Tag: Air Force Basic Training
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Surviving Basic Training
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn 1980, Air Force Basic Training was 6 weeks long. In 2025 it’s 7.5 weeks long. I don’t know for sure, but I think the increase in length is because they have to wean recruits from electronics and do some cultural deprogramming. Teaching a young adult today to obey orders isn’t as… Read more
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The Lost Birthday
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you haven’t read last Tuesday’s post about my enlisting in the Air Force, please detour back to that now. Here’s the link. The 5th day of Basic Training also happened to be my 26th birthday. Of course, no one knew it was my birthday and I wasn’t about to tell anyone.… Read more