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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Basic at Ft. Jackson (2003), AIT at Fort Lee (2003). I have yet to gone back to Ft. Jackson, but would love to have orders to go there and see new recruits through my old company and see how things have changed.
For AIT at Ft. Lee, I go there quite often as I am now a logistician and that is our grounds, so nothing have really changed there for me. I do drive by often my old AIT barracks to see if I find any recruits, but that's about it.
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Ft. Leonard Wood, MO: Jan-Feb 78 for BCT, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN: Mar-Apr 78 for AIT (74F school). Haven't been back to either - Lost in the Woods was cold and nasty with snow the whole time - many days too cold for any outdoor activity, no fond memories at all. Ft. Ben is in Indianapolis, or was - heard it has been closed and turned into a state park. It was great.
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Fort Jackson both Basic and AIT November 94. Have not been back since, however would like to visit the unit I did AIT with. Maybe someday I will find myself out there again.
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Basic Training at FT Knox, B Co 1/46 INF 4th Platoon "Mad Dogs". Havent been back nor do i want to.
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Lackland AFB, TX, San Antonio in March 1984. Stationed back there in Aug 95 for 14 months. Recently attended my sons basic training grad in Mar 2014.
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I attended Basic Training at Fort Polk, La from Nov 1972 to Jan 1973. Still remember the unit C-5-2. We were bussed everywhere since there was snow on the ground. I also attended a Naval Boot Camp in San Diego as a Naval Sea Cadet in the summer of 1970.
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Fort Sill, OK from June to August of 1989. D Btry 2-80 FA. Still remember Drill Sergeants Woodson, Holmes and Pisarcik.......outstanding group of NCOs
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USAF Basic Training at Sampson AFB, Geneva, NY Apr-July 1954. Sampson was closed in 1956. I've never been back.
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