The "BMT 2.0" overhaul ups daily physical training to 90 minutes and aims to better prepare airmen for modern deployments and ...

The Air Force already has enough potential recruits waiting for boot camp to meet more than half its 2026 recruiting goal.

The Air Force hopes its recruits will eventually carry real rifles in boot camp, its top enlisted airman said. It recently restarted issuing practice M4 carbines to recruits for their eight-week ...

Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry practice weapons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on August 2, 2024. (Ava Leone/Air Force) Airmen and guardian recruits are now carrying ...

The Air Force's top enlisted leader said there's a desire to let trainees at the service's boot camp carry real rifles, a change that would mirror long-standing norms for other military branches. Last ...

The Space Force now trains its new recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, but wants to set up its own specialized basic military training program. (Daniel Cruz/U.S. Air Force) The Space ...

The Air Force had to reduce its target recruiting goal by several thousand airmen due to ongoing congressional budget delays, but is still on pace to hit its newly revised benchmark by the end of this ...