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Article: Airmen warriors: basic military training evolves to meet warfighting demands.(Cover story)
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- September 22, 2006
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The "pickle" suits are gone. So are the two-story wooden structures, except for a few token buildings sprinkled across the base. Women trainees no longer take make-up and cosmetics classes. The "Green Monster" exists no more. The banks of pay phones have disappeared, and you no longer hear calls of "Smoke 'era if you got 'era!" Yes, Air Force basic military training has changed.
Nearing 7 million graduates since basic training began, the Air Force is on the threshold of major changes in its program as the service reaches its 60th anniversary. The most significant transformation is extending the length of BMT by two and a half weeks. And that evolution is one of ...