Basic Military Training: where it all begins

Air Force Basic Military Training trainees low crawl through an obstacle course during the Creating Leaders, Airmen and Warriors course July 27, 2011, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In addition to fitness and combat training, trainees are taught foundational Air Force information, including core values, customs and courtesies, basic policies and procedures, and military studies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marleah Miller)

Photo Essay: Basic Military Training -- where it all begins

Published Aug. 26, 2011

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Military training instructors at Lackland Air Force Base, known as "The Gateway to the Air Force", conduct the Air Force's only enlisted recruit training program, ensuring orderly transition from civilian to military life. Recruits are trained and educated in the fundamental skills necessary to be successful in an expeditionary Air Force. This includes military discipline, physical fitness, mental preparation for combat, basic war skills, drill and ceremonies, Air Force core values and a comprehensive range of subjects relating to Air Force life.

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Basic Military Training: where it all begins

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