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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training in 1959 at Fort Knox, Ky.
On May 6, 1959, at the age of 17 years and 2 months, I joined the Army in Indianapolis. Knowing..
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Picking up trash
I was drafted in February 1967, and I was right off the farm. About the third week of basic, the..
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Barracks inspection
In April 1961, Flight 617 was going through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. I was..
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Lessons learned at USAF ROTC summer training unit in early 1960s
During the early 1960s, at Schilling Air Force Base in Salina, Kansas, was an active Strategic Air Command (SAC) base..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training as newlyweds—married memories
Greetings: In the January, 2016 issue of The American Legion on page 42 you requested stories on basic training. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fire drill victim
In 1961, I was at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. They worked us so hard that I slept like..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Teaching the training instructor
It was June 1992, and we were our training instructor's first all-female flight at Lackland Air Force Base. We had..
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The Road to Manhood by Matt Bruner
The Road to Manhood Upon arrival at the main entrance of Marine Corps Boot Camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Earning Honor Company in 1968 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
When I started basic training in 1968 at Ft. Leonard Wood, I was 19 years old and 5 feet 11..
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Memories of basic training in 1969 at Fort Jackson, S.C.
I was in Basic from August to December of 1969 at Fort Jackson, S.C. I have both good and bad memories. Wherever..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Basic Training
Basic Training I was all of 6 1/4 years old when I decided I wanted to be a Fighter Pilot. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Air Force basic training—was I ready?
I joined the Air Force in March 1966, destined for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. An outbreak..
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Marine Corps boot camp, 1959, Parris Island, S.C.
I remember lying in my bunk thinking of those three mentally disturbed drill instructors screaming at me, calling me whale..
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Navy boot camp 1966
My boot camp experience wasn't as bad as I expected. First of all, it wasn't my first time away from..
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Tough but fair
We had a forced march. I was the fourth squad leader of the 4th Platoon. When we were given the..
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Sharing a hometown with the company commander
Three of us from North Dakota got off the train at Great Lakes Recruit Training Center on the morning of..
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It's not good to sit while in the Army when you should be standing
Late 1961, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. (Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery) We were lined up outside supply waiting to receive..
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Latrine fight
I was assigned kitchen police for the day. Working in the clipper washing dishes, pots and pans, and peeling potatoes..
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The shocks of basic training in 1951 at Lackland Air Force Base
Leaving my small town on a Greyhound bus was my third trip away from home. After a ceremony there, I..
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Promise kept by accident
After majoring in partying and flunking out of college in 1966, it was a matter of time before the draft..
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Great to get there, even better to get out
What I remember of my basic training is that it was a rewarding time of my life and helped me..
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Prank at basic training
In January 1965, I enlisted in the Air Force and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. We..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy Boot Camp
Several weeks into boot at Great Lakes, I came down with some kind of crud. While relieving myself, I passed..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in the U.S. Navy
Georgetown, TX
At 17 years old I left for boot camp in Bainbridge, Md. As I rode the train, by myself, down..
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Basic training at Fort Ord, Calif.
My basic training experience began in Phoenix. I was the youngest in a family of 10. There were six men..
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Jim Humble, Basic Training, Lackland Air Force Base 1967
(1) What do you remember most about basic training? I flew to San Antonio, Texas Airport on Braniff Air Lines. An..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Andersons in basic
When I enlisted in the Army in August 1961, I was sent to Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Oh, what fun..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Hello, Vice President Johnson
Midland, MI
This story happened while stationed at Sondrestrom AFB, Greenland. Since I was only in the service during the Cold War,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fort Dix Basic Training 1969
Recently on Turner Classic Movies, I viewed “The Girl He Left Behind”, with Tab Hunter. This was about as close..
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Scammed in Air Force basic training
I enjoyed my basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. I was nervous the first couple days but settled in..
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