Basic To Blues Podcast

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04: Maximizing Your Success In The Air Force w/ Aj Kehl Oct 19, 2019

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In today's episode, I'm talking to Senior Master Sergeant Aj Kehl who has recently written a book called My Rich Uncle: An Informal Guide to Maximizing Your Enlistment. So we're talking all about how to succeed in the Air Force. How to get ahead in promotions and develop as an effective leader. How to travel the world on Uncle Sam's dime. And we also talk about making the most of your military pay. All of which are key things he wrote about in My Rich Uncle. The things you learn from reading My Rich Uncle can be applied in and out of the Air Force. So if you wanna check out his book or any of the books he mentioned today, you can find them in the show notes for this episode at basictoblues.com and Aj can be found at ajkehl.com

03: How To Get Stationed At Your Desired Air Force Base May 11, 2019

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In today's episode, you are going to learn the process for receiving orders to your first duty station, which is another way of saying getting stationed at your first air force base. You’ll learn what a dream sheet is, and if you don’t get the base you want, you’ll learn how to potentially get to the one you do. This episode can benefit your Air Force career and help you travel the world. Episode mentions: https://basictoblues.com/

02: How I Made $20,000 On My First Air Force Deployment May 06, 2019

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In today's episode, I go over how I made $20,000 as a young airman on my first deployment, how to move out of Air Force dorm housing, and the benefits of having good shop leadership. Now not everyone who deploys will make this amount of money, find out what it takes to bank $20,000 on a 6-month deployment. Here is a related article mentioned in this episode that was written on the Basic To Blues website, related article - https://basictoblues.com/best-part-of-deploying/

01: Air Force BMT Experiences - PT in the bathroom and other experiences you wouldn't expect Apr 17, 2019

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In the first episode of the Basic To Blues Podcast, you will hear first-hand experiences of 5 things you will and can go through during Air Force basic training. 1- phone calls in BMT, 2- people fainting, 3- PT in the bathroom, 4- the gas chamber experience at beast week, and 5- the grasshopper infestation at beast week. If you are interested in knowing about more BMT experiences you will potentially go through, here are 50 basic training facts and experiences of Air Force BMT.

00: Introduction Mar 31, 2019

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This is episode zero, the introductory episode.

The primary mission of the basic to blues podcast is to help you decide if the military is right for you by dive into all the ins and outs of the air force.

So Throughout this podcast, I'll be talking with air force recruiters, airmen who are straight out of basic training and tech school, new recruits going through the enlistment process, plus other Air Force veterans.

You'll be able to hear first hand from the men and women who wear the uniform to give you real-world experience and information you can absorb. Where you'll learn what it's actually like being in the Air Force, from going through basic training, to learning your Air Force job, going on deployments, and everything in between related to Air Force life.

So if you've ever considered joining, or want to know more information about the Air Force, this is the podcast for you.

Be sure to check out the upcoming episodes and you can also learn more about the Air Force at basictoblues.com

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