons and weapons maintenance know-how. Classroom time will focus on preparation for combat and include topics like the Air Force code of ethics and combat stress recovery.

Welcome to your final PT assessment. Recruits will defend their respective zones against attacks that will mimic chemical, guerilla, or conventional weapons and tactics. Zones are equipped with sleeping quarters, command tents, and field hospitals.

It starts with zero week. Activities are listed for specific weeks. Civilian clothing will be worn only for the first couple of days at basic training. Once you are issued clothing and equipment, you are responsible for marking each item for identification and maintaining proper appearance standards.

The initial clothing issue includes:. During week 3, you will be issued your service dress uniform and accessories. It is important to wear the uniform properly and maintain a professional appearance and uphold the honor of our nation, our service and yourself.

The items you will receive are:. We can put you in touch with recruiters from the different military branches. Learn about the benefits of serving your country, paying for school, military career paths and more: sign up now and hear from a recruiter near you.