1.4M views · 10K reactions | When Air Force graduates complete basic training, they participate in a "tap out." At the end of graduation, they don't leave until a family member comes and taps them on the shoulder or hugs them. That was a very emotional moment for Airman Andrew Garcia ❤️ @billietreks4vets | CBS News | Facebook

We got an inside look at the United States Air Force’s 7.5-week basic military training, or BMT, program. Insider spent four days at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, observing different squadrons at various stages of training. Trainees are instructed in marksmanship, drill, and battlefield first aid. The program culminates in week six with an event known as BEAST (Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training). During BEAST week, trainees live in a simulated combat environment and are

Drop and give us twenty, future Airmen. 💪 Okay… more than twenty. Basic Military Training (BMT) is the first step to becoming an Airman in the United States Air Force. In under eight weeks, you’ll go from trainee to Airman, citizen to service member. Learn more and get to training here: http://spr.ly/6186zSmDy | U.S. Air Force Recruiting

12K views · 298 reactions | Every few weeks we’ll be giving you an exclusive look into what Basic Military Training is like in the United States Air Force. This Monday at 12 CT, tune in to our first watch party surrounding BMT, where we’ll see prospective Airmen go through Zero Week. | U.S. Air Force Recruiting | Facebook