MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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
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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.
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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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FAMILY LEGACY

Military is in our blood

Lexington, VA
The Preysz family has produced a number of military men. For example, my grandfather, Louis R. F. Preysz, was in..
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Heading for basic training

I was drafted in 1966 and took the troop train from Boston to Columbia, S.C., to be trained for Vietnam..
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Basic training—an 'eye-opener'

It was August of 1959 when I decided to join the Army and leave the comfort of my small town..
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Worst memory, fondest memory of basic training

Christmas Day 1954, while on kitchen police duty, I cleaned a grease trap on Tank Hill at Fort Jackson, S.C.,..
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Doc adds new movement to close-order drill

In August 1969, I went to basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash., with Training Company D-5-1. We were one of..
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Using an actual driver's license at basic

In April 1965, my 22-year-old self headed to Fort Dix, N.J., for basic training. We arrived by bus at camp..
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Memories of basic training in 1956 at Lackland Air Force Base

On Aug. 27, 1956, I enlisted in the Air Force with four others from my high school class. I was..
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Remember basic training

Wow, I will try to remember that moment in time. In the summer of 1973, I was employed with the..
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Sick at ROTC summer camp
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Sick at ROTC summer camp

As an ROTC cadet, summer camp was our version of basic training. I went to summer camp in July 1968..
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Basic seems impossibly long ago
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Basic seems impossibly long ago

I underwent basic training in the summer of 1947 at SAAAC Field, Texas (now Lackland Air Force Base). I'd have..
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Basic at Fort Gordon, Ga.
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Basic at Fort Gordon, Ga.

I think my fondest memory of basic at Fort Gordon, Ga., came during our sixth week. We had begun to..
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