Posted on Sep 14, 2017
What were your first days in the military like? What is a memory from that time that really stands out for you?
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That's easy. Reception Center. It was a well-oiled, well-run mad house.
http://jackdurish.com/jacks-blog/welcome-to-the-army
http://jackdurish.com/jacks-blog/welcome-to-the-army
RECEPTION CENTER WAS a rude awakening to the reality that we were actually in the Army. This wasn't a dream.
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My absolutely very first memory is when, after the bus I was on pulled into MCRD at what seemed like 10pm (it was fully dark outside), the DI got on the bus and changed my life forever. I can still remember what seat I was in and the fear I felt :)
I knew right away I wasn't in Kansas anymore (to borrow a phrase) :)
And I remember my first mass-produced breakfast the next morning. Well, I remember the smell and that we weren't given much time to eat it.
I knew right away I wasn't in Kansas anymore (to borrow a phrase) :)
And I remember my first mass-produced breakfast the next morning. Well, I remember the smell and that we weren't given much time to eat it.
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Cpl Lawrence Lavictoire
We got off that bus, ran into the MCRD SD and stripped down an threw our civilian
lives (cloths watch,etc..) in a cardboard box, addressed home, while we stood there in a super bright yellow sweat shirt, green pants, 55 inch web belt and white tennis shoes. Looked liked and felt like a scared fat hairless yellow canary!!!
lives (cloths watch,etc..) in a cardboard box, addressed home, while we stood there in a super bright yellow sweat shirt, green pants, 55 inch web belt and white tennis shoes. Looked liked and felt like a scared fat hairless yellow canary!!!
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