Elizabeth Mayer

Spouse’s Guide to Surviving Air Force Basic Training

When my husband came to me at 32 years old and said, “I think I want to join the Air Force,” I will admit I may have spit soda out of my nose and laughed so hard I peed a little. Then, I realized this man was dead serious. I couldn’t imagine why he would want to do such a thing at his age. But, after talking to a recruiter, taking the ASVAB test (that thing is hard if you have been out of school for 14 years) and signing all the papers, reality set in.