Posted on Aug 30, 2014
Do you know the military history of your basic training unit?
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I'm watching GLORY right now and reminiscing about my basic training unit. (NO, I did NOT serve during the Civil War!!!) I went to basic at Fort Benning, GA back in early 1990. We were the Echo "Gladiators" of 2/54 INF. Basic training units are RICH in history. The 54th Massachusetts was the first all black unit (Infantry) that our nation created to help turn the tide of the Civil War. What was your basic training unit? Bonus points if you know the history of it.
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I have 2 basic training units 46th Infantry-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_Infantry_Regiment_%28United_States%29
Also 13th Cav-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment
I was E-1-46 at ROTC Basic Camp at Knox in 1988 and the C 2-13 at OSUT at Knox in 1989
Also 13th Cav-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Cavalry_Regiment
I was E-1-46 at ROTC Basic Camp at Knox in 1988 and the C 2-13 at OSUT at Knox in 1989
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15th Cavalry Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 15th Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the United States Army. It was one of the Expansion Units originally established for the Spanish–American War, but has been a general workhorse unit ever since.
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OK SFC Merino, now that I've spent way too much time trying to find out ANYTHING about my BT unit (Co C, 2nd Bn, 3rd Training Brigade, Ft. Dix, NJ) I have found that the unit was created about the same time as TRADOC (which was originally at Ft. Dix, NJ) and ceased to exist when Ft. Dix ceased BT as a result of BRAC. What a famed history! lol!
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MSgt (Join to see)
I would like to see Ft Dix someday. I was born there and we left when I was two and have never been back.
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MSG Wade Huffman
MSgt (Join to see) , Hope you get to visit someday. I haven't seen it since 83 and from what I understand, it's a shell of it's former self since the first round of BRAC. No longer a training post, primarily USAR, ARNG now.
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SFC Mark Merino
I'll get some pictures next time I see my family in Philly. MSG Wade Huffman MSgt (Join to see) Hopefully the MP's don't tackle me as a terrorist.
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MSG Wade Huffman
SFC Mark Merino , that would be great! (although I'm sure it won't look the least bit familiar.. the only thing I really remember is all of the SAND!)
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Don't know of any history. Just a numbered platoon, K co. 3rd RTBN. The only reason that I remember this much is that I painted the Bn. sign. And we were known, at least by our DIs, as the criminal platoon as we had a lot of "jail or the Marine Corps" volunteers.
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SSG Maurice P.
Plt 286 F Co 2nd RTBN MCRD Parris Island...graduated 22 oct 1975
Plt 1058 1st RTBN MCRD SAN DIEGO 26MAR1969-12JUN1969 DIDNT GRADUATE
Plt 1058 1st RTBN MCRD SAN DIEGO 26MAR1969-12JUN1969 DIDNT GRADUATE
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A 1/38 IN "Rock of the Marne" Fort Benning, Georgia
The 38th Infantry was first established on July 28, 1866, as part of the Regular Army, one of six segregated, all-black regiments created following the Civil War. It was organized on October 1 of that year at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and was stationed in New Mexico Territory and along the transcontinental railroads then under construction. On March 15, 1869, the 38th was consolidated with the 41st Infantry Regiment and redesignated as the 24th Infantry Regiment.
Bonus: I still remember our company song from when I went to basic training
We're the men from Alpha you heard so much about, your mothers hide their daughters whenever we're about. We fight with guns and knives and sticks and broken bottles too, we're the men from Alpha who the hell are you!
The 38th Infantry was first established on July 28, 1866, as part of the Regular Army, one of six segregated, all-black regiments created following the Civil War. It was organized on October 1 of that year at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and was stationed in New Mexico Territory and along the transcontinental railroads then under construction. On March 15, 1869, the 38th was consolidated with the 41st Infantry Regiment and redesignated as the 24th Infantry Regiment.
Bonus: I still remember our company song from when I went to basic training
We're the men from Alpha you heard so much about, your mothers hide their daughters whenever we're about. We fight with guns and knives and sticks and broken bottles too, we're the men from Alpha who the hell are you!
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I reclassed as an MP in 2009. I went to MP school as a NCO, and I had to ride with the Privates a few times on one those "cattle" trailers.
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SSG (ret) William Martin
NO, we were close and tight with those stinky Privates in the cattle trailers. It's odd that you ask Mark because originally we are supposed to stay in separate billets but those were full so we have to stay in four man style rooms in the barracks while the Privates had their bays which I hear is not by regulation. Once the room was available in the separate billets, we left the their barracks.
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795th Military Police Battalion
795th Military Police Battalion Lineage Constituted 23 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 795th Military Police Battalion
Activated 7 July 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida
Inactivated 30 May 1947 in the Philippines
Allotted 16 September 1986 to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Inactivated 1 September 1999 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Activated 1 October 1999 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Attended by PVT Hempel in July of 2013!
795th Military Police Battalion Lineage Constituted 23 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 795th Military Police Battalion
Activated 7 July 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida
Inactivated 30 May 1947 in the Philippines
Allotted 16 September 1986 to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Inactivated 1 September 1999 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Activated 1 October 1999 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Attended by PVT Hempel in July of 2013!
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I was there in May 1987, and the barracks was off of 8th Division Road, the area is now a motor pool.
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SFC Mark Merino Ok. I'm going to def age myself here, but I went to Sand Hilton in 86. Still remember riding the cattle cars over to Harmony Church to get our threat class with a genuine authentic Russian officer(wearing American jump boots).....lol
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1987, B Co, 10th Bn, 2nd Training BDE, Harmony Church. Will look for my unit book to see if I have the history.
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SFC Mark Merino
I have mine somewhere....or the ex burned that too. My DS had muscles on his muscles and SMOKED the dog spit out of us OFTEN.
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*i was in the 3723rd BMTS at Lackland AF base but i dont know any of its history
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