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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
1950, Fort Riley, Kan.
I got through four weeks of basic training with no problems. Then the Great Missouri River overflowed into our camp...
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Some details are better than others
I was assigned to Flt 848 3726 BMTS at Lackland AFB for basic training in July and Aug. 1964. Our..
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Lasting impressions
My senior drill was SFC Stevenson, a Vietnam veteran infantry soldier. We were in a class about properly wearing the..
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July 1974, Hard Core Charlie, C-6-3. Cpt. Natgan B. Jones, commander
Tough basic training with great drill instructors Mabini, Snipes, Johnson and Davidson. I maxed the PFT 500 out of 500, got..
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USNTC, Co 442, 1959
Co 442 was made up of 80 Northeast recruits from NY, NJ, OH and surrounding states. Our company commander was..
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Basic training x2
I went through Army basic twice, first in 1970 at Fort Leonard Wood, then in 1988 at Fort McClellan. I..
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June 1974, Fort Ord, Calif.
You learn a lot on how to win a battle and bravery. Band of brothers, honor and freedom, U.S. Army.
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Sgt. Sarmiento
Does anyone remember Drill Sgt. Sarmiento? One tough drill sergeant of Korean descent? He targeted this Mexican-American recruit, but motivated..
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Older prior-service Navy recruit
Let me set the stage. I was living with my wife and three children in Charlotte, N.C. The year was..
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Worst memory turns into best memory of basic training
Fort Jackson, summer of '74, The first day learning about and breaking down the M16A1 rifle. I had no..
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Army basic training, Fort Dix, summer 1966
I remember certain events like they were yesterday. For instance, hearing the song "Cherry Cherry" blasting over the PA system..
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My story of turning into a 17-year-old-sailor
I was looking up Kiddie Cruiser and came upon this story in Google Search. My story is I had to hit..
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Hot, Hot, HOT
Lackland AFB in August 1963 was a bit hot, around 100 degrees in the morning as we lined up for..
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Basic training, Fort Gordon, Ga., 1976, A 1-1 1st platoon
A crazy memory I have from basic training was a day on the rifle range. While zeroing our M-16s I..
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Navy basic training
Hi. My name's Jackson Hill, aka Stringbean to my boot buddies. (Due to my being tall and eerily skinny.) I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
June 1974 Fort Ord (Calif.) basic training
Loved it, fun. C-6-3 4th Platoon.
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Basic training in Miami Beach
During the spring of 1943, I was a senior in high school and the war in Europe and the Pacific..
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Basic training at Fort Gordon, Ga., August 1964, at Co. E-5-2 Echo Eagles
I joined the Alabama National Guard in March 1964. I left July 31, 1964, for my training, I went to..
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Girl around the corner
I was known in my hometown as the good girl, the girl who would never have been expected to the..
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My life at RTC Great Lakes
My fondest memory of boot was during Battlestations. We were doing an egress exercise where the scenario was that we..
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Basic - a life-changing experience
It was December 1964 and I had just graduated with a journalism degree from California State University in Northridge. I..
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The good, the bad and the ugly
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Medical Rehabilitation Program, Fort Dix, NJ - 1969
I joined the U.S. Army in October 1969 as a Medical Rehabilitation Candidate (MEDREP) and was sent to Ft. Dix..
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WAVES boot camp in 1959
I reported in at Bainbridge, Maryland for boot camp with absolutely nothing except a small handbag with my orders and..
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Amarillo AFB!
So there it was, a cold day in February 1966, and I just received a passing grade on the Selective..
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Basic Training Lackland AFB 1956
I arrived at Lackland in early June 1956 after a three day rail trip from southwest Virginia. We were..
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Musical Memory
I took Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC in the spring of 1967. I also took my 94B20 cook..
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Sat down in ranks
I had an infection in my right knee. There were red streaks around the wound and I probably had some..
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Heads over heels, Company 353 fall down
Close to the end of boot camp in Great Lakes, at the end of November 1981, it was banking day..
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Basic training memories
I was drafted in 1966 with a few other married guys out of Ohio in September. I had been married..
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A very worthwhile experience
I was at a point (19 years old) when I didn’t know what to do with my life. ..
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