We were part of the 344th lol. The 3 was silent when whenever the NCOs would say "How's it going fo-fo?". Great video, it's awesome that so many people are already responding positively to it, keep up the good work! Oh and I hope things work out with yours and your husbands orders btw!
Miranda I want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU and THANK YOU for posting these videos you give so much information my daughter and I enjoy them. Keep posting their extremely helpful. My daughter will be speaking to a recruiter next week! I personally hope she decides to do it. Thank You again
Hi! I love your videos 😄 I leave for basic on Nov 29. 3 months from now. I wish you can make a video about basic training exercises. Thank you so much!
what if you go in the reserves so you can continue to study. I'm currently in school, halfway done with my bachelors. I thought after tech school, you can go back home to finish college/Uni if necessary.
I had Mr. Brown when I went through tech school...almost 7 years ago. Lol. :-| Also, the same thing happened when I was starting phase 3...freaking lockdown, guess things don't change. As always...great video! :-)
Can you please please please do a video on your job. Description? How long was your tech school ? I ship march 14th and I am going Open Admin which I know Marerial Managment is in that category. I am shooting for Aviation resource but would love to get an idea of your job. Love your videos !!
Could you pleeaasssee do a video on your job?? :) I just booked medical materiel today and there's not one video of anyone talking about anything in depth on it and would love to hear it from someone who has the same job and is livin' it!! :)
+Demyrah Thomas he has soooooo many helpful and informitave videos on the air force! from BMT to tech school to first duty station and everything in between that you would ever need to know and he also vlogs his life in the air force with his wife
Hey there I'm wondering what your job is and how long it took you to get Into the airforce? I keep hearing people take up to a year to get in. I'm wondering if it's because of the job selection but not too sure. I'm ready to go now and I'm just wondering about your process with getting in. Thank you so much for all the wonderful Info.
Thank you Miranda! Your videos are so helpful for me as a female joining! You mentioned that you wouldn't join as a captain because your Dad is a captain and has a lot on his plate. Could you explain that more? I'm joining Direct Commissioned officer and would like advice.
Thank u so much! Am very interested in joining the Air Force and I’m not sure if I want to go reserves or active yet but.. I’m getting as much info as possible.
It’s all going to depend on your goals and desires. I find that asking yourself these questions can be helpful...Do you want to keep your roots and continue to grow and establish yourself within your current community? Do you want to continue to work on your education? Do you already have a civilian job that you have invested your time and energy into? If the answer to these questions is ‘yes’ then perhaps the AF Reserve, which is part time, is the answer for you. If you are looking to get away and start new adventures away from your current location, then perhaps active is the way to go. Although, joining the Air Force Reserve is a new and exciting adventure as well!
A couple of things.. FAIL or wash outs from Tech School, the Air Force can decide to put you in a couple of very undesirable jobs, that they need filled. Cooks and Cops. Security Forces are filled with 'last chance' rehashes from other Tech Schools. OR.. they can just kick you out completely. "Unable to adapt to military standards" Honorable Discharge, but absolutely no benefits.. then you're back a Walmart or McDonalds, and living in your mom's basement. Second thing. You pass Tech School.... You are ALWAYS monitored and supervised at your next duty station. Don't be afraid you are going to have to keep an F-16 flying all by yourself. CDC's she's right, these are a series of smallish booklets, 30-60 pages long.. a few self tests included, once you study one and complete it, you will be given a test on that CDC.. once passed, you will be given another booklet CDC. Depends on your job/career, as to how many of these CDC's you will have to go through. These are all done after your normal shift, on your own time in the barracks. It works best to team up with another doing the same CDC and make it a small study group. Lastly, Your first assignment. RARELY will you get an overseas assignment right out of Tech School... The AF wants to trained Stateside proficient in your skills, before investing a lot more money to send you abroad. My first assignment was to Barksdale AFB LA. about 18-20 months there, and out of the blue came orders to Ramstein AB Germany. You just never know.... TDY's (Temporary Duty Assignments) come up.. whenever the need arises. Good luck, have fun.. Its an adventure. Your life will change for the better, and you will never be the same. When you go home and visit your old friends, you're really going to appreciate the change in yourself.
Quick question(s): 1) Are we not allowed to have laptops/ipads given to us by family after graduation to bring to tech school? 2) If I have a dark orange suitcase that's 28x24 instead of 26x24 brought to me (also for tech school), how strict are they on the size measurement? Many thanks!
I'm worried about tech school mainly because I SUCKKKKK at math and I'm not sure I'll be able to pass my tests if I'm given a math test every other day!!!
Can you give me some tips or tricks on the arithmetic reasoning I suck at word problems I also need alittle math knowledge of the asvab please I'm using the asvab primer book book I need more help
OMGGGGGGGGGGG we got the same job!!!!! I kinda didnt want it so if ill reenlist, im going personnel. I just graduated tech school last thursday and im getting ready to pcs with my husband this saturday.
With that in mind, perhaps you'd be interested in Reserve. With the Air Force Reserve, you will not be required to relocate. You will perform your military duty at the AF Reserve unit closest to your home. The only time you will be away from your home base is when you are at Basic Training, Technical Training, Annual Tours (may be performed at home base or at another AFB either in the US or overseas) and if you are ever mobilized for war or national emergency.
I really like these videos they're a very nice insight on the main points. So, I have a question, my parents always told me that i'm not allowed to join any type of military jobs, but joining the air force has always kinda stuck around in my mind. Considering i'm only 16 I still have time, but do you have any really good reasons I could tell them so they'll at least consider it, if I ever choose to go?
Hey DaiJa! For me it was the opposite, my mom wanted me to join and I said "HELL NO!" and a year later I made my own decision to join. If I were you I would take them with you to meet with a recruiter so they can hear what the Air Force is all about. Your child joining the military can be a scary thought! But most of the time its just because they don't really know a lot about it. Just try to educate them and make it known that its something you are very passionate about!
If you have a car before enlisting, how would that work? I know you can’t take it with you but do you get leave to be able to drive your car out to wherever your stationed?
Hi! So my boyfriend is going to tech school in about a week and I was just wondering how the graduation is like and if he'll have free time to hang out with me and his mom if we come up before the graduation? No one was able to come to his BMT graduation and it would be great if we could go to the tech school one?
Hi! Sorry but I hear you saying that the special forces school is near Lackland base? I didnt know that your group can be call in the early morning. So if your base is near the boot camp when do you get to use your cellphone? I am sorry but my boyfriend is going to special forces and I was expecting a text from him... perhaps he didnt have time to write me.. I will really appreciate your help. Thanks!!!
Nick Wooten Hey. I was thinking about doing the security forces. Is it hard to be accepted into the security forces and the ASVAB. was it hard for you? and what did you make?
Wish my job school had been that awesome.... Radio operators school in the Marines is no fun being out in 29 Palms..... Btw it's 443rd out there at Lackland..... I work at the chowhall on base and I gotta say lockdown in Tech school for us is not fun..... Makes our job harder because none of y'all can go anywhere..... Best to not get put on lockdown during school
Hello, your videos are very helpful! I would like to ask if you have met older people at AF when you doing BMT or tech school. Second, when you enter as an E3 after tech is that mean becomes an E4 or senior or that require time and grade served first?? Thank you again.
Yes! Their was a lot of older women in BMT. We actually just had a man come to my base in from tech school and he just turned 40. And when you leave tech school as an E3 you won't be an E4 for about two years, depending on if you make BTZ or anything.
I’m halfway through my bachelors degree in nursing but I haven’t been accepted yet. I have to wait an additional year to get my GPA up to secure my application and at this point I would much rather join the air force and be apart of something greater. I’m very sensitive so that’s the only thing holding me back from joining and also that I won’t be able to pursue my nursing career until I am out. But I’ve always wanted to also do sonography so I think the air force would be great for that. But I’m so on the fence.. do you think going for that degree would be beneficial?
Going for your BSN would be an awesome path to take. The challenges and rewards will be worth the effort you are experiencing now. However, if you would like to gain Air Force Reserve training and experience while you are working toward your goal to become an RN, you can do that too. And we can help you pay for your education. Once you complete your BSN, you will be able to become an officer and join the Nurse Corps in the Air Force Reserve.
Hey gal 👋 quick question about responsibilities in the civilian life . Say you have pending bills, car bills, phone bills . Do you recommend saving before you leave to go basic. Enough to get you through tech school?
Awesome question! Yes, planning for your financial responsibilities for when you are away at training is a very important step in your decision making and recruitment processes. You will need to do a personal review of your monthly expenses and compare them to your projected military income and other income sources to ensure you will have enough to cover all your expenses while you are away.
Hi! Thank you so much for making these videos!! I was wondering if you could answer a question i have about job selection! So, i know i want mental health services as my job because im majoring in psychology right now and i want my job to somehow be able to be useful outside, if i ever decide to get out. And i can definitely qualify for it as far as my asvab score goes. I know i have to give the career counselor at meps or my recruiter the list of the top 10 jobs i want. And from my understanding, my recruiter will call me when one of those jobs open up. So i guess my question is, lets say dental assistant is number three on my top ten, and i get a call saying i can go in as a dental assistant, am i allowed to say no and just wait till they offer me mental health services when its open? Im just afraid of having a job i know i wont be interest in and i dont want my recruiter to be annoyed with say now multiple times if that ends up happening.
Yes! This is your career and you don't have to take a job you won't want. This is something you will be doing for many years. Also- mental health is actually on the short falls list right now with 40 openings (meaning they REALLY need people). So you shouldn't have a problem getting it!
IT can be a harder career field to get into, I would suggest getting the book "ASVAB for dummies". I used that to study for the test and it was very helpful!
I am a 3DOX2 Cyber Systems Operations Specialist. I scored a 76 on the ASVAB and landed the job, it was my 2nd pick. Cyber Surety being my first. When you make your job list at MEPS just make sure you put down all the Cyber jobs you can down to increase your chances. Good luck :)
You mentioned you can wear make up in Tech School. Do you bring it with you to BMT or are you allowed yo go out and buy it. Also how old are you if you don't mind me asking ?
If it’s just a small basic makeup assortment, you could bring it to basic training and have it locked up with your other personal items for the duration. You could also purchase new makeup when you get to technical school or you can box it up before you leave for basic training and ask a friend or family member to mail it to you when you get to your technical school.
I’ve never personally been in the career field but I have known people who were very satisfied with the job of a material manager. If you are good and enjoy organizing, acquiring, distributing and being accountable for the Air Force Reserve’s valuable assets and inventory then this is the career for you. There are also so many different types of organizations that have material managers assigned, you would have the ability to experience assignments with units that range from aircraft maintenance to civil engineering.
Yes, you can have your personal items shipped to you at your Technical Training location. You will probably want to see how much room you will have in your living space at technical training school before you have a large quantity of things or large items shipped to you.
I have few questions, please answer them because you're the only one who can tell me. 1) ¿Tech school dormitories continue to separate men and women? in other words how that now they are in Tech School 2) ¿If any of them have a relationship brings them problems? I would Love if you answer my questions and tell me all you know about that
how much will I be able to pack for tech school? I want to pack a large luggage with clothes and my laptop inside for my mom to bring to graduation. will I be able to? I've read so many different things. my mom wants me to just buy new clothes to wear while there but I like my clothes lol, I have good clothes, don't want to waste money lol.
Great video! So when you get assigned to your first base how long do stay on average? I'm curious because I don't want to stay in a dorm for multiple years and would prefer to rent an apartment near base.
You will stay an average of 4 years on a stateside base, first term airman will usually spend an average of 2-3 years in dorms before they have the option to move out of the dorms and receive BAH. Everything overseas is different, 99% of the time you will just stay in the dorms (if single) until your overseas assignment (average of 3 years) is up. There are excepts to all of this but do not count on them. Dorm life is different for everyone and it can be a good or bad experience depending on how you make it. I really do enjoy it. (A1C Crawford)
hey miranda! i ship out on tuesday and i was wondering about when's a good time to get married?? serious question and i'm not sure if you stated it already in one of your videos and i didn't catch it but i'm with someone and i know we want to be together lol
Do you know anything about administration? That's my job. I leave October 18th. I'm nervous and excited. My best friend leaves September 27th and she actually got material management.
After you graduate from your technical school, as a member of the AF Reserve, you will return home and now you are only participating with the Air Force Reserve one weekend per month and two weeks per year. If you are on active duty, once you complete technical school, you will be stationed at an Air Force base somewhere either in the United States or overseas for 4-6 years, depending on your contract. With active duty you are working full time for the Air Force and with the AF Reserve you are only working part time.
Technical School is where you will learn your assigned job. It will be most likely be located at one of three of the major AF Technical Training bases; Keesler AFB MS, Lackland AFB TX or Sheppard AFB TX. However, some technical training schools are located at other Air Force bases throughout the US. Technical schools vary in length according to the career field. For example, technical training for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is 162 days whereas technical training for Aerospace Propulsion (jet engine mechanic) is 34-51 days.
okay, i am 15 years old and am seriously thinking about joining the air force. can someone please tell me the steps to join, such as the tests i have to take, and what age i can do bmt. all the way from the beginning. i just want to get some clarification on what i need to work on. thanks:)
I can start researching, but you won't really be able to enlist or do much until you're 17 or 18. I'm leaving for BMT in 43 days and I'm really excited. I hope you keep the Air Force in thought for when the time comes.
Koraima Sanchez only if your in phrase 3, there are different phrases to go though, 1-3, every phase last like 14 days , the last phase is when you can leave base, phrase 2 is civil clothes , I’m in tech school now