Posted on Apr 2, 2014
Where and when did you attend Basic/boot camp, and have you ever been back there?
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Would be an interesting thing to see not only the locations, but a generational perspective on how changes to those locations may be for each and if it even exists anymore. Also have you ever returned to the location either as a duty station or just to see what is was like for memories and changes that may have taken place. I will lead off, Ft McClellan, AL: D10-1983. I did OSUT there so I started in '83 and finished AIT in '84 I went back in 1992 for another school, but haven't been back since it shuttered it's doors to AIT in '99, have been to Leonardwood for few other schools and checked out their facilities, big difference to what we had at McClellan back in the day though. Would love to go back to McClellan today and see what the base looks like and what bldgs. still exist or training areas are there.
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Fort McClellan, Alabama We were the first unit to start OUST. The hills were a killer!
95B, Military Police School. Oct 1977-Feb 1978
95B, Military Police School. Oct 1977-Feb 1978
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Ft Benning 1/50th for Basic 93' and 2/58 AIT 94'....didnt go back until Airborne 2005....(8 year break in service)
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Fort Jackson, Echo 3/13th Infantry for Basic (1998) and returned in 2006 for Recruiter school and again in 2014 for retirement processing service.
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Fort Jackson, Delta 2-39 INF for basic in March 1999. Returned in February 2012 for Recruiting school.
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I am now stationed at Ft Knox.....where I work across from the Basic training barracks where I attended JROTC summer camp in Junior High and the ghosts of the old white WW2 barracks I stayed in as a NG Soldier before I went active.....so old.
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Fort McClellan, AL. 1997. OSUT. I was sent back for a second school and we were the last class to go through as the installation was closing. I was able to go back to my Basic Training barracks just to watch it be torn down.
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Ft Leonardwood, MO in 1982 for Basic/AIT AND stationed there for 2 years...never been back since.
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Fort Sill, OK back in '97. Would've loved to go back and visit the Gunner's Inn before ETS'ing. Never happened, unfortunately. C-BTRY 1-40TH REAPERS!
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I did my basic training at Ft. Jackson in 1995. I haven't been back since. I have, however, been to Ft. Gordon 3 times. First for AIT in 95/96, second for SBOLC in 2011, and third for BN S6 course in 2012.
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Fort Benning Jan 2010 to April 2010 for infantry OSUT training and I am stationed there now and have actually went and seen my old battalion
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Fort Leonard Wood, MO 2011-2012 MP OSUT, and never left! still stationed in FLW.
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hey where is my response I posted I gave a very detailed and historically accurate description with a unique slant on how things really are in the US Army during to different Era's for some one to pull it is extremely unamerican
after all we all fought for Freedom and our Constitution which we swore to uphold and defend against all enemies. For someone who took that Oath to think they have the right to sensor free speech shows just what kind of character they have, they dont even uphold their oath... what happened to the oath keepers ? now a days just a bunch of Oath Breakers ? who violate free speech, freedom of the press, the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness ? I did not yell fire in a crowded theater so you really had no right to delete my post . Shows you likely dont keep your word in any of your affairs.
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