In addition to the regular activities all trainees do, most, if not all trainees will be given additional responsibilities at some time throughout their time at BMT.  Some of these responsibilities include the following:

BMT Job Descriptions:

Click HERE for a video that gives you a glimpse into what it is like for the Chow Runners, Flight Guidon and Road Guards, as well as dorm inspections!

Academic Monitor: The Academic Monitor is tasked with the responsibility of making sure everyone passes the EOC (End of Course) exam.  While in formation, your Academic Monitor will be quizzing you, as well as during mandatory study time in your dorm

Bed Aligners: Makes sure each row of beds is in perfect alignment

Bowling Team: Cleans the bathroom, led by the Latrine Queen.

Chaplain Guide: These trainees are responsible for marching the “Baby” Flights (New to BMT) to their church location and help the Chaplain with their service as needed. They often do this as a ‘white’ rope at Tech School also.

Chow Runner: Gets to announce that your flight is ready to enter the dining hall. This in my opinion is probably one of the worst jobs you can have. This is a very high visibility job since you will be doing it in front of other MTIs and trainees. 

Day Room Crew: Each dorm has a “day room.”  It sounds like it may be a comfortable place to entertain visitors (ha!) but it’s not.  The day room is primarily used for instructional purposes, when your MTI needs to address the flight.  The day room crew is responsible for keeping this area clean, including polishing and dusting everything.

Dorm Chief and Element Leaders: The MTI’s will organize their flight within the first couple of days of the start of BMT. If you have shown any degree of leadership, or military knowledge you may select be selected to become the “Dorm Chief,” or an “Element Leader.” The MTI has full authority to select the Dorm Chief and Element Leaders using whatever criteria they wish. Quite often the original people selected will get fired for one reason or another and replaced with someone else. The Dorm Chief is the top “trainee-leader” in the flight. He/she is responsible to make sure that all orders, standard ops, and instructions are carried out correctly when the MTI’s aren’t around. The Element Leaders are responsible for assisting the Dorm Chief. The bad news is that being a Dorm Chief or an Element Leader means that in addition to getting chewed out for things you do wrong, you get the added pleasure of getting chewed out for things that members of the flight (or your element) do wrong as well.

Dorm Guard Monitor: Makes and maintains the dorm guard schedule. You may be accused of playing favorites and will be hounded to change schedules around for people so they have better shifts.

EC Monitor: Control access in and out of an entry point.

Electrician: The Electrician is responsible for checking all of the florescent lighting fixtures in the dorm and ensure they were all functional.  If one burns out, the Electrician informs the  MTI, or goes down to PT supply and get the replacements themselves.

End of Bed Display:  These trainees will align the towel, to make sure the laundry mark is visible and properly displayed, and that the edges are aligned and flush with each other.  The towel is positioned on the footboard (nearest to the wall locker), all the way to the left, so that it’s touching that left bed post.  The right side is where your laundry bag will hang.  It’s a small cotton bag with a white drawstring at the top and a zipper along the bottom.  The drawstring top is wrapped and tied around the footboard.  The EOB trainees will ensure this knot is tight and that the strings hang straight down (and don’t cross over each other).

Fire Monitor: Primary concern as the Fire Monitor is to take the trash out as soon as it’s full, and dispose of it in the dumpsters.  The Fire Monitor is also responsible for cleaning and dusting the fire escape.

Flight Guidon: The MTI will also choose a flight Guidon. While not exactly a leadership position, in that the Guidon doesn’t get to tell people what to do, it’s a very important position none the less. The Guidon carries the flight flag and marches in front of the flight. When the MTI commands the flight to maneuver, it’s the Guidon who maneuvers first and the other members of the flight align themselves on the Guidon. The bad thing about being the Guidon is that you have to carry the unit flag, every time your flight marches somewhere (which is most of the time). The good news is that the Guidon really stands out from the crowd. Your parents, friends and loved ones will have no problem picking you out during the Airman’s Run or graduation parade.

Hallway/Chrome Crew: The hallway crew will sweep and clean the hallway, which includes a few bulletin boards, the Entry Controller (EC) stand, and most importantly, the chrome stripes on the ground as you step into each of the bays.  

House Mouse: Schedules people for Dorm Guard (standing at the door and not letting anyone without proper ID in)

KP (Kitchen Patrol): These trainees are responsible for helping the civilian contractors that run the dining hall (chow hall). They could be doing anything from cleaning the floors, scrubbing and washing down dishes to working on the dock area.

Latrine Queen: In charge of making sure the bathroom is spotless.

Laundry: Consists of two to four trainees responsible for gathering everyone’s dirty clothes, washing them and then returning them to their owners.

Pad Crew: The Pad Crew cleans the pads in the squadron.  The pads are the areas right outside of the dorm stairwells and chow halls, which are covered by the overhang.  On the concrete pad there are a number of painted dots to help element leaders line up.  

PT Monitor: The PT Monitor’s job is to ensure that all of the trainees in the flight meet the PT standards and pass the final PT evaluation. Think personal trainer – a motivator, an encourager, someone who provides constructive feedback for others on their progress in physical training.

Road Guards: Road Guards wear safety vests, carry colored flashlights, and have the job of stopping traffic every time the flight crosses an intersection. If you’re selected as a “Road Guard,” you’ll get plenty of exercise running from the rear of the flight back to the front after each intersection. If you’re having trouble with your physical fitness, MTI’s find this an ideal position to help you get into shape.

Shoe/Chair Aligners: Aligns ALL the shoes (which are under the beds) to make sure they are in a perfect line and makes sure all chairs line up with the edge of the wall lockers.

Traffic/Crowd Control: Trainees may be assigned to assist with traffic and crowd control duties for the graduation ceremonies.

Utility Crew: Your dorm will have a closet in it where all of the cleaning items and laundry bags are stored.  No one is allowed in the utility closet except a student leader or a member of the utility crew, and even we always tried to respect their space as well.  If someone needs something from the utility closet, the utility crew must hand it to them – they cannot help themselves.

Water Monitor: The Water Monitor job/duty can be assigned to anyone in addition to their normal details, as it’s not a time consuming detail.  The Water Monitor, if your MTI chooses to assign one, is the trainee who’ll remind everyone to keep up with the hydration schedule.  You’re required to drink 1/2 to 3/4 of a canteen every hour, which will seem like a ridiculous amount of water, especially if you’re not used to hydrating all of the time.  If the Water Monitor yells “hydrate,” everyone needs to take a sip. 

 

PACER FORGE Job Descriptions:

The main PACER FORGE jobs are the Zone Leader, PF Monitor and the Tactical Deployment Leaders (TDL’s).
The Zone Leader is selected from one of the four Dorm Chiefs in a zone (there may be up to four zones). This Trainee will be responsible for all four flights in the zone and coordinate with the PACER FORGE Monitors in order to maintain accountability of their wingmen and successfully complete given tasks. The PF Monitor is like the Dorm Chief out at PACER FORGE. They are responsible for their flight to ensure accountability and make sure the flight is doing its part to successfully complete given tasks. This Trainee works with his/her four or five TDL’s.

The TDL’s are like element Leaders out at the. They monitor and maintain control of a smaller group of Trainees, a group of about 10. These are the three main student leader roles. Trainees are chosen for these positions based on their ability to work with and lead others, previous performance and cannot be chosen for a student leader already.

  • ZONE LEADER
    Selected by PACER FORGE Cadre from the pool of Dorm Chiefs assigned to the Zone.
    • Liaison between Cadre and flight members.
    • Responsible for ensuring all assigned tasks are accomplished within the time allocated.
    • Report all disciplinary problems to the Cadre immediately.
  • PACER FORGE MONITOR
    One trainee per flight.
    • Ensure flight members wear the correct uniform and have a neat and clean personal appearance.
    • Ensure flight members wear proper footwear in and outside the tent area.
    • Brief flight on information and instructions derived by key flight leaders under observation of the PACER FORGE Cadre.
    • Report all disciplinary problems by using your chain of command.
    • Supervise the behavior of flight members at all times.
    • Ensure all assigned personnel are present or accounted for (e.g., hospital and security detail) before lights out. NOTE
    • Immediately report any of the following weapon violations to your chain of command (e.g., safety violation, missing weapon or accountability discrepancies). : immediately notify by using your chain of command anytime a trainee is not accounted for.
    • Supervise the cleaning of the tent, common use areas and outside areas.
    • Conduct daily checks for cleanliness, damage and proper placement of equipment. Elevate problems to the Cadre.
    • Responsible for assigning and ensuring flight members are covering the following positions:
    ECP
    ECP/DFP Rear Security
    DFP
    UCC Tent
    PAR Sweep
    SABC
    • Annotate schedules, track team performances, monitor trainee positions and accountability of all assigned personnel in UCC Tent.
    • Assist with tent drills.
  • TACTICAL DEPLOYMENT LEADER (TDL)
    Two trainees per tent. (4 – 6 per flight)
    • Accountable for security shifts that the TDT is assigned to cover.
    • Assist PACER FORGE monitor in the design and maintenance of the security schedules and response teams.
    • Provide TDT Roster to the UCC Tent.
    • TDM
    • Brief mission and answer any questions.
    • Lead team through mission successfully.
    • Keep track of time while deployed.
    • Maintain a log of information to be briefed to PACER FORGE Cadre. Ensure the log contains sightings, rescues, tasks completed and OPFOR encounters.
    • Ensure assigned personnel are dressed and have all required equipment.
    • Perform accountability checks at the end of each day to track completion of mission
    LEARNING OUTCOMES on each trainee’s BMT (AEF) ID card. Each objective needs to only be checked off once and cards will be collected on Friday.
    • Operational Risk Management (ORM)
    Notify chain of command if you notice safety hazards in the area traveling.
    Notify chain of command if anyone gets injured. DO NOT
    Brief team to watch out for snakes, ant hills, spiders, boars, scorpions, skunks, etc. If one or more of these animals or insects are seen, notify the Cadre immediately. During non-duty hours, report to UCC Tent for radio transmission to Cochran EOC. If unable to move, yell for help. move victim. Administer SABC and wait for the Cadre/IDMT to arrive on scene.
  • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (EM) MONITOR
    One trainee per tent. (2 per flight)
    • Ensure response teams are proficient and apply appropriate procedures during all exercises.
    • Conduct EM tent drills
  • SELF-AID AND BUDDY CARE (SABC)MONITOR
    One trainee per tent. (2 per flight)
    • Ensure response teams are proficient and apply appropriate procedures during all exercises.
    • Conduct SABC tent drills.
  • ENTRY CONTROLLER (EC) MONITOR
    One trainee per flight.
    • Assist PACER FORGE monitor in the design and maintenance of the security schedules and response teams.
    • Responsible for ensuring those trainees scheduled to perform DFP and report on time, do not miss meals and are relieved on time.
    • Assist with the tent drills.
  • MRE/EQUIPMENT MONITOR
    One trainee per tent. (2 per flight)
    • MRE
    Distribute the appropriate number of MREs to each individual assigned to that Zone.
    Place MREs inside the backpack until consumed at designated meal times.
    Inform your chain of command if a trainee suffers from any type of food allergy or unique dietary requirements (e.g., vegetarian, Halal and Kosher), so they can be issued specific type of meals.
    • Equipment
    Notify your chain of command of any malfunctioning, missing or broken equipment within your tent.
    Interior – look at lights, cots, footlockers, sleeping bags, etc.
    Exterior – look for holes in air conditioning/heat hose, lace fabric of the tent, zipper broke on entrance to tent, etc.
    Responsible for ensuring that all areas have been inventoried. If items are unserviceable or missing, document the discrepancy and notify the Cadre.
  • WEAPONS MONITOR
    One trainee per tent. (2 per flight)
    • Ensure accountability of all weapons and inform PACER FORGE Monitor or Cadre of any missing/unaccounted weapon.
    • Monitor weapons safety and inform the Monitor or Cadre of any horseplay/safety infractions.
    • Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they are in direct possession of or within one arms length from their weapon. NOTE
    • When in the tent and not field stripping weapon, trainees weapon will be placed under their cot resting on X frame, muzzle facing away from center aisle when using the latrine, your wingman can take possession of your weapon. Ensure all assigned personnel are in direct possession of or within one arm’s length away from their weapon at all times.
  • WAR SKILLS AND MILITARY STUDIES (WSMS)MONITOR
    One trainee per flight.
    • Assists the PACER FORGE Monitor in maintaining the security and response team schedules.
    • Responsible for taking and reporting accountability for mandatory lesson “Introduction to the Code of Conduct.                                                                                                • Inform a member of the PACER FORGE Cadre if there are trainees on site that have not had this Block I                                                                                                              • Take attendance prior to the video and inform the Cadre of any missing trainees.
    • Report to the Cadre anyone that is not present for any portion of the four days of mandatory training.
    • Assist with the tent drills.