Posted on Jul 1, 2014
What constitutes being "old school" in the military?
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When I arrived to WAC basic training in 1962, our sergeants were still wearing taupe uniforms and some girls had to dye their "brown" boots black. Our PT uniforms were a taupe shirt, pleated shorts, and an A-line skirt that buttoned down the front. The entire uniform had to be starched and ironed. That's was "old, old school" military.
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I wore a dungarees working uniform with bell bottom denim pants and a dungarees shirt with a t-shirt underneath it.
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The definition of "Old Corps" is the day before the junior person in the conversation began boot camp.
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Running PT in boots and duty uniform, eating out of a metal mess kit using metal spoon, knife and fork, sleeping in a pup with a shelter half and driving the old 2 1/2 ton trucks!
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Wearing Olive Drabs & using Microfiche to do part of my job, and printouts were from a gigantic printer, on paper with perforated sides with holes in them.
Yeah, buddy! Oh! And we got to see Low Rawls in concert forvthe 4th of July, during Basic!
Yeah, buddy! Oh! And we got to see Low Rawls in concert forvthe 4th of July, during Basic!
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1968 basic in coal heated barracks from ww 2 at Ft Lewis, Washington, assigned 2 Squadron 3 Armored Calvary. Working on everything from M151 utility vehicles to M60A1 tanks. A few months before ETS promoted to SP5 and was TC for an M88 crew, Carried Colt 45 side arm and M14 rifle as well as qualified on M2 50 caliber and of coarse the good old grease gun for those of you who know what that is. Bob Adams Wichita Kansas
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Finding tuna then insuring a round can of crackers and hot sauce was in the C rats.
Make sure you keep your last P38.
Find a GI to trade your 3 pack of Lucky Stricks for a can of Ham slices & can of crackers.
Make sure you keep your last P38.
Find a GI to trade your 3 pack of Lucky Stricks for a can of Ham slices & can of crackers.
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