MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Drill sergeants do have a sense of humor

Short note from former drill sergeant, 1973, Fort Jackson, S.C., 4th Plat, C Co, 5th Bn, 1st BCT Brigade. The..
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Reporting to the Army
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Reporting to the Army

In 1961 when I reported to the Armed Forces Examining Station in Kansas City, Mo., we took our exams, had..
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Basic training, Fort Bliss, 1954

While undergoing basic training at Fort Bliss in September 1954, we had a cadre, Cpl. Hernandez, who was mean as..
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Basic training at Lackland

Basic Training Drill Instructors at Lackland AFB during the '60s had their hands full trying to get troops ready for..
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Honeymoon

I went through basic in the summer of 1970. As a civilian, I auditioned for the Air Force Academy..
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Reading the comics

I was taking basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. We were in rank outside our quarters getting our mail call...
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Training for war

In August 1953, after a long bus trip with other newly inducted civilians, we arrived at Fort Jackson, South Carolina...
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Edward Mc Laughlin

I was in the Army from October 1 1963 to September 30 1965, I remember my basic traing at Fort..
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Kool-Aid recruit

In may of 1969, I was in Parris Island, SC ,,,platoon 180, about the third or fourth week of boot..
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Extra-hard training for a different purpose

In 1959 I attended Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, S.C. There was a tall and skinny kid from Tennessee in..
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Low profile

At the ripe old age of 17, I entered Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB in August 1962. ..
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Why did I do this?

I was in my 3rd or 4th week of Boot Camp at Ft Campbell, KY. I was beginning to wonder..
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Flushing the memories...

In June 1984, I reported to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for Basic Training. Around the middle of July, the old..
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Watch and learn

I entered the Army in May 1943 and was sent to Camp Edison in New Jersey which was close to..
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Dummy to dummy

In 1975, while in basic training we had to do the drill of reporting to a superior officer. Having the..
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One Station unit training
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One Station unit training

1989 I went to One Station unit training at Ft. Knox, Ky. where I became an Armor crewman on the..
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Do. Not. Volunteer. For. Anything.

Before I left Boston for Great Lakes in February, 1967, I received some strong advice from a Senior Chief who..
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Homesick

It was about our 3rd night shortly after lights out at Lackland AFB in early Aug. 1964, squadron 3726, flight..
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Cleaning my M-1 rifle

In 1961 I was at Fort Knox, Ky for basic training. About six weeks into the training we were getting..
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LOVELY Fort Polk!

It was December, 1967. The mosquitoes were so big, they had landing lights. I remember one rainy day at the rifle..
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WAC Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan
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WAC Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan

In 1964, when I was in the WAC Officers Basic Course at Fort McClellan, AL, women only had uniforms with..
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When I say "halt, who goes there " I mean halt

In August 1960, at 17 years old, I joined the us navy and went to boot camp in san diego,..
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Who's first in line?

It was the middle of August 1969 and my company was on a full field pack including M14s, forced march..
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Always/never volunteer

So I am at Ft. Polk as a "casual" waiting for Basic Training to start. It is June 1970, hot..
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Reunions

Reunions happen. In the Army in Alaska (1959-62)[not basic training], our band was performing for a review for a visiting General...
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An afternoon off base

In the fall of 1958 my brother and I were in basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. One day..
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Riding the train

In 1953, as a Marine reserve, I was directed to report to the Marine Corps Base in San Diego for..
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First live hand grenade

Hand Grenades: The first time I threw a live grenade was during basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas. I was..
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Lessons not in the manuals

One of my clearest memories (after 56 years) is actually from the transition from basic to my first assignment; while..
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Green fatigues
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Green fatigues

After receiving our pickle suit, we stood in formation at parade rest while drill sergeant Carey went from recruit to..
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