UPS AND DOWNS OF THE AIRFORCE 2024 (SO FAR)
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- What’s up family, back with another video, Ups and Downs of the AirForce, this is my personal experiences and what I’ve took so far, everyone’s answer will be different depending on the people around you and how you take it. With that being said I appreciate every single one of you, even if you watch 30 seconds and click off, yall stay blessed and stay safe🙏🏾
These are my personal opinions and do not represent the AirForce.
You couldn’t have said it any better man. Don’t dictate your future for no one else. I wanted to join the military since I was 22, but my mom talked me out of it, and now at 33 years old, I’m in the process to join. I couldn’t be any happier watching this.
Glad you’re now pursuing it, good luck, we rooting for you bro
Cool brotha I am 32 bout to be 33 and same here thinking about joining
@@sixxseven9144 don’t think much bro, just do it. I’m taking the asvab in 2 weeks🙏🏿
@@RawToastJ thank you brother ✊🏿🙏🏿
@@sixxseven9144 go for it. and you can always try to do air force reserve or guard if not active duty. it will suck being so much older but at least you won't be treated like a little kid the same way you would if you join the army.
Also , when I was bored there I would take the bus to the mall and hang out there. Maybe even catch a movie. I would also go to the gym play basketball or work out. On the Friday to Sunday nights we had the airmen’s club to
Go to. You can also rent a car and drive to Dallas if you want a change of scenery once you in phase 3 .
Thanks For this! I ship out in May.
Great video, I like how you had both sides of the Air Force, it felt equal. Experiences definitely vary, i went through my fair shares of ups and downs, after about 5 years active duty I went guard and loved it for a bit then that started getting old, I was going to get out but gave myself a timeline of what I wanted. I just commissioned a few weeks ago, now going to training for combat systems officer. For those wanting to go officer, the process is long but definitely worth it. The connections this young man talks about is vital!
Ngl man your content is very inspiring,thank you for all the information it certainly helps. currently debating if I want to join.
I appreciate it fr, do whatever is best for you and your family that’s all that matters don’t let anything scare you away, me personally I would say do it especially if you’re young
I’m at Sheppard right now too for tech school and you are definitely speaking facts in this one. Keep grinding wingman 💪🏾
Yessir
Ive been watching your videos since day 1 dude! Im 23 and u speaking about this us helping me wanna go and join, i come from a small farm town and ive only ever work at a grocery store and ive never had money to actually pursue school, i wanna join because i see so many people around me get stuck here and they get comfortable and never leave, im scared to leave but u truly feel like the air force will force me to be self reliant and independent (ive never lived alone or without family) i really just wanna be someone that people respect and that i can be proud of, hopefully someday ill see u out there! Good luck dude! Save me a spot lol
Even without the Airforce the people around you are already proud of you, so don’t think you “need” the AirForce for that. With that being said there’s always room for improvement and the AirForce will definitely help you get there if you’re willing to commit and work hard, it will force you to be independent but thats a good thing. But yea man, your spot saved, we waiting!
Watching this and your BMT video honestly inspired me to enlist. Sat in my apartment playing video games all day wasting my early 20’s.
Glad to hear that, I’m rooting for you bro, no matter what you do never forget where you came from and use that as your motivation to keep pushing
@jaylenmitchell3616 Good for you bud. I just got off of active duty Navy and now im in the Navy reserves but i spent my early 20s traveling U.S./World and i loved every second of it. Enjoy your time in the military tho
Keep these up man! I’m on the same journey, I leave for bmt April 30th! Enjoy watching your content
I appreciate it man, remember to stay consistent in preparing for BMT you’ll thank yourself
@@RawToastJ I would suggest ASVAB for dummies. Also CZcams tutors as well. Study 6 days a week for at least 3 hrs and take 30-10 min breaks in between
Good video thinking of joining this year or next . I’m an apprentice mechanic but I’m looking for a more fulfilling job/career . Something in cyber or even avionics. And trying to meet new people different experiences
Get an education or save for school when you get out. They give you a room, they feed you, don't spend all your money.
Yessir, I appreciate it
Man this video got my hyped I leave march 26th keep posting bro 💯
I’m leaving to at the end of March
Yessir good luck, we waiting for you
Man I leave in April. Respect bro 💪🏾
Good luck my boy
how do you edit your videos? CapCut or Imovie and what type of phone do you have?
W vid
thanks for the video, i enjoyed it. how old are you by the way?
18
I'm shipping out May 19th for weather anddd I'm not really looking forward to the job for real lol. Do you know anything about cross-training? Like do they tell us about cross-training at some point?
Yes normally you can’t cross train until 3 years in, but if you stress you really don’t want the job you can go to the guidance in basic, but that may lead to you getting held there longer depending on what jobs are available
During BMT, are you able to work out (weight lifting) at some point on your own? Or do they only allow that once you graduate and go to tech school?
How often do they let you call home?
When in tech school, do you have your phone when you get out of class?
No weight lifting in bmt, just calisthenics and you can have your phone anytime in tech school.
In bmt you get a call every two weeks
@@RawToastJ thanks a lot for the info.
what rank were you able to come in as?? i was thinking about signing a 6 year contract to come in as a E3 but i think ima just tuff it out 😭
I chose the 4 year option instead in case it wasn’t for me but if you plan on staying in for a while then 6 would be a good way to go, also get more money out of it
on course to leave in april sometime if my depression waiver goes through, lowkey looking forward to it, how long does it take to get use to bmt?
Praying your waiver gets approved my boy🙏🏾
Took me 2 months to
@@RawToastJ presh u g, God bless bro goodluck
I don’t know if you said this before but what’s your job in the AF?
Aircraft maintenance specifically for b-1 bombers
What u record on? U be using the wifi? What device do u use to connect to the wifi?
My phone and the base WiFi
YEAAAAAAA bro fine asl
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When I went to tech school at that base they did not take a
Single
Cent out of
Our pay check. We were able to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner; and if we were hungry we could go to eat again at 2am as long as we were in uniform. That is a
Big change from what you have now.
Once you get to
Your first base and get to E-2 you can save the extra pay if
You really looking to save money. Take advantage of night classes when you get to your first base. I did it and I was at Ramstein Germany.
A lot of people think that but when you check the pay stubs it’ll show how much they take out for food, the DFAC doesn’t charge you up front but it’s a monthly price taken out before you get paid so it seems as tho you never got anything taken out. Unless you were in like 20 years ago then it might be different
@@RawToastJ it was over 20 years ago. I used to read that entire paystub to see what they took out. You are still making ok money if you have no bills. Most of my money just stayed in the bank except for when I went to the mall or to see a movie. Free room and no need to buy new clothes now. Just wait till you get to your first base assignment..
Can airmen who don’t live in the dorms go to the defac? Wondering about this
Yea but you have to pay
Makes sense Thanks & Stay up Bro!
Is the place you’re staying at free or do you got to pay rent? Also how did you get your clothes from home to tech school if you don’t go home after basic?
It’s free and your people can ship it to you
@@RawToastJ Could you people also ship your laptop or any other electronics?
If you don’t mind me asking, what’s your job in Air Force?
Aircraft maintenance, specifically For b-1 bombers the actual name is longer than that tho but if you want to research it, it’s 2A911
@@RawToastJ I've heard that that is one of the worst jobs in the Air Force because you are working your butt off with long hours and you're in the heat or cold. It is definitely not the "chair force" aspect of the Air Force.
I'm shipping off next month and book Diagnostic Imaging. My tech school is hella long. Any tips if I'm stuck there for about a year?
Ngl I'm excited and have subscribed to you to watch your journey
I wouldn’t be able to give you the best advice since I’ve only been here for about two months but I would say make some good friends and make the most out of it, it’s only as good as what you make it, so explore and do things you wouldn’t normally do now
You won't be there at fort sam houston for a whole year. Only around six months for phase 1. For phase 2 you'll go to another site where things should be somewhat better. While you're in phase 1, things will suck because you are an intial entry trainee.....AT THE SAME TIME, you will be glad that you are Air Force AND NOT ARMY.
You will see how much more the Army, even when they phase up and get better privileges, get treated MORE like little children compared to Air Force.
If you're curious about anything for diagnostic imaging, please do not hesitate to ask someone like myself. I was in the school for it at Fort Sam Houston and I could give you quite a bit of information about how it was at the school that you might not be able to find online.
@@golfery5119Greatly appreciated! This is a rare AFSC so I cannot exactly find much online. Are there any tips to pass the courses? What exactly is the "culture" of this field like? If I had a car in my home state, do I get to bring after BMT?
Quality of life is probably THE biggest reason I went USAF, other than jobs available.
@@wavetime3651 I'll answer a little out of order.
- "What exactly is the "culture" of this field like? " To be honest, while I passed phase 1 of the course, I didn't make it through phase 2. I'm Army and I was sent to Fort Lewis, which supposedly is *one of, if not THE most difficult phase 2 site in the military* . So I didn't get to see how the culture of it is like beyond the operational aka permanent party soldiers in the hospital when they worked in the hospital.
I'm going to digress a little, but I say "when they worked in the hospital,' because while I'm not 100% completely sure about the Air Force, one of the many things that sucks about the Army is that you are a "soldier first" ..... and that means even if you pick a job like x ray tech, if you're lucky the Army might assign you to a hospital where you're actually doing your MOS, or just as likely the Army might assign you to a field unit ( the word "field" unit because it's the Army) where you're either NEVER doing your MOS at all (and instead youre just doing clean up details and working in the motorpool doing connex layouts), or if you indeed do get to do your job, it's rarely. I might be wrong, but I'm sure in the Air Force, you'd be more likely to actually get to do the AFSC you chose, at least more often than many soldiers would get to do their MOS.
So there were operational tech soldiers I only saw once or twice. But the soldiers I did see mostly were more nerdy compared to so many FORSCOM ( "big ARMY Army) soldiers. Though mostly there were civilian x ray techs.
@@wavetime3651 -" If I had a car in my home state, do I get to bring after BMT?" I'm not sure if you would be able to bring your vehicle to phase 1 of tech school. I don't remember (I left phase 1 in February of 2023) but out of all the initial entry trainees in all three branches (Army Air Force Navy) whom I knew who had cars, I can recall only one (who was Navy by the way) who had their car at phase 1.
You definitely would be able to bring your car to whatever phase 2 site you go to though. EDIT: But hopefully you can bring your car with you to phase 1 because San Antonio, even though it has some drivers who were wore and more aggressive than other cities I've been to, is a GREAT CITY.
Anything to say about the toxic leadership aspect?
Toxic leadership is definitely a thing but it’s definitely not as bad as you think if you just do what you’re supposed to do it won’t be too much of a problem
@@RawToastJ can you give an example?
And do you think it’s gonna affect your career in any way possible?
Are girls gettin ran thru in the Air Force? Cuz my girl supposed to join n ik alotta stuff that happens in other military groups
If you're already jealous, the separation is not going to be good.
There are promiscuous people and non promiscuous. If she's not, she won't. Like if aren't promiscuous, you won't be.
The military doesn't turn you promiscuous.
In my personal opinion, the AirForce doesn’t turn you into that so if your woman has respect for herself and has respect for you, there won’t be any problems
I Wanna join the Airforce to make friends
i wanna join so bad but im so nervous 🥲
Why???
@@RawToastJprobably because of the toxic things people talk about, your leadership and pretty much how your gonna be treated during you career
What base are you at?
Sheppard
What job do you want after you get out?
Some type of avionic mechanic job
What’s your job in the Air Force
B-1 bomber mechanic, the afsc is 2A9X1
@@RawToastJ What score does that require , I got a 33 which is good to get in, but what was your score and do you think only high scores mean good jobs?
Did my time, but when you get to the real Airforce you're gonna look at it different not to discourage you but it's totally from tech school.
even in tech school, an Air Force trainee should be lucky he or she is Air Force instead of Army. I saw first hand the differences and how much the Army gets treated MORE like children compared to Air Force.
Technically you gained an ex 😂 I couldn’t help myself
Yupppp😭 everything happened for a reason
I’m going for Meps on Monday. I’m nervous and hyped at the same time.