Upon being picked up for Air Force JAG back in August of 2007, I soon learned that I was not just going to hear the same five lawyer jokes from every turd on the planet that learned my profession. I was also going to hear the same five Air Force jokes from every turd on the planet, especially from those that never have worn an uniform a day in their lives.
The whole "Chair Force" stereotype is somewhat true and one figures this out pretty quickly at OTS. The Air Force wants officers that are highly educated and intelligent. Accordingly, the powers-that-be put an incredibly high premium on academics at OTS. Something has to give, however, and this means the physical training elements of OTS are not as rigorous as they might be with the Army or Marines. That said, we need people that can maintain a F-22 Raptor or a fire an ICBM, so nerding it up is a necessary evil.
I spent probably 5-7 hours in the classroom or lecture hall everyday and another 2 hours every evening keeping up with my studies. We had three major tests throughout OTS which went over a simply ponderous amount of material. Despite three years of law school and a bar exam under my belt, there were still plenty of "holy crap" moments in regard to the academic workload.
There was ALWAYS something to be studied. It...never...stopped.
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