| Air force boot camps are basic military | | | | breakfast. Then again exercise after |
| training courses for air force recruits that | | | | breakfast until lunch. And so the process |
| are conducted at Lackland Air Force Base in | | | | continues. The whole day is made up of |
| San Antonio, Texas. Here the trainees are | | | | exercises, with a lot of mental pressure |
| instructed in discipline, ethics, courtesies, | | | | thrown in.Trainees are also given |
| dress code, drills, physical fitness, use of | | | | instructions about flight practice, pilot |
| equipment and survival tactics in warfare. It | | | | controls and more. Trainees are also |
| extends for a period of six weeks and the | | | | instructed on what to do when there are |
| last week is called as the Warrior Week, | | | | life-threatening situations in midair. There |
| which involves combat training.Air force boot | | | | are confidence building courses, and courses |
| camps are supposed to be less physically | | | | that teach about teamwork.In these times of |
| strenuous than the military and the marine | | | | war, it is estimated that about 85 percent of |
| boot camps. In these boot camps the emphasis | | | | the air force trainees will be deployed to |
| is more on playing on the mindset of the | | | | some war area, making military training |
| trainees rather than on physical dexterity. | | | | essential. The last week of the air force |
| They are also less formal, which allow the | | | | training is called as Warrior Week. In this |
| trainees to address their instructors as sir | | | | week, a warlike atmosphere is simulated and |
| or madam, instead of their titles and posts. | | | | trainees are given practice with the M-16 |
| The air force training instructors often play | | | | rifle. It includes cleaning the rifle, |
| mind games with their trainees in order to | | | | loading and target practice. Then there is |
| make them stronger for decision taking | | | | the dreaded gas chamber drill. However the |
| situations in future. They holler and yell | | | | gas used is harmless tear gas. Yet it teaches |
| and blow a fuse even if anyone speaks to them | | | | the trainee how to cope with a gas-leak |
| without the reporting line. They do not | | | | situation especially when it comes to |
| flinch in calling their trainees names and | | | | chemical and biological warfare. Most |
| reprimanding them even if they have seemingly | | | | trainees at air force boot camps cherish this |
| done a good job.All this physical exertion | | | | week as their most favorite time at the boot |
| serves the purpose of making air force | | | | camp.When trainees finish their training they |
| trainees stronger individuals as they leave. | | | | are called airmen. Airmen can secure |
| Apart from this mental wrangle, the air force | | | | admission to the Air Force. Most recruits |
| trainees are much better than their marine or | | | | leave their jobs early and go on to higher |
| military counterparts. Their waking hours are | | | | paying civilian jobs. Training is designed |
| more relaxed, followed by a drill before | | | | with that end in mind. |