United States Air Force Academy – Basic Cadet Training

Have I made myself clear? Yes, sir! I'm Cadet Technical Sergeant Bjorn C. W. Nielsen. Welcome to basic cadet training, your first step towards becoming an officer in the world's greatest Air Force. The cadre are here to prepare you for the challenges you will face, both as cadets and as officers. It is our responsibility to bring out the warrior spirit within you, to instill courage, and push you beyond your limits. Our heritage includes warriors like Lieutenant General Robert D. Beckel, Lieutenant General Susan J. Helms, Captain Lance P. Cyjohn, Captain Balmore Bork, and First Lieutenant Carl W. Richter. Let's go. No excuse, ma'am. Basic responses are as follows. Corrections. Put your bags down! Better, pick them back up! Move in a sense of urgency. When you get to the next window, you're going to use a four-digit pin. I'll get your number. Thank you, sir. Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, state your full name. Class of 2020. Your name's what? I'm very proud of you for taking on this responsibility. Congratulations and good luck in this first chapter of basic cadet training. Having been appointed a cadet in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. In the United States Air Force. Having been appointed a cadet in the United States Air Force. Hat, right, look! Left, right, look! Left, right, left! Up, up, up. Four, five, four. Up, up, up. Eyebrow. Yes, sir. Appearance. Any specs on the bed? That's within space. Good. 6 and 12. Smile on the bed. Point for dust. Room 10-Hut. Ma'am, room 65, reports for inspection. Room 10-Hut. Ma'am. Room 67, reports for inspection. Left turn. March. Ladies and gentlemen. Go! 1, 2, 3, go! Go! 1, 2, 3, go! 1, 2, 3. Yeah, let's not be that person. Anyway. The boys are all single. Don't you shame on both of y'all. Be right. I bet. He needs a small voice. Yes. Don't stop getting paid. Don't stop. Keep moving. This is uphill part. You got to get up it. There you go. Come on. There you go. You got it. You got this. There you go. 1, 2, 3. You can't help. You got this. Good job. Down. We must be at zero because only one person is all out here. Let's go. Down. Sir, General Sun Tzu's word is as follows. Peace against the warfare. And war on. All right. Let's see a pull-up. Swing your feet. All right. Catchers ready? Ready. Feet together. 3, 2, 1, go. Feet together. Go. Oh, my gosh. Get across. Let's go. Last one. Up. Recover. And push. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Go ahead. Let's go. Go. All right. Go over. Come on, girls. You got this. All the way to the end of my sandbags. If I see you, you'll be sandbagged. Do not destroy my people. Yeah, Kyle. Let's get it. Go. Go. Get up. Get up. Thank you, sir. Go. Get in a spot. Get you. Get some. Basic. Basic. Go back. Let's go. Get your butt down. Butt down, bud. Come on. Get it. Go. Go. That's it. Go. Your biggest, baddest, basic, female, Cadet Sugishi, and male, basic cadet George from Hellcats. I don't have anything, I mean that's exactly what it needs to be, so that looks good. We're going to take out the mag, put the new mag in, and then... Put the mag in? And I don't have to charge it? Will you charge it when you have to shoot? Yes, because it keeps moving. Perfect, good job. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... 50 years ago, the members of our class stood exactly where the members of 2020... Are in sight! Stand today. For the new fourth class, the acceptance parade and the color guard's uncasing of the class of 2019 colors signifies the end of basic cadet training and the beginning of their cadet careers as members of a permanent squadron in the Air Force Cadet Wing. Following the Bulldog are the Killer Cobras of Cadet Squadron 14, led today by their squadron commander, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Miranda Bryant. Two! Where is Richard, sir? Why are we all six of us, huh? Nice and good.