MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Welcome to the United States Navy

Six months after the start of the Korean War, I was finally old enough to join the Navy. One week..
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Barracks guard duty

I was regular Air Force from 1969 to 1973. I enlisted in April of 1969, a few days before my..
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Whats the score?

I joined the Marine Corps in October of 1964. After we went through the initial shock of what was..
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Missing something at basic training at Fort Campbell, 1967

We got up every day at about 4:30 a.m., and I never could sleep with my white T-shirt on. I..
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A sticky situation at basic training in August 1964

I was issued my clothing at Fort Jackson, S.C., and our group was told we were shipping out to Fort..
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Funny Moments

February 1966, Fort Ord, California Being a part of the fifth Platoon we ran everywhere because we had to keep up..
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Basic Training - OCS - U.S. Marine Corp

I never went to Basic Training. My Basic Training was OCS, Quantico, Virginia. We were told by recruits that went..
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Basic blues
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Basic blues

While going through basic training in mid-1954 at Bainbridge Naval Training Center, Md., our company commander, Gunner's Mate Chief Petty..
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Lackland Air Force Base - 1952

I was at Lackland in January, 1952 for Basic Training. We were out one day learning how to march...
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Being a klutz isn't so bad

I attended U.S. Air Force Basic Training during the 1960s at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. At that..
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REMEMBERING BASIC TRAINING

It was December of 1966 and I reported to Boot Camp N.T.C. in Great Lakes, IL. It was one of..
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Basic Training Jan/Feb 1966

I was drafted 21-Dec-1965 and was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. At the Induction Center I received $25.00..
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Serving in Kennedy's funeral procession

During the last week of basic training at the Coast Guard Recruit Receiving Station in Cape May, N.J., we were..
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Drill Sgt from the Okefenokee Swamp, Florida

I entered Basic the Spring of '65. My unit was 3rd Plt B Co. 16th Bn 4th Tng. Brigade,..
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Birthday present

It was January 1977. The sixth day into basic training was my 18th birthday. My drill sergeant knew it was..
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The stolen cookie
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The stolen cookie

The time was March 1966. Just out of high school in 1965, my buddies and I knew we would most..
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Catch edge down!

This story is about our barracks inspection. We were probably halfway through boot camp when this took place. All of..
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Basic Training

There are lots of things that I remember about Basic Training. After being up for over 24 hours and arriving..
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Donating to GMD Fund

I joined the Coast Guard in January of 1965 and was sent to Cape May, NJ for 13 weeks of Basic..
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Doing what I was told...Consequences be........

Basic Training That right of passage for every military member. Though it happened, dare I say 25 years ago. I..
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My Worst and Fondest Memories of Basic Training

My worst memory comes to mind first. We had "rat" drills where the trainees had to fallout in formation in..
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Shooting Range

I was at Ft Jackson, SC in July of 1954. The first day we went to the firing range..
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Basic Training Memories

What I remember most about Basic Training is arriving at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas and checking in at..
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'Sweet' memory of mail at basic combat training
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'Sweet' memory of mail at basic combat training

I joined the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) during the post-Vietnam era in 1977. I had high hopes of travel..
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Sergeant wants 8 volunteers

On the third day I was in the Army, our company was lined up outside the barracks—all 350 of us...
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Some memories

I remember the reception station at Fort Jackson, S.C., where we stayed in tents on "Tank Hill," standing in line..
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Careful what you ask for

It was the middle of a night in 1972 when our buses arrived at Navy boot camp in Orlando, Fla...
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BETTER LISTEN UP!

After travelling since 8 a.m. by bus, airplane and bus, a second time, we raw enlistees pulled up in front..
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Keep me chilled

My basic training was in June 1980 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Let me first say, I would rather..
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Recollections of fitness and absurdity

A story of amazing fitness: I remember running in formation, 60-plus boots and utilities watching my platoon commander. He would..
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