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When I arrived at MCRD San Diego in June of 1969, I was paid at the rate of an E-1. However, my rank was "Recruit". When I graduated from Boot Camp in August of 1969, I went from "Recruit" to "Private First Class". I was thinking on this the other day and realized that I never held the "rank" of "Private". Anybody else out there? I'm not sure how the Army does it.
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They certainly called us privates at PI. And were you subject to the UCMJ when you were a recruit? I am calling that a big 'yes'. So you were a private in recruit training.
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When I went to MCRD San Diego I was and you should have been both. The drill instructors called us both Recruit and Private and you and I were paid as such. I went Friday the 13th June 1980, before graduation I was meritoriously promoted to PFC or E-2, and three months later or so because of my College as I was an active student at the time, I received my LCpl. promotion. Took me forever it seemed to make Corporal, but Sergeant and Staff Sergeant came up first time eligible.
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I entered the Army on 17 Oct 1987 as a "slick sleeved" Private E-1 and Retired in Feb 2012 as a Major (Major PAIN to my partner and our kids LOL).
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