{"id":38505,"date":"2020-06-29T21:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T21:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/29\/basic-cadet-training-is-underway-at-the-air-force-academy-for-the-class-of-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:30:33","slug":"basic-cadet-training-is-underway-at-the-air-force-academy-for-the-class-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/29\/basic-cadet-training-is-underway-at-the-air-force-academy-for-the-class-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Cadet Training is underway, with COVID restrictions, at the Air Force Academy for the Class of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/sgqEC3PKp6I' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Academy\u2019s Class of 2024 has started Basic Cadet Training \u2015 with some added precautions in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are dedicated to keeping everyone safe and healthy but need your help,\u201d Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria told new trainees in the Holaday Athletic Center last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usafa.af.mil\/News\/Features\/Article\/2232659\/af-academys-class-of-2024-begins-basic-cadet-training\/\" target=_blank>per a service news release<\/a>. \u201cFollow our health and safety guidelines, wear your masks and social distance whenever possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This also means each trainee will undergo COVID-19 testing and remain quarantined for two weeks while being monitored, the service said. The Air Force Academy did not disclose details about where the trainees would be quarantined, and the Air Force Academy did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Air Force Times about quarantine details and other COVID-19 precautions in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/17\/this-is-how-the-air-force-prevented-a-coronavirus-outbreak-at-basic-military-training\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lackland3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">This is how the Air Force prevented a coronavirus outbreak at basic military training<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">After briefly shutting down to reset in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Force Basic Military Training has come back strong, with some key modifications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silveria, who graduated the academy in 1985, extended open arms to the newest class of more than 1,100 trainees on June 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI get to greet the best and brightest young leaders this country has to offer,\u201d Silveria said. \u201cYou are here not only because you\u2019ve accepted this challenge, but because we are confident in your abilities and potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silveria acknowledged that the six weeks of Basic Cadet Training would pose challenges for the trainees, but urged them to embrace the service\u2019s core values and know that staff and faculty are rooting for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe expect all of you to embody our core values: integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do,\u201d Silveria said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re not alone and never will be,\u201d Silveria said. \u201cWe have an outstanding professional staff and faculty dedicated to supporting you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has taken multiple precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard against the spread of the virus. 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