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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
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.
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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Wise words from basic training in 1951 at Lackland Air Force Base
First day of Basic Training the drill instructor told us: "If I tell you a piss ant can pull a..
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Troubleshooters
I'll always remember our days one through five at Recruit Training Command in San Diego. We had received our Bicillin..
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A great adventure
I made so many good friends and some I went on to tech school with. I remember marching and not..
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Hot in basic
In early September 1964, I got to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. The heat was almost unbearable at..
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A good drill sergeant in 1966 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
My first encounter with Sgt. Bob Burnett was on my first day of basic training in October 1966 in the..
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Fondest and worst memories of basic training at Fort Benning, Ga.
I was drafted in August of 1967 and sent to Fort Benning, Ga., for basic training. My fondest memory: Before going out..
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Lowest form of animal life
I had just turned 18 years of age when I enlisted in the Air Force in March 1952 and was..
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Finding religion in basic training
I grew up in the Methodist faith. That meant every Sunday the whole family attended church. As I grew older..
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Basic training during the Korean War
I was drafted on March 13, 1951, sworn in at 7 p.m. in Knoxville, Tenn., and boarded a train for..
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Keep your hands down
In October 1970 I found myself at Fort Jackson, S.C., undergoing basic training. It was in the midst of the..
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Stormy basic training memory
Basic training in 1971 was held at Fort McClellan, Ala., for Women's Army Corps. Early one morning we had a..
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Given a nickname
I enlisted in the Marine Corps in October of 1965. One of my drill instructors, Sgt. Lischin, at the Marine..
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Thankful for my father's advice
In August 1964, I went into basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Being 23 years old, I was considered an..
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A moment of calm at Parris Island, S.C.
I have many memories of my time spent on "the Island," but the most special happened every afternoon at the..
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A night in the barracks latrine
My favorite story about boot camp begins at the draft physical. My friend John was a good enough shot to..
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Basic in 1974 at Fort Ord, Calif.
I enlisted in June 1974, a year after high school. Exams and tests were done in Portland, Ore., and took..
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Showing who is boss
During boot camp it was my turn to be the flight chow runner; the job was to let so many..
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