WEBVTT 00:10.944 --> 00:12.400 - [Voiceover] In the Air National Guard 00:12.400 --> 00:14.423 following graduation from tech school, 00:14.423 --> 00:16.973 an Airman war turn to their assigned unit. 00:16.973 --> 00:19.372 Certain career fields may require 00:19.372 --> 00:23.539 additional on-the-job training also known as sizzling days. 00:24.143 --> 00:26.684 - Example if you are working on a C-130 airplane, 00:26.684 --> 00:28.023 in tech school we'll teach you how to work 00:28.023 --> 00:30.142 on all the airplanes in the airforce inventory. 00:30.142 --> 00:32.615 When you come back here, we're gonna really focus 00:32.615 --> 00:34.488 on the C-130 because that's where we fight. 00:34.488 --> 00:36.827 We wanna make sure that we're comfortable 00:36.827 --> 00:38.652 with you working on the C-130, 00:38.652 --> 00:40.322 just like we will want you to become 00:40.322 --> 00:42.572 who's working on the C-130. 00:43.254 --> 00:45.332 - [Voiceover] The training is done Monday through Friday, 00:45.332 --> 00:46.984 much like a full-time job 00:46.984 --> 00:50.905 with the duration depending on the career field. 00:50.905 --> 00:53.433 - Getting back from tech school can be kind of scary 00:53.433 --> 00:55.052 'cause you're just in a new world, 00:55.052 --> 00:56.622 and you're just kinda hurled into it, 00:56.622 --> 00:58.938 but luckily we got great supervisors out here 00:58.938 --> 01:01.394 that are very knowledgeable 'cause they're doing it everyday 01:01.394 --> 01:03.328 and they're more than willing to help you, 01:03.328 --> 01:06.110 they work with you and sometimes, you work with them. 01:06.110 --> 01:09.739 I mean, the success out here is a good team effort. 01:09.739 --> 01:11.717 - [Voiceover] After all the initial training is completed, 01:11.717 --> 01:14.255 the Airman war turn to their civilian lives 01:14.255 --> 01:15.867 and begin reporting for their 01:15.867 --> 01:18.784 regularly scheduled drill weekends. 01:18.904 --> 01:20.306 - Part of being in the Air National Guard 01:20.306 --> 01:21.830 and the commitment that you have made 01:21.830 --> 01:23.420 is that you're gonna come to drill 01:23.420 --> 01:26.227 where unit training assemblies, two days out of a month. 01:26.227 --> 01:28.026 And then, you're gonna have annual training days 01:28.026 --> 01:29.766 of typically up to two weeks a year 01:29.766 --> 01:31.013 that you're gonna come to. 01:31.013 --> 01:32.687 Really what this does is that it keeps you fresh 01:32.687 --> 01:34.868 on that skill that you learned at tech school, 01:34.868 --> 01:36.973 so that if we need to call you up to do something, 01:36.973 --> 01:40.398 that you know how to do it and you're ready to go. 01:40.398 --> 01:42.430 - So what you're doing is you're doing your job, 01:42.430 --> 01:44.715 you're training with the trainer, 01:44.715 --> 01:46.867 you're training somebody to do that job. 01:46.867 --> 01:49.728 You're sometimes doing professional development, 01:49.728 --> 01:52.496 and so they're always getting that edge. 01:52.496 --> 01:54.532 - If you need any medical requirements updated, 01:54.532 --> 01:56.827 if you need any specific training completed, 01:56.827 --> 01:59.664 it really depends on what career field you're in, 01:59.664 --> 02:02.923 what you're gonna be doing on that drill weekend. 02:02.923 --> 02:05.071 - [Voiceover] A drill weekend is also an opportunity 02:05.071 --> 02:07.903 to build team camaraderie and have fun. 02:07.903 --> 02:10.464 - One of the great things that you have 02:10.464 --> 02:11.793 when you come on drill weekends 02:11.793 --> 02:13.438 is you're gonna reconnect with those folks, 02:13.438 --> 02:14.838 that maybe you haven't gotten to see 02:14.838 --> 02:15.826 for three to four weeks. 02:15.826 --> 02:18.054 That's your Air National Guard family. 02:18.054 --> 02:19.462 So, it might be something that, 02:19.462 --> 02:20.917 they're one of your best friends, 02:20.917 --> 02:22.744 but you only got to see them now one week in a month. 02:22.744 --> 02:24.494 So, it's really nice. 02:24.812 --> 02:26.098 - [Voiceover] During the day on drill weekends, 02:26.098 --> 02:28.931 Air Guardsmen are expected to carry out the orders 02:28.931 --> 02:30.341 that has been handed down to them 02:30.341 --> 02:34.160 but once released, they are free to do as they please. 02:34.160 --> 02:36.583 - At that point, a lot of times the members get together 02:36.583 --> 02:38.607 whether here on base at the base club, 02:38.607 --> 02:40.462 social hour, things like that. 02:40.462 --> 02:42.718 If you're outside of the local area, 02:42.718 --> 02:44.265 you have a hotel that you'll be staying in. 02:44.265 --> 02:46.759 The next day, you'll come in Sunday morning, 02:46.759 --> 02:48.503 and go through, you'll finish up some of your training. 02:48.503 --> 02:51.340 You'll perform your job that you are enlisted to do, 02:51.340 --> 02:53.437 and then Sunday afternoon, it's all done. 02:53.437 --> 02:55.462 And then, you come back next month for your next drill. 02:55.462 --> 02:58.345 - But always keep it in mind the integrity 02:58.345 --> 03:01.912 that you still are a part of the Air National Guard, 03:01.912 --> 03:04.145 and you have to keep up that integrity, 03:04.145 --> 03:07.440 and you have to show that you are still a military. 03:07.440 --> 03:10.737 You can't just let it all go and then come back. 03:10.737 --> 03:12.784 - Normally, a regular scheduled drill 03:12.784 --> 03:14.943 is the first weekend of each month, 03:14.943 --> 03:18.816 unless it coincides with a holiday or something like that. 03:18.816 --> 03:21.503 Each year, our leadership meets and they set 03:21.503 --> 03:24.796 those drill dates, so you're able to provide an order 03:24.796 --> 03:27.296 to your employer a year in advance 03:27.296 --> 03:30.058 and when you're expected to be at work. 03:30.058 --> 03:31.606 - [Voiceover] There are also opportunities 03:31.606 --> 03:34.552 to serve beyond the minimum commitments of drill weekends 03:34.552 --> 03:36.219 and annual training. 03:36.510 --> 03:39.402 - There are opportunities to look at full-time positions 03:39.402 --> 03:41.794 later on down the road, or even to get an order. 03:41.794 --> 03:44.151 Say during summertime in between school breaks 03:44.151 --> 03:46.608 to pick up extra dates, to get a little extra income 03:46.608 --> 03:49.751 performing your job that you do on drill weekends. 03:49.751 --> 03:51.279 So, there's different opportunities, 03:51.279 --> 03:52.518 different doors that open up, 03:52.518 --> 03:54.702 whether it's full-time, part-time, 03:54.702 --> 03:57.209 or just getting on orders to help out for a few weeks 03:57.209 --> 03:58.959 to a month at a time. 03:59.126 --> 04:01.376 - [Voiceover] The Air National Guard is a great way to serve 04:01.376 --> 04:04.626 your state and nation in a richer life. 04:05.414 --> 04:08.659 - I look forward to helping my community one of these days. 04:08.659 --> 04:10.785 It's a great thing to serve your country, 04:10.785 --> 04:14.952 but it's even greater when you can serve it right here. 04:15.668 --> 04:17.724 - The integrity that you feel being a part 04:17.724 --> 04:20.553 of the Air National Guard is something that you feel 04:20.553 --> 04:23.303 and you'll always carry with you.