Air Force Question??????????

Question

why are they extending basic training form 6 1/2 weeks to 8 1/2 weeks, i plan on joining the air force soon, but i wont do basic until after november so i will have to do the 8 1/2 weeks, what are the changes?

Answer 1

you'll do 8 1/2. they are adding more combat and field training

Answer 2

COMBAT TRAINING HURAH!

Ain't no more Chairforce, they be pumping out Warrior Airmen!

They are adding 2 weeks of combat/field training.

And yes you will have to do it, I think it has already extended.

Congratulations, it should be fun and a great experience.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Air Force basic has always been kind of a joke with the other services.  That was not a real problem because in the past,  only a few were actual combatants and the rest were support personnel back at the base,  which was nice and safe away from the fighting.  

Now that we are facing a different kind of war than the traditional one the Air Force has always had to deal with,  its ground troops are more likely to become involved in the war.   So they need more real war skills than were taught in the past.   Such as more intense base defense skills.  

But even with the whole additional two weeks,  Air Force basic will still be pretty lame when matched up against the Army or Marines.