Glossary

1. BMT

Basic Military Training. In the context of this blog, that would be Air Force Basic Military Training, held at Lackland AFB, TX. A 6-week long period in which civilians transform into enlisted members of the Air Force.

2. BOT

Basic Officer Training. In the context of this blog it refers to Air Force Basic Officer Training.

3. OTS

Officer Training School. Program where civilians and enlisted personnel who already hold Bachelors degrees are run through a "60 training day" course and granted commission to 2nd Lieutenant upon completion. I'm in class 09-03, and we graduate 24 February 08.

4. PCS

Permanent Change of Station, where a military member is assigned to a new base located somewhere else in the world, and the member, member's family, and all their belongings are moved to the new location at the Government's expense.

5. TI

Training Instructor. In the context of my life the TI is the NCO that trains all newly enlisted recruits on the basics of how to be an Enlisted Airman. All enlisted have memories, good and bad, of their TI from BMT.