In Basic Training, you'll learn the basics of Air Guard knowledge as well as start the most intense fitness training of your life. Each week will focus on a new area to make you an elite Airman. You'll learn basic combat and survival skills and how to communicate in the battlefield. You'll push your mental stamina to the limit and find out just how strong you really are when you face the ultimate obstacle course and the gas chamber. Later, prepare yourself for an adrenaline rush, where you'll test your new skills by going head-to-head with other enlistees in simulated hand-to-hand combat scenarios. All your preparation really gets tested in the Basic Expeditionary Airmen Skill Training. Finally, in week eight, you made it! It's graduation week, and you have a lot to be proud of.

Physical Test Requirements

Even if you think you’re physically fit, you still need to prepare for Physical Training. You must meet the following fitness standards even before reporting to BMT.

As a member of the Air National Guard, you will be trained with the most elite professionals in your field. Your training in the Air Guard can carry over into a civilian career. And you'll be ahead of the pack in terms of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Each career in the Air National Guard has specific training schools to make sure our members have the resources and tools to meet their goals. Whether you're planning to go to college or not, you will leave the Air Guard with real-world experience to build a resume.