Creating a Space Force-specific boot camp requires a lot of effort and investment, Saltzman said, which is one reason the service has piggybacked on the Air Force’s BMT so far.

Space Force Senior Master Sgt. Brandi Gonzalez in the branch's Service Dress Uniform. The uniform will be distributed later ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Ava Leone/Air Force) Airmen and guardian recruits are now carrying practice M4 rifles during boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, according to an Air Force release.

Air Education and Training Command clarified changes to basic training after a course with lessons on the Tuskegee Airmen was cut.

Since 2022, the Army and Navy have seen promising results from the pre-boot camp training programs that help otherwise ineligible applicants meet enlistment standards.

Cabinet has signed off on those running the boot camps using force to protect themselves or others, or stop young offenders escaping.