MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

What did I get myself into?

In January 1967, just after high school, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. I was assigned to Amarillo..
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Basic training, Fort Jackson, S.C.- 1970

It was in November 1970, that I reported from Hastings, Ne.,, for basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. After my..
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The good and bad of my basic training

My basic training was in Fort Lewis, Wash. I'll start with the bad part. I remember early one morning, sound..
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Get out of those bunks!

After a long day of travel from Maine and getting to our barracks late at night, about 3 a.m., the..
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GI blanket party

It was a hot and humid at Ft. Polk, Louisiana, where I was doing Basic Training in the summer of..
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Jon Allan Youngs' basic training experience

I made expert marksman in basic training.
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Basic training in 1953 in the Midwest

I think I started basic training on Feb. 8, 1953. I arrived by train at Fort Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.,..
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Early morning physical training

I was born in Yonkers, N.Y., so I was used to the cold weather in the winter months for many..
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Semper fi, beginning in basic

My fondest memory: Platoon 339 Third Recruit Battalion ..
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Something to write home about

I came to this great country from Scotland in 1954. I was 18 at the time. I was fortunate enough..
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At Marine boot camp, the drill instructor never smiles

Marine boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., is anything but funny to a 17-year-old snot-nosed kid like myself, but it..
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What have I got myself into?

The thing I remember most is running next to the air strip and wishing you were on one of those..
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The training instructor I remember most

Shortly after being sworn into active duty in the Air Force in September 1966 at the Omaha Recruitment Center, and..
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Hands out of pockets at basic training

In the wee hours of Sept. 6, 1978, I was a raw recruit still in civvies, standing in formation underneath..
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Basic training was fun—mostly

We got to Lackland Air Force Base late Saturday night. Everyone (all women) were put in this room and left..
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The good sergeant

My first two weeks of basic was spent wearing a surgical shoe after treatment for a foot infection. As such,..
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September 1966

September of 1966, the Air Force decided that I could join them, which made absolute sense. By that time I..
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An unforgettable experience—the making of a winner
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An unforgettable experience—the making of a winner

I took basic combat training from April 26 to June 20, 1974 at the worst place a recruit could be..
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Lackland Air Force Base, 1972
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Lackland Air Force Base, 1972

I was one of the older recruits in the platoon because I had used my 2-S deferment at college, but..
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Not so quick

I arrived at the rifle range, and the instructor took one look at my glasses and had a good laugh..
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On being drafted into the Marine Corps

Yes, I experienced "the sixties." During this decade I graduated from high school, went off to college, turned 21 and..
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A name I won't forget

Feb. 18, 1970 was my first night in basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. I remember our drill sergeant addressing..
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Weight loss program

When I started boot camp about 40-plus years ago, I weighed about 220 pounds; weeks later I was down to..
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Basic training

I feel I had the best group of drill instructors—Thomas Cook, Hofstadter, and Reid. They did a great job in..
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Basic training in 1969 at Fort Dix, N.J.

Drafted into the Army on May 1, 1969, I spent most of the day on a slow train ride from..
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Rolling through the confidence course

In April 1968, the potentially dangerous confidence course was a concern to our company at Fort Bragg, N.C. As I..
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3rd herd
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3rd herd

My Army basic training in July of 1980 was not a picnic or party. It was one of the toughest..
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A one-stripe ticket to the movies

In July of 1954 I was fresh out of high school and wanted to see the world. I had no..
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A burning fear of heights at Officer Candidate School at Rhode Island

I was a registered nurse prior to joining the Navy Nurse Corps in June 1973. School was in Rhode Island...
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Once upon a time in the Navy
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Once upon a time in the Navy

The attached photo is of me enjoying the view as a (by then) radarman second class aboard USS Yorktown CVS-10..
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