What is like going to Air Force bootcamp when you’re older? ?
Greetings,
I am currently looking into joining the Air Guard in my home state. I am currently a police officer in my city and have been for the past 8 years. I am almost 30 years old now. My question is how will my experience differ from an 18 year old in bootcamp? Will the MTI treat me differently? will my peers treat me differently? I’m don’t expect or want to be treated differently, just curious. Also will the MTI know if you’re in the guard or active duty will that determine how your experience will be. Will the MIT know what you’re career is in your civilian life? I appreciate the time to answer my questions or provide any further information or advise.
Thank you.
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No your ti won't know anything about you, no one cares what you used to do.
no one cares if your active duty or guard
no one cares how old you are, but you will be called grandpa by everyone else.
you will be expected to already be in shape, and to function as a role model/father figure to the kids fresh outta high school. do not be surprised if you are tasked with additional responsibilities as well.
what component you enter after BMT is irrelevant.
I can't answer most of your questions, but military basic training is definitely organized with the assumption the recruit is age 18 to 20. The main advice I can offer is that you find out what are the PT requirements to graduate and train so that you can fulfill all of them > before < you report for basic training.
I went through Navy boot camp (RTC Orlando) as a teenager and to a very physically tough big-city police academy at age 30. I won police academy Honor Graduate - which included the PT scores - only by really busting my butt starting well before the Academy started.