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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
At basic, one Marine receives best leadership advice
I was a brand new Marine 2nd Lt. on the first day of The Basic School (TBS) in 1973. Our..
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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
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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VOLUNTEERING
Post 572 shares Christmas joy
Parma, OH
Members of Joseph J. Jacubic Post 572 in Parma, Ohio, gave up some of their Christmas Eve family time to..
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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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OTHER
Walter W. Craig ALA Post 354 gives homeless veterans Christmas gifts
New Bethlehem, PA
Walter W. Craig ALA Post 354 raised $3,500 to give Christmas gifts to the 60 homeless veterans at Mechling-Shakley Veteran..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Memorial quilt
Deerfield, MI
Deerfield Post 392, Deerfield, Mich., hosts an annual Testicle Festival that provides the post with the majority of its income;..
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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
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
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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