MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The road to manhood

Upon arrival at the main entrance of Marine Corps Boot Camp on Parris Island, S.C., the gates opened into another..
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Quitting smoking at Parris Island

In 1966 I joined the Marine Corps and went to Parris Island, S.C., as a smoker. I was in 3rd..
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Tough training in 1971

It was 1971 and we were being trained for war. There was no political correctness then or mixed training with..
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Looked like war in first days of basic

In December 1961, I took basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. Waiting in line for the multiple-shot "shot gun" in..
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Best insight from basic at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

By the time I entered basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., I had graduated college, done some graduate school..
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Memories of Fort Leonard Wood

My memories of basic training are all positive. It was the most fun I had in the Army. You awoke..
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Learning humility during pugil-stick training

I took basic training in 1968 at Fort Polk, La., also known as "Tigerland." Like the majority of us there,..
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You are going to be sorry

At the end of the fourth week of basic training in July 1959 at Fort Dix, N.J., we were allowed..
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First day at the rifle range

Having been raised a city boy in a home with no guns and having never fired one, my first day..
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Fire the torpedoes

I was standing watch late one night in the barracks at Naval Training Center San Diego when I heard..
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Chow Runner

I was in the Air Force, and on Jan. 26, 1965, arrived at 3706 Basic Military Training School Flight 128..
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Honoring the national bird of Parris Island

Let me start by saying when I went to boot camp, I was a fourth-degree black belt in the gym..
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From last to first
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

From last to first

In 1967, I was a skinny, non-athletic kid, when I reported to the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center at..
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Drill corporal selection

Upon completing basic training in 1982 at Fort Dix, N.J., I was selected to attend the United States Army Drill..
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Birthday at basic

I turned 21 during basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash. My drill instructor woke us up at 12 a.m., and..
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A trophy from basic training

My basic training was in 1965 at Fort Dix, N.J. I was pretty much in the front-running of my company...
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Boot camp at Fort Dix, N.J.

My worst memory was nuclear, biological, chemical training. The gas chamber—I will never forget that. The best memory was the obstacle..
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Crackers and jam at Parris Island, S.C.

Out in the field at Parris Island, S.C., I was starving when the drill instructor asked me, "Hey, Rosie, do..
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