New Jersey Air National Guard Student Flight prepares for basic training

Tech. Sgt. James Morris, kneeling, a 177th Fighter Wing recruiter, explains the about face movement to Edana A. Kudjordji, 108th Wing Student Flight, April 13, 2013, at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J. Forty-four members of the New Jersey Air National Guard Student Flight spent a weekend in a simulated basic training environment preparing them for military culture April 13 and 14. Student Flight, which is comprised of 33 enlistees from the 108th Wing and 11 from the 177th Fighter Wing, gives the enlistees a head start on basic military training, making the transition from civilians into Airmen easier from the time of enlistment until the time they leave for BMT. They drill as trainees -- their title throughout BMT -- during regular unit training assemblies at the Wings and are paid at whatever grade in which they enlisted. The Student Flight program covers topics such as reporting procedures, drill and ceremony, physical training and the U.S. Air Force mission, vision and core values. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)