CATM instructor returns to JBSA, trains next generation of Airmen

By By Senior Airman Stormy Archer, 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs / Published October 12, 2017

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, teaches a basic military trainee on how to take care of a malfunction on her M16A2 rifle during their qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, teaches a class of basic military trainees the fundamentals of the M16A2 rifle and it components during their qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, teaches basic military trainees on how to site in their M16A2 rifle during their qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, poses for a portrait July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, prepares to give instruction to basic military trainees during their M16A2 rifle qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, teaches a class of basic military trainees the fundamentals of the M16A2 rifle during their qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

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Senior Airman Robert Allore, 37th Training Support Squadron combat arms instructor, instructs basic military trainees on when to fire their M16A2 rifle during their qualification course July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, Texas. Allore’s mission is to enforce range safety, inspect, repair weapons and instruct small arms weapons qualification training to Department of Defense personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - As a basic trainee, Senior Airman Robert Allore completed his combat arms training at the JBSA-Lackland Medina Training Annex.

Five years later, Allore finds himself back at the Medina Annex, training the next generation of Airmen as a 37^th Training Support Squadron combat arms training instructor.

“Having the opportunity to instruct basic trainees is outstanding,” said Allore. “I fully remember my CATM experience during BMT. I sat in this very classroom and looked at the exact same blue boards that we have here now.

“To now be on the other side teaching new Airmen coming to us from BMT is a very surreal feeling. Being able to give them the knowledge that I have and seeing them make progress is what I really enjoy about instructing.”

As a combat arms instructor, Allore trains basic trainees, service members preparing for deployment or permanent change of station and members requalifying on their weapons.

“I love teaching,” Allore said. “I like helping people and trying to pass on knowledge and wisdom. I enjoy improving not only myself, but other people as well. This job does exactly that. You have the opportunity to teach multiple people, not just security forces, every career field.”

There are many things Allore enjoys about his job, but what he enjoys the most is being able to positively impact someone’s career. Especially if it is someone early in their Air Force career.

“The best things about being here with basic trainees, they are so motivated to learn,” said Allore. “These Airmen are the future. To instruct, knowing that these Airmen are going to go out and do big things in their career, and having the ability to have a positive impact on someone’s career, even if it is one person, that what makes being here so important to me.”

Allore is hopeful that his time at CATM will help propel him to the next step in his Air Force career.

“I have always wanted to be an instructor, and there is no better place to do that than JBSA-Lackland, Allore said. “I’m using the skills and tools I have learned here to one day become an MTI.”

For anyone else chasing their dreams in the Air Force Allore has a few pieces of advice.

“Stay motivated, live by the core values and just keep pushing each and every day.”