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This is where you officially become an Airman.</p> </div></div> <div class="c10-inspirational-banner-decorator aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <section data-component="c10-inspirational-banner" data-scroll-component class="content-wrapper c10-inspirational-banner skip-cross-line "> <div class="component-content"> <div data-component="content-heading" class="content-heading has-animation" data-scroll-component="data-scroll-component"> <span class="top-line"></span> <small class=" label-01 content-eyebrow"> basic military training </small> <h2 class="titleContainer "> <span class=" heading-03 content-title"> step up to the proving grounds </span> </h2> <p class="copy-02 content-description ">For those entering the Air Force with a high school diploma or GED.</p> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="c37-article-component-decorator aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <section data-component="c37-article-component" class="content-wrapper c37-article-component " data-scroll-component> <div class="grid"> <div class="col col-m-9 col-m-push-1"> <div class="component-hero-media is-image" style="background-image: url('');"> <div class="abs-fill responsive-image image-placeholder " data-component="responsive-image" aria-label="airmen in formation"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 767px)" data-srcset="/content/dam/airforce/en/images/total-force-2023/tf-training/military-training/m-airmen-lined-up.jpg" srcset="/content/dam/airforce/en/images/total-force-2023/tf-training/military-training/m-airmen-lined-up.jpg"/> <img src="/content/dam/airforce/en/images/total-force-2023/tf-training/military-training/d-airmen-lined-up.jpg" data-src="/content/dam/airforce/en/images/total-force-2023/tf-training/military-training/d-airmen-lined-up.jpg" alt="airmen in formation" class="abs-fill image-element" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col-m-4 "> <div class="component-insert-block"> <blockquote class="heading-04 small block-quote"> A new class of Airmen has graduated almost every week for the last 70 years. </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="col col-m-7 col-m-pull-1"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="rich-content small"> <p>Every enlisted Airman begins their Air Force career with 7.5 weeks of Basic Military Training (BMT). 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