Narrator: I-Day kicks off the Air Force Academy's basic cadet training, a challenging six-week program that all cadets are required to complete. More from Military & Defense ...

all trainees must graduate from the Air Force's 7.5-week basic military training program, known as BMT. Jeffrey Pixley: Our mission is to motivate, train, and inspire the next generation of airmen ...

The change puts young flyers through intensive training on basic airmanship, instrument and multiengine flying competencies at FAA Part 141-certified schools before they go to Air Force bases to ...