MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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Navy Boot Camp
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
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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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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Hello, Vice President Johnson
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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Basic combat training February to April 1969 at Fort Campbell, Ky., E-1-1

My worst experience is an easy one. In the third or fourth week of training, one of the guys only..
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Shaving cream battle

I went to basic training in November 1962 at Lackland Air Force Base. In those days, we were still using..
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Digging myself deeper at basic

Do I remember basic training? How could I ever forget spending those precious weeks in paradise? I did both basic..
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Play the piano, private

Graduation Day, 1981, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. I was selected soldier of the cycle by my company, and was preparing for..
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The Range

The Range: Basic Training, Parks AFB, 1956 By Stewart James Ritchey Of course we should have known better. After so many mornings of..
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Remembering basic training—songs from trash cans, USO dances

My worst memory is a first sergeant waking us up at 4 a.m. using trash can lids as an alarm..
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Looking for a few good men—all need not apply

Parris Island, S.C., boot camp in 1961 was demanding, as it was designed to be for fledgling want-to-be Marines. Most..
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First airplane ride

Being unmarried and 24 years old and not taking a student deferment resulted in my being drafted in 1966 and..
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My time at Fort Lewis, Wash.
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My time at Fort Lewis, Wash.

My time at Fort Lewis, Wash., started in November 1967 on my first day in basic training. As we got..
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Hurry up and wait

I took basic training in 1967 at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The only thing that I remember vividly..
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Kitchen police, pots and pans

I joined the Army at age 17 and the one duty I really hated was kitchen police (KP). There were..
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100 percent participation

I went through Navy boot camp in 1968 at Great Lakes, Ill. with Company 387. Every minute from "Reveille" to..
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