The Air Force's Basic Military Training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to test your endurance. It measures your physical strengths, abilities and ...

While exact physical requirements will vary based on gender and age, anyone taking the Air Force physical fitness assessment must make at least an overall score of 75 -- and achieve the minimum ...

Air Force basic training is 7.5 weeks long, and each week builds upon the previous week’s training. It’s not as long as the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training , but the two courses share ...

Air Force basic military training has included mock deployments and combat scenarios since 1999, when the field training was known as “Warrior Week.” It was expanded and dubbed BEAST in 2006.

The Air Force’s Basic Military Training based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas is being shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the service.. This means trainees will ...

We suffered a recruiting setback due to the yearlong continuing resolution," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said.

Every summer, the Air Force Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Air Force. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of ...

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Pete Silcox, an instructor with the 331st Training Squadron, demonstrates how to assemble the M16 trainer weapon, May 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

The U.S. Air Force is getting rid of "BEAST Week," a four-day simulated deployment that had been a staple of the service's basic military training for 16 years.