MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Teenage memories

Shortly after World War II and fighting ended in 1945, I was drafted into the Army of the United States...
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Putting out fire at basic training

I was almost 24 years old when I enlisted in the Army. I was excited for the new adventure and..
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Remembering Basic Training

We got to that point in Basic Training where we spent three weeks of running in the early dark dampness..
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Memories of Basic Training 1964

I enlisted in the Navy in 1964 at the advice of my older brother who was in the final year..
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Preacher? Not really

I had been active in my church youth group when I enlisted in the Army in August 1963. I was..
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My basic training nightmare

On Dec. 17, 1968, I was surrounded by a lot of people that I did not know. We were in..
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So few heroes when shots are fired

The best memory of basic was the feeling of accomplishment that went with graduating and shaking my drill sergeant's hand...
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Basic protection at basic training at Camp Gordon, Ga.

In July 1953, I took my Army basic training at Camp Gordon located outside of Augusta, Ga. It was around..
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First 'combat roll' at basic training

The date was Oct. 23, 1984—my first day in Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Ala. I was assigned to A-11..
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Great Lakes basic training

I can remember in 1961 Navy basic training at Great Lakes—getting up at 5 a.m. and walking through 2 feet..
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Boot camp, Parris Island, S.C.
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Boot camp, Parris Island, S.C.

During the Korean War, I was sent to boot camp in early February of 1951 at Parris Island, S.C. It..
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Canteen Kool-Aid

It was the summer of 1965 during my first few weeks in basic training as a cadet at the U.S...
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The smoking lamp

I was one wild West Virginia kid who trained circa November 1956 at Parris Island, S.C. Some stories are sad..
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Volunteering on Day 1
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Volunteering on Day 1

As a teenager, I worked in a luncheonette after school as a soda jerk and short-order cook and performed other..
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Boots - check, Belt - check, Hat - check, Wife - check
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Boots - check, Belt - check, Hat - check, Wife - check

My Basic Training began on 28 September 73 in BMT Squadron 3728, Flight 1312 as Dorm Chief. MaryAnn (Forgone) White’s..
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Captain of the head

Basic training for most servicemen was an awakening or change of life experience. As a college student, I was deferred,..
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Two 'cruits, one pair of pants

Basic combat training, 1970, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. A day or so before graduation, we were gathering our field gear to..
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Basic-ally, it was tough

April 15, 1972 As a 19-year-old draftee, I had heard my share of war stories about basic training from my brother..
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Drill sergeant's hat

I was drafted in 1970. They took 115 in that first year of the lottery, and I was No. 112...
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Basic training and the latrine

When I was drafted into the Army in February 1970, I knew, based on movies and TV, I would end..
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An owed candy bar

I recall at the reception station in Fort Dix, N.J., we were all sitting in an auditorium and getting instructions..
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Basic training in the Navy

My fondest memory of basic training was being taught how to work as a team with other recruits from all..
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Memories of basic training from a 'military brat' perspective

My basic training experience had a very distinct element, in that I was born in Walter Reed Hospital in 1938..
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Funeral for a duffel bag at Fort Dix, N.J.

April through June of 1968, I was at Fort Dix, N.J. One of my most vivid memories of my training..
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Basic training at Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.

Oct. 20, 1960 to December 1960 Lackland Air Force Base, Texas My worst memory was our 2-mile run. During the first..
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Quit Your Moaning!!

In early August of 1968, I attended Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, the armpit of the country. ..
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A religious conversion, or not, at boot camp

I ended up at Fort Polk, La., back in 1965. I renamed it Lousy-ana because it was hot and muggy..
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Memory from first day at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego

I was about 10th from the front of the haircut line when I heard the God-awful commotion near the rear...
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Ft. Polk Basic Training

I was drafted one day before my 20th birthday in 1965. We flew from LAX to Alexandria, LA on..
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The unmade bed
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The unmade bed

I arrived on Nov. 11, 1973 at the Coast Guard Training Center in Alameda, Calif., with a busload of other..
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