Posted on May 25, 2019
To this day, what was the one thing that changed your life in Basic or advanced training?
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My discovery moment was at the reception station at Ft Ord in 1953.
After washing my brand new fatigues in a mop sink and wearing them the next day, I was an “old” Soldier and could buck lines and act like I was really important to the newly arrived recruits.
After washing my brand new fatigues in a mop sink and wearing them the next day, I was an “old” Soldier and could buck lines and act like I was really important to the newly arrived recruits.
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I wanted to "quit" basic training before my second week was done. A new Drill Sergeant, Sgt Phillips, sat me down and talked to me. She convinced me to not give up and stick it out. **If anyone knows her, she was my Drill Sergeant in D-3-3 at Ft Dix during the summer of 83.**
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PFC Donnie Harold Harris
Them there Drill Sargent are some kind of a empirical worker. A combination of Mom Dad every school teacher we have had social worker Chaplin and a few other things all in one. After training I could say I never meet a drill Sargent I did not like. I believe some of them were even Physic. I was lucky to be trained under two Star at the time General Moore at Fort Ord Ca.
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It was being selected as the Platoon Guide and learning I loved to Lead and make an impact.
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PFC Donnie Harold Harris
Lucky you. I had a small chance to go to west point while serving in Korea in 72-73. It is a long story I have written about before on this sight. Were in as an enlisted man at that time? I drove and APC when I came back from my Over sea tour to Ft Benning with a training company that helped train Green-brae and OCS student and Cadets from west point. I think we called them 3rd lieutenants? Still rated by me as the best two years of my life.
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