Do any of you BMT'S remember me? My name is joe. I was the cash register at the "lackland troop store" on femoyer..its where you bmts went to get your basics when you were zero weekers. I was like the only hispanic cash register..it was a MINIMALL i worked at..with burger king in it and a baskin robbins and some other stuff. Anyways I was cool with alot of you airmen and would hook you guys up with alcohol LOL now does anyone remember me? This was probably like in 06/07. Contact me if you do!
Funny stuff! I was the chowrunner from about day 4 (the original one was made dorm chief and picked me to replace him), until day 30 (when I went through it was 30 training days). Had a good time after I got the hang of it.
@Jonshea that guy is a Master Sergeant. . .so he is the boss of the MTIs. More than likely a squadron superintendent. This trainee approaching him more than likely did not use his proper chain of command and CLEARLY did not catch him in an appropriate and respectful manner during office hours. I can't imagine what words the trainee had for him that he couldn't first address to his MTI.
@USAConservative2012 haha you never notice the camera men b/c you're too busy staring at your food avoiding the TI's and figuring out how you will be able to consume all the food on your plate in about 45 seconds!
@undeadpresident and without these "unquestioning automotons" you wouldnt have all the freedoms that you blindly take for granted. the ability to carry out an order without question is necessary for a military unit to function and to succeed in war. if we hesistate, even for a second, people die. and if we decide to not carry out our orders, either there is very good reason, or we were not trained well enough. and if it is the latter, the result could be catastrophical. grow the fuck up.
@CALMlikeAB0MB619 what freedoms are they protecting? All the US is doing in the middle east is stirring shit and wasting money that we can't really afford to be wasting.
Flight 183!!!! Prepare to enter the dining facility from the East Side!!!! All key personnel fall out, fall in, followed the first element!!!!!! PROCEEDING SIR!!!!!!
@Knightphall I was a victim, ironically, I was KP duty. An MTI noticed that my belt buckle was not arranged properly. I had a very bad habit of looping my belt the other way, to which he said it as how a girl wears a belt. He then gave me a spill about certain things regarding my progression. Fortunately, it was just me, him, and a junior MTI beside him.
"Now make these trays disappear," he told me at least.
I was a QAE for food service at Lackland from 2002-2007, minus 1 year in Afghanistan and frequented the BMT squadrons. And from 2002 to about 2004, the 324th was THE most brutal of the squadrons. That MSgt Hillman sitting at the snake pit could curdle the blood of even the most thick-skinned trainee with his screaming. Hate to say it, but I always tried to schedule myself Wednesday-Thursday inspections at the BMT dining halls so I could watch the TI's yelling at all the rainbows.
I'm going to join and scared for obvious reasons and when I get nervous or scared I laugh uncontrollably, everyone is telling me it will only take one time and I'll never do it again, but I'm petrified because this can not be controlled in any manner and the more angry people become and the more serious, the harder I laugh... This isn't going to be good... I'm cracking up just thinking about it.
@rumb1n hey man im the same way when people get mad or seriouse i smile uncontrollably because i am nervouse but i dont laugh. i used to be in the air force and went through it smiling when people yelled at me and it made it a lot worse for me. Now im older 22 now i can control it better. Just dont give those people a reason to yell at you be on top of what your doing and have excellence in all u do so you wont be that guy
ahh the snakepit, i had to stand infront of my section sup. and make a phone call, with my hand to my parents and tell them i didnt have a sence of ergency. a small part of me missedsbasic, but i wouldnt want to go through it as a trainee again!
My one and only snake pit encounter consisted of the same SMSgt calling me to the table and telling me never mind 8 times in a row. I'll never forge that.
I got called to the snake pit during chow one day...I got a question wrong and I had to give my TI a 341...He tears up the 341 and throws the pieces on the ground...he yells at me to pick up the pieces...I was sort of pissed that day so I picked up the pieces and sprinkled them over my salad in front of him...He looked at me like WTF is he doing? I never got called to the snake pit the rest of BMT.
just keep in mind those guys are there forever you are only passing through for 8 and a half weeks. But that does suck to get yelled at. just avert your eyes when you pass by lol thats the best advice, but dont make it too obvious then they WILL call you out. Know your shit and they will leave you alone. When they say study DO IT they will quiz you on rank and chain of command, it will be less painful if you know your stuff.
@militarychick100 Better yet, I think this would be a great tip. Have people in the flight when you're in the dorm ask random memory work questions. It sucks having a 341 pulled because of not knowing your memory work.
Chow hall is so much fun. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Screams and bangs and eating quick. Being called up to the snake pit is actually a very interesting experience. It sucks. It really does test or at least begin to build a military barring and disipline.
As a general rule, your speech must have purpose. It appears in this video the chowrunners kept reporting to the MSgt with regards to flights in Qeue, however, the MSgt was eating and not in charge of the board.
is there a certain rule as to who u can speak to and who u cant speak to. i know u cant just walk up and speak to higher ranks than u but wat about the others in different flights. are u allowed to conversate and talk to others while eating or on breaks and wat not. i heard your silent almost 90% of the time but im just wondering about this. i have alot of ?s im shipping out to basic november 23
@DWALK916 seargeants no, you cannot talk to them in basic unless its on a need be basis or your learning. other than that they have somethin in their blood where they freak out. however during chow you will not talk. if your talking your done eating...btw. dont table fuck...its where you get up in front of a table before their done. if you do they dont eat, you dont eat.
@DWALK916 If you get up, you table fuck the rest of the people at your table and they'll all have to get up too. You may also table fuck every other table that sat down before you, and they will all have to be done eating too. All because you weren't able to hold it. You simply eat, and enjoy trying not to get yelled at.
whoever is leaving for basic, just remember that if someone starts yelling at you, its not gonna last forever. the TI's will make you feel like little children at times but its all for a reason. goodluck
Yeaaa......fucking hate the snake pit. I was on my way out when one of them called me to their table. I guess I did such a great job, as he told me, he wants me to make sure everyone on my team does it as good as me, or he is going to cut my time when we grad from my family.
imagine that x 20 every meal and that x 200 when you're still in civillian clothes. oh boy talk about a grand total of 10 seconds to drink 3 glasses of water each meal for a couple of days.
that right there table, during chow there more TIs just sitting there calling people to their table "snake pit" and all you do is get yelled at, i never got called once HAHAHAHAHA.
i went threw in august of 2009 dont let the MTI's break you just do what they say and you'll get threw good luck trainee 320th TRS "Can 't Stop the Rock!"
OMG! The Snake Pit....I made it all the way to the end of my 5th week till I got called to the Snake Pit...to me it was pretty random considering the reason but the blue ropes at the table didn't think so :(
LMAO those were the days. XD 321st snake pit was hilarious. they always cam over and sat by us and asked how the ood was knowing that most people were about to shit themselves because there was a MTI right in front of them haha good times
@JrAirmen I hope I'm ready! A lot of my airman friends said pt wont be a problem for me. I know the ranks, airman's creed, airmans song, chain of command, core values, etc. The only thing I'm worried about is the mental game that they play on you in basic. I know I'll make it through somehow though! Lol how about you?
you only need to know the first few top people off that chain of command you just memorized. you get your squadron chain of command study sheet when you get there, which is what you need to know.
@nemesis656 not really. I got asked back in 2008 people on the lower tier of the chain. I got it all right because I didn't want to have to write the right answer 100 times AND give a 341. lol
320th Snake Pit was the worst. Flt. 625. MSgt. McClure is one scary motherfucker! Sometimes he would call you up there just to see if you knew memory work. Woe to those who get the wrong answer.... Btw, I feel bad for anyone who is stuck with SSgt. Douglas. He was in 320th (probably still is) and he is the biggest douche the world has ever known.
@ GeneralFod1- I remember I had tunnel duty one evening and I was cleaning all the offices. I came into his while he was on the phone. He looked at me and I looked at him, frozen out of fear or what he was gonna do. He yelled at me, loud as hell, with one eye on me and the other looking at something else, and told me to get the hell out! Good ole' times in basic. Lol. I had TONS of fun there!
@GeneralFod1 ohhh man i remeber that man....he was the scaresiest thing i have ever seen. I remeber on day in basic traing i was doing my chow runner thing and he started yelling at me and this another traininee. The problem was neither of us knew who was he yelling at. He had both of his eye looking at booth of us.
bull shit that SSgt douglas was a douche that man was the shit. He was put on my flight for a bit, yeah he did some crazy shit but he was funny as hell. I came from the 320th flt 152. I had SSgt Pino...he was nothing comparied to SSgt. Pino.
Yeah, you just got out of basic? I mean recently, right? I had his corny ass back in July. He sucked ass then and probably more now. SSgt. Pino is cool. Douglas can suck a dick. Fuck him. That clown tried to get half our flight recycled. He has a soft spot for females, so maybe thats why he was easy on you. But he treated us like shit right up to when we boarded the buses for tech school. He can fall off a cliff...
Trust me,if there yelling at you, it won't be funny to you.Now if there yelling at someone else and making them do stupid stuff then you'll probably laugh.Just don't let the T.I see you do it
I actually know this guy, MSgt Hillman. He was my section chief before he retired last April. He was the nicest guy you would've ever met, where if you knew him...watching this would've blown your mind
it's something about ppl yellin tht make me laugh i def gotta get tht under control before i live...im joining the AF on Monday...nd the yellin shouldnt be tht bad it reminds me of Football Camp nd practice..jus do wat ur told nd shut the hell up. I cant wait for this!!! how long do u have to waiting after u enlist to leave for BMT?
ya i need 2 do that 2 i kno when i get yelled at im pry gonna laugh... but i signed up in like late may went 2 meps on june 2 and my ship date is dec 15th so it could take a while. also sum 1 who went 2 meps with me ships out like oct 15th so u never kno could b a while may not. good luck
good luck to u..u got only a few more months left..wish i had two more months left...i still gotta take my on wednesday so hopefully i dnt have to wait long...wats ur AFSC?
NOPE..my recruiter been talkin bout i had to lose 8lbs first cuz i'm 5'8" and have to way 175 i think but i weigh 183..but im goin with him to some AFB here in Indiana to get a body fat test done nd if im under 20% body fat then i wont have to lose the 8 lbs...so im still waiting hopefully if all goes well i'll be in through MEPS next week.
The snakepit is bulllshit. The TIs have a tough job. They work hard and put in long hours. And overall, they do solid, quality work. But this is just pure bullshit. It's harassment. It is not what the Air Force is about. TIs that pull this kind of nonsense have no place being in charge of anything. Well, maybe outdoors latrine policing!
Harrassment is what boot is about. Obviously thats not what the Air Force is about, but boot is nothing like the real military. Every TI I ever encountered was like this, this is nothing special
When you stand at attention, Do not move your head. keep your hands pinned to the seam of your trousers. (You will learn what I am talking about)
Do not be a leader of any details.
A Latrine is not a bathroom. (even tho it pretty much is)
Do not ask the TI any questions when you are trying to do something. Go to your wingman. Trust me on that. My bed got flipped over for asking him a question.
Say your reporting statement when a TI asks you a question. Move with sense of urgency (Move fast)
Show up in shape. They try to break you down mentally by breaking you down physically, so the better prepared you are physically, the easier it will be.
never made it to the snake pit, they never bothered me. but there were twin female ti's that could mess with you one would tell you to go to the other side, once you got to the other side the other sister would be standing there and say what took so long. this was in the 80s
Reminds me of being there... I was there ahhhh
smkf150 2 months ago
flight 117, all key personnel, followed by the 4th element (the one i'm never in), prepare to enter the dining facility. PROCEEDING SIR!!!
ahh the memories haha
speeddemon0712 3 months ago
hahaha good ol memories right there!!! 331st wolfpack!
slarve23 4 months ago
LOL Noobz!!!
manwitch777 4 months ago
Ahh the memories!
hogsandhercs 6 months ago
326 bulldogs.
benaji261 6 months ago
@benaji261 321st Predators
hogsandhercs 6 months ago
@benaji261 who was your instructor?
Safetyis0ff 4 months ago
@Safetyis0ff SSgt Roberts
benaji261 4 months ago
Hahaha omg listening to the snake pit was sooo funny at the 324th lol
wytedrummer1 7 months ago
Do any of you BMT'S remember me? My name is joe. I was the cash register at the "lackland troop store" on femoyer..its where you bmts went to get your basics when you were zero weekers. I was like the only hispanic cash register..it was a MINIMALL i worked at..with burger king in it and a baskin robbins and some other stuff. Anyways I was cool with alot of you airmen and would hook you guys up with alcohol LOL now does anyone remember me? This was probably like in 06/07. Contact me if you do!
joeeezy69 7 months ago
Good Times!!
AirForceSrA4Life 7 months ago
are those day zero newbs?
citrix69 8 months ago
Funny stuff! I was the chowrunner from about day 4 (the original one was made dorm chief and picked me to replace him), until day 30 (when I went through it was 30 training days). Had a good time after I got the hang of it.
chdjc1 8 months ago
lol the MTI is holding the hat in front of his face, trying so hard not to laugh. LOL @0:13 it looks like he's smiling.
Ruthlyn 10 months ago
Freakin Master Sgt...lol, I'd have fun with him!
geminisixx4 11 months ago
Chow runner here! :)
Believe me, Our job was hard, yet simple, once I look back.. hmm
anyway, I'm glad I was, it told me to hold bearing, and can't wait to become an MTI.
AlexTiger519 1 year ago
@AlexTiger519 Same here. I enjoyed being chow runner. I have a really good memory; that came in really, really handy.
JonnyCrash 10 months ago
I loved being the chowrunner. You had to repeat everything the TI's said. And the TI's loved to fuck with me on that.
RedoubtWolf 1 year ago
haha i remember these days, they never messes wit the big black guys
speedintc 1 year ago
THIS WAS THE FUNNIEST AND WORST TIME OF MY LIFE! LOL
mrhandsome702 1 year ago 3
Where are my water monitors?!
riot848 1 year ago
hahahaha this is old school (BDUs) but it still tickles me to see the snake pit.
Ruthlyn 1 year ago
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Didn't know they yelled at chair force basic lol
DETROITEDOGG000 1 year ago
why is he yelling at him?
Jonshea 1 year ago
@Jonshea that guy is a Master Sergeant. . .so he is the boss of the MTIs. More than likely a squadron superintendent. This trainee approaching him more than likely did not use his proper chain of command and CLEARLY did not catch him in an appropriate and respectful manner during office hours. I can't imagine what words the trainee had for him that he couldn't first address to his MTI.
Ruthlyn 1 year ago
@Ruthlyn Usually, Superintendents are SMSgts... I'm guessing this guy was a section supervisor, maybe.
zsybrant 10 months ago
@zsybrant our 324th trs superintendent and section sup were both MSgts. Maybe the Superintendent was close to putting on SMSgt?
Ruthlyn 10 months ago
@Ruthlyn Sounds plausible.
zsybrant 10 months ago
@Jonshea could be anything half the time they make up stuff because theyre bored lol
Ig0TAny0uTuB3AcCounT 1 year ago
@USAConservative2012 I never got called out also...but at least I knew the study sheet by heart by the 2nd week..good times and poor chow runners...
Crucifier61 1 year ago
@Crucifier61 chow runners go!!!!
JAS510 1 year ago
idk y but I miss this so much.... it was so funny :)
sjomada 1 year ago 2
@USAConservative2012 haha you never notice the camera men b/c you're too busy staring at your food avoiding the TI's and figuring out how you will be able to consume all the food on your plate in about 45 seconds!
bryantson1 1 year ago
@bryantson1 45 seconds? That's it?
enigmafirst 1 year ago
Poor chow runners lol...
generalaone 1 year ago
TI's are lucky I didn't kick the shit out of any of them when I was there. What's the purpose of being arbitrarily abusive again?
undeadpresident 1 year ago
@undeadpresident u obvisouly didnt understand the purpose of ur training.
CALMlikeAB0MB619 1 year ago
@CALMlikeAB0MB619 No, I do understand the purpose of the training. It is to turn you into unquestioning automotons.
undeadpresident 1 year ago
@undeadpresident and without these "unquestioning automotons" you wouldnt have all the freedoms that you blindly take for granted. the ability to carry out an order without question is necessary for a military unit to function and to succeed in war. if we hesistate, even for a second, people die. and if we decide to not carry out our orders, either there is very good reason, or we were not trained well enough. and if it is the latter, the result could be catastrophical. grow the fuck up.
CALMlikeAB0MB619 1 year ago
@CALMlikeAB0MB619 Carrying out orders without question is also a good way to start a war.
undeadpresident 1 year ago
@CALMlikeAB0MB619 what freedoms are they protecting? All the US is doing in the middle east is stirring shit and wasting money that we can't really afford to be wasting.
JBHutto 1 year ago
@JBHutto
You are gay.
normanmj 1 year ago
I managed to not get called the entire time in basic until the last day before graduation haha.
boeing159 1 year ago
roll gator roll 320th trs cant stop the rock
forte718 1 year ago
Flight 183!!!! Prepare to enter the dining facility from the East Side!!!! All key personnel fall out, fall in, followed the first element!!!!!! PROCEEDING SIR!!!!!!
PoopStainedUnderwear 1 year ago 21
@PoopStainedUnderwear Memories.....
Knightphall 1 year ago
@PoopStainedUnderwear Three trainees POST!!!
richard0688 1 year ago
@richard0688 LOL!!!! Good times!!!
PoopStainedUnderwear 1 year ago
@PoopStainedUnderwear They all smelled like bleach... ahh memories lol
riot848 1 year ago
@PoopStainedUnderwear FLT 183? i was in FLT 183 320th TRS. This is Harrison. Who's this?
remowilliams8 8 months ago
@PoopStainedUnderwear lol, were u a chow runner?
used7issue 6 months ago
I'm so happy to say that I've never, ever been a victim of the Snake Pit.
I've seen it happen to others though.....
Knightphall 1 year ago
@Knightphall I was a victim, ironically, I was KP duty. An MTI noticed that my belt buckle was not arranged properly. I had a very bad habit of looping my belt the other way, to which he said it as how a girl wears a belt. He then gave me a spill about certain things regarding my progression. Fortunately, it was just me, him, and a junior MTI beside him.
"Now make these trays disappear," he told me at least.
Agent1W 1 year ago
WOO CHOW RUNNER REPRESENT!
TheLaserMaser 1 year ago
I was a QAE for food service at Lackland from 2002-2007, minus 1 year in Afghanistan and frequented the BMT squadrons. And from 2002 to about 2004, the 324th was THE most brutal of the squadrons. That MSgt Hillman sitting at the snake pit could curdle the blood of even the most thick-skinned trainee with his screaming. Hate to say it, but I always tried to schedule myself Wednesday-Thursday inspections at the BMT dining halls so I could watch the TI's yelling at all the rainbows.
jondstewart 1 year ago
I'm going to join and scared for obvious reasons and when I get nervous or scared I laugh uncontrollably, everyone is telling me it will only take one time and I'll never do it again, but I'm petrified because this can not be controlled in any manner and the more angry people become and the more serious, the harder I laugh... This isn't going to be good... I'm cracking up just thinking about it.
rumb1n 1 year ago
@rumb1n you are going to get skull fucked! LMAO!!!
koolchris305 1 year ago
@rumb1n That is the worst possible thing that you could ever do.
Knightphall 1 year ago
@rumb1n hey man im the same way when people get mad or seriouse i smile uncontrollably because i am nervouse but i dont laugh. i used to be in the air force and went through it smiling when people yelled at me and it made it a lot worse for me. Now im older 22 now i can control it better. Just dont give those people a reason to yell at you be on top of what your doing and have excellence in all u do so you wont be that guy
602ballaboy19 1 year ago
ahh the snakepit, i had to stand infront of my section sup. and make a phone call, with my hand to my parents and tell them i didnt have a sence of ergency. a small part of me missedsbasic, but i wouldnt want to go through it as a trainee again!
321 TRS Lead, Follow, or Get out of the way!
Archistheman 1 year ago
@Archistheman hell yea! HUA predators!
Xp1n0yX 1 year ago
My one and only snake pit encounter consisted of the same SMSgt calling me to the table and telling me never mind 8 times in a row. I'll never forge that.
cdale2007 1 year ago
omg XD the snake pit! haha i got called ther twice, dam near pissed myself.
KaiKuro 1 year ago
I got called to the snake pit during chow one day...I got a question wrong and I had to give my TI a 341...He tears up the 341 and throws the pieces on the ground...he yells at me to pick up the pieces...I was sort of pissed that day so I picked up the pieces and sprinkled them over my salad in front of him...He looked at me like WTF is he doing? I never got called to the snake pit the rest of BMT.
MegaDiarrhea 1 year ago
So the guy that's standing there at 0:18 - 0:20, I'm assuming is a trainee?
If so, why is his hair so long? I thought their heads were shaved to a #1?
Or does hair usually grow that fast if that's from the last couple of weeks of BMT?
jgq85 1 year ago
@jgq85 the trainee has jeans on, probably day 1-3 before they get uniforms and the buzz. zero weekers are hit pretty hard at the snakepit.
Archistheman 1 year ago
@jgq85 they get there haircut like around the 3rd or 4th day of zero week
Xp1n0yX 1 year ago
just keep in mind those guys are there forever you are only passing through for 8 and a half weeks. But that does suck to get yelled at. just avert your eyes when you pass by lol thats the best advice, but dont make it too obvious then they WILL call you out. Know your shit and they will leave you alone. When they say study DO IT they will quiz you on rank and chain of command, it will be less painful if you know your stuff.
militarychick100 1 year ago 8
@militarychick100 Better yet, I think this would be a great tip. Have people in the flight when you're in the dorm ask random memory work questions. It sucks having a 341 pulled because of not knowing your memory work.
copstryin2takemycrop 1 year ago
Ah I remember those days! 1990. 3708 BMTS! Bulldogs! :P
tjlazer71 1 year ago
Chow hall is so much fun. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Screams and bangs and eating quick. Being called up to the snake pit is actually a very interesting experience. It sucks. It really does test or at least begin to build a military barring and disipline.
jmitterii2 1 year ago
Oh, i remember the snake pit!!!! LOL
NotBrockBiggart 1 year ago
As a general rule, your speech must have purpose. It appears in this video the chowrunners kept reporting to the MSgt with regards to flights in Qeue, however, the MSgt was eating and not in charge of the board.
smoovlatino 1 year ago
is there a certain rule as to who u can speak to and who u cant speak to. i know u cant just walk up and speak to higher ranks than u but wat about the others in different flights. are u allowed to conversate and talk to others while eating or on breaks and wat not. i heard your silent almost 90% of the time but im just wondering about this. i have alot of ?s im shipping out to basic november 23
DWALK916 1 year ago
@DWALK916 seargeants no, you cannot talk to them in basic unless its on a need be basis or your learning. other than that they have somethin in their blood where they freak out. however during chow you will not talk. if your talking your done eating...btw. dont table fuck...its where you get up in front of a table before their done. if you do they dont eat, you dont eat.
wingsofmetal01 1 year ago
@wingsofmetal01 so u have to wait til everyone has finished eating to get up. wat if u have to use the bathroom or somethin
DWALK916 1 year ago
@DWALK916 If you get up, you table fuck the rest of the people at your table and they'll all have to get up too. You may also table fuck every other table that sat down before you, and they will all have to be done eating too. All because you weren't able to hold it. You simply eat, and enjoy trying not to get yelled at.
Kein66 1 year ago
whoever is leaving for basic, just remember that if someone starts yelling at you, its not gonna last forever. the TI's will make you feel like little children at times but its all for a reason. goodluck
hkimbrell 1 year ago
SNAKE PIT ! good luck with tht, future trainees.
redflipgurl08 1 year ago
Man... I remember these days... lol I was scare as hell... lol
jojo1784 1 year ago
Good Luck to you future Airmen
I'm currently a cadet but I'll be out there soon about 6 years as an officer
C/Msgt (soon to be SMSgt) Richie Sayavong)
AFJROTC CA 862
sayavong559 1 year ago
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sayavong559 1 year ago
Man I am so not ready for this! I leave the 20th of April! Grr, any other ladies going then too?
acoley06 1 year ago
lol funny i was a chow runner in basic training man did i hate that job! I did remeber doing KP in that chow hall
gloria45 1 year ago
Yeaaa......fucking hate the snake pit. I was on my way out when one of them called me to their table. I guess I did such a great job, as he told me, he wants me to make sure everyone on my team does it as good as me, or he is going to cut my time when we grad from my family.
EricCris10sen 2 years ago
imagine that x 20 every meal and that x 200 when you're still in civillian clothes. oh boy talk about a grand total of 10 seconds to drink 3 glasses of water each meal for a couple of days.
TheKrimsonKore 2 years ago
@TheKrimsonKore haha i almost forgot about the water and you better flip your glasses to or your ass is getting chewed out
gpasillas73 2 years ago
i am leaving next month on the 27th
sixcorpse07 2 years ago
@sixcorpse07 Oh shoot! and I leave April 13th! Hope to see you there and best of luck!!
MsKeepinItReal 1 year ago
I went through in may 09 and I NEVER got stopped at the snake pit :) lucky me
gamersteve1940 2 years ago
Wow.who pissed in his cherios
jazzimay01 2 years ago
They are just playing games with him, building character nothing personal. I understand it.
AirForceJovellar 2 years ago
whats the 'snake pit'?
gunshot29 2 years ago
It is the instructors' table in the dining facility.
shoot2kill68 2 years ago
that right there table, during chow there more TIs just sitting there calling people to their table "snake pit" and all you do is get yelled at, i never got called once HAHAHAHAHA.
=GJH=
syntheticopasetik 2 years ago
@syntheticopasetik haha o yea and this isnt even bad compared to what u see lol
gpasillas73 2 years ago
i went threw in august of 2009 dont let the MTI's break you just do what they say and you'll get threw good luck trainee 320th TRS "Can 't Stop the Rock!"
harlynn2009 2 years ago
@harlynn2009 dont let them break you.... haha marines we get broken down and built back up the right way.
foofighter45 2 years ago
Hum.."threw" come on now, you are an Airman. How about some proofreading.
firedogmcphail 2 years ago
roll gator roll! HUA!!
mjlb90 2 years ago
woot!!! 320th!!!
cant stop the rock.
=GJH=
syntheticopasetik 2 years ago
@syntheticopasetik
hua flight 152 coming out of the 320th!
gloria45 1 year ago
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harlynn2009 2 years ago
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jmitterii2 2 years ago
lol have I went thru in April 09, have fun haha
DirectorDCHenry 2 years ago
@DirectorDCHenry I'm actually leaving for basic in April. You said you did basic training in April? How was the weather?
MsKeepinItReal 1 year ago
@jmitterii2 Youll have the time of your life... haha just got out 6 weeks ago
RedLine42 2 years ago
LOL to my new Airmen in training...enjoy...went through this nonsense back in 07...Wolfpack 331st...neva again...
Da1Enigma 2 years ago
LOL, uh uhhh!
CandiTee 2 years ago
OMG! The Snake Pit....I made it all the way to the end of my 5th week till I got called to the Snake Pit...to me it was pretty random considering the reason but the blue ropes at the table didn't think so :(
SuperWarking 2 years ago
LMAO those were the days. XD 321st snake pit was hilarious. they always cam over and sat by us and asked how the ood was knowing that most people were about to shit themselves because there was a MTI right in front of them haha good times
Sa1viA 2 years ago
Yeah being a predator was the best!
We have the most unique and coolest squadron lol
Does Lt. Colonel McCobb still works there?
DamonPlz 2 years ago
All I can do right now is LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
acts238111 2 years ago
ooh the memories. If thats now Sgt Perry than i am crazy. He was my MTI when i went to basic. A hell of an instructor!
chrismills88 2 years ago
Hazafan88 - McClure was indeed a scary motherfucker. Did you notice his crazy eye? That man loved his job a little too much.
kormonn 2 years ago
@kormonn LOL McClure was my section supervisor when I went through BMT!
GeneralFod1 2 years ago
Oh yes, I do remember that eye! Lol.
Hazafan88 2 years ago
i leave in april. Cant wait!!!!
JrAirmen 2 years ago
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MsKeepinItReal 2 years ago
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MsKeepinItReal 2 years ago
Yea you can lol! I been in for two years! It's not that fun.. Funny but not fun LMBO!
jawdrummer128 2 years ago
DUDE SO DO I!!! WOOT WOOT! i'm so excited for BMT! my entire family is military oriented so i wanna so how "hard" this is going to be
Xleptix 2 years ago
what do yo;u ship off for bmt???
JrAirmen 2 years ago
i ship right before my B-Day April 21st 2010. i'm going for avionic tech
Xleptix 2 years ago
nice man e ship out on the same day. im in for aerospace tech as well
JrAirmen 2 years ago
have fun
DrakeakaDrizzyfan123 2 years ago
@JrAirmen Awesome what day in April??? I leave on the 14th of April
MsKeepinItReal 1 year ago
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JrAirmen 1 year ago
@MsKeepinItReal April 20th!!!. Are u ready??? 7 days left for u, Good luck to u, See u there...
JrAirmen 1 year ago
@JrAirmen I hope I'm ready! A lot of my airman friends said pt wont be a problem for me. I know the ranks, airman's creed, airmans song, chain of command, core values, etc. The only thing I'm worried about is the mental game that they play on you in basic. I know I'll make it through somehow though! Lol how about you?
MsKeepinItReal 1 year ago
@MsKeepinItReal
you only need to know the first few top people off that chain of command you just memorized. you get your squadron chain of command study sheet when you get there, which is what you need to know.
source: i graduated april. 23rd 2010
nemesis656 1 year ago
@nemesis656 not really. I got asked back in 2008 people on the lower tier of the chain. I got it all right because I didn't want to have to write the right answer 100 times AND give a 341. lol
Millerboy23 1 year ago
Iam leaving in March.. i hope i am ready for this.. damn...
pinkjellybean07 2 years ago
320th Snake Pit was the worst. Flt. 625. MSgt. McClure is one scary motherfucker! Sometimes he would call you up there just to see if you knew memory work. Woe to those who get the wrong answer.... Btw, I feel bad for anyone who is stuck with SSgt. Douglas. He was in 320th (probably still is) and he is the biggest douche the world has ever known.
Hazafan88 2 years ago
@Hazafan88 I remember McClure, he was my section Supervisor
GeneralFod1 2 years ago
@ GeneralFod1- I remember I had tunnel duty one evening and I was cleaning all the offices. I came into his while he was on the phone. He looked at me and I looked at him, frozen out of fear or what he was gonna do. He yelled at me, loud as hell, with one eye on me and the other looking at something else, and told me to get the hell out! Good ole' times in basic. Lol. I had TONS of fun there!
Hazafan88 2 years ago
@Hazafan88 I was on tunnel crew as well through basic. I would purposefully avoid his office because I was too scared to be around him
GeneralFod1 2 years ago
@GeneralFod1 ohhh man i remeber that man....he was the scaresiest thing i have ever seen. I remeber on day in basic traing i was doing my chow runner thing and he started yelling at me and this another traininee. The problem was neither of us knew who was he yelling at. He had both of his eye looking at booth of us.
gloria45 1 year ago
@Hazafan88
bull shit that SSgt douglas was a douche that man was the shit. He was put on my flight for a bit, yeah he did some crazy shit but he was funny as hell. I came from the 320th flt 152. I had SSgt Pino...he was nothing comparied to SSgt. Pino.
gloria45 1 year ago
Yeah, you just got out of basic? I mean recently, right? I had his corny ass back in July. He sucked ass then and probably more now. SSgt. Pino is cool. Douglas can suck a dick. Fuck him. That clown tried to get half our flight recycled. He has a soft spot for females, so maybe thats why he was easy on you. But he treated us like shit right up to when we boarded the buses for tech school. He can fall off a cliff...
Hazafan88 1 year ago
leaving in jan. lol damn hope im ready for this hahaha
P1noyBaller23 2 years ago
You will! They say the mental part is the hardest part... so if your already physically in shape, that's half the battle :)
MsKeepinItReal 2 years ago
hope all my moms screaming helps haha
P1noyBaller23 2 years ago
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MsKeepinItReal 2 years ago
WOW leaving in April, gives me some time to mentally work up to this craziness
MsKeepinItReal 2 years ago
I got graduated from basic two weeks ago, and this actually makes me miss basic. I never thought I'd say that. 326 TRS Flight 703
Out0fAmmo 2 years ago
Its all a big joke to those who have not had an MTI get in your face. i still get chills down my spine seeing this. 331 TRS Flight 587 Jun-Aug 06
kiloninerone 2 years ago
God, it has been over 24 years ago and two combat tours in Iraq since I stood in the snake pit, and still my bun hole tightens up when I see this!
kennethgoode2112 2 years ago 9
This is called the Snake Pit... stay away from it. Or we'll find you.
riot848 2 years ago
this dont look though at all
guns8707 2 years ago
Trust me,if there yelling at you, it won't be funny to you.Now if there yelling at someone else and making them do stupid stuff then you'll probably laugh.Just don't let the T.I see you do it
VikesForLife11 2 years ago 6
What was he yelling about anyway??
jlanrockstar 2 years ago
I actually know this guy, MSgt Hillman. He was my section chief before he retired last April. He was the nicest guy you would've ever met, where if you knew him...watching this would've blown your mind
STEALTH872003 2 years ago
it's something about ppl yellin tht make me laugh i def gotta get tht under control before i live...im joining the AF on Monday...nd the yellin shouldnt be tht bad it reminds me of Football Camp nd practice..jus do wat ur told nd shut the hell up. I cant wait for this!!! how long do u have to waiting after u enlist to leave for BMT?
MrColtboy09 2 years ago
ya i need 2 do that 2 i kno when i get yelled at im pry gonna laugh... but i signed up in like late may went 2 meps on june 2 and my ship date is dec 15th so it could take a while. also sum 1 who went 2 meps with me ships out like oct 15th so u never kno could b a while may not. good luck
Spygate32 2 years ago
good luck to u..u got only a few more months left..wish i had two more months left...i still gotta take my on wednesday so hopefully i dnt have to wait long...wats ur AFSC?
MrColtboy09 2 years ago 2
um security forces when u go 2 meps they will ask you when you want 2 go just say ASAP youll pry leave sooner or depending on ur job as well
Spygate32 2 years ago
Did you go to MEPS yet?
peacefrog12321 2 years ago
NOPE..my recruiter been talkin bout i had to lose 8lbs first cuz i'm 5'8" and have to way 175 i think but i weigh 183..but im goin with him to some AFB here in Indiana to get a body fat test done nd if im under 20% body fat then i wont have to lose the 8 lbs...so im still waiting hopefully if all goes well i'll be in through MEPS next week.
MrColtboy09 2 years ago
haha!! never got called up to the snakepit until grad morning! LoL!!
JPARKS07 2 years ago
is anyone leaving oct 1st??
nshuyengl21 2 years ago
Who was from flight 573 or 574 in the 322nd TRS?
scowboys18 2 years ago
I'm from flight 573
westsideboy4213 2 years ago
The snakepit is bulllshit. The TIs have a tough job. They work hard and put in long hours. And overall, they do solid, quality work. But this is just pure bullshit. It's harassment. It is not what the Air Force is about. TIs that pull this kind of nonsense have no place being in charge of anything. Well, maybe outdoors latrine policing!
rwalden2007 2 years ago
Harrassment is what boot is about. Obviously thats not what the Air Force is about, but boot is nothing like the real military. Every TI I ever encountered was like this, this is nothing special
ddddar 2 years ago
i got called to the snakepit too many times to remember...still cant believe i made it out of there in 6 weeks with as much trouble i got in :)
hrm573 2 years ago
do u have any tips so i can avoid that trouble? i leave oct 6
DrakeakaDrizzyfan123 2 years ago
Memorize anything they tell you to memorize as quick as possible. Do exactly as they tell you to do. Don't be the slow one in your flight.
You're going to get yelled at regardless, so just enjoy Basic man. lol. Everyone gets yelled at. Everyone.
deiuos 2 years ago
When you stand at attention, Do not move your head. keep your hands pinned to the seam of your trousers. (You will learn what I am talking about)
Do not be a leader of any details.
A Latrine is not a bathroom. (even tho it pretty much is)
Do not ask the TI any questions when you are trying to do something. Go to your wingman. Trust me on that. My bed got flipped over for asking him a question.
Say your reporting statement when a TI asks you a question. Move with sense of urgency (Move fast)
scowboys18 2 years ago
Show up in shape. They try to break you down mentally by breaking you down physically, so the better prepared you are physically, the easier it will be.
ddddar 2 years ago
never made it to the snake pit, they never bothered me. but there were twin female ti's that could mess with you one would tell you to go to the other side, once you got to the other side the other sister would be standing there and say what took so long. this was in the 80s
bbwbb2 2 years ago
Anyone leaving on sept. 29th?
A1Ccorey 2 years ago