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 Sill, OK summer of 1995. I was in C Battery 3rd BN of 321st Field Arty Reg. Drill Sgt Brown was 3rd Platoon's Drill. Along with Drill Sgt Keys and another guy who was very rarely there, but he was an ordained minister and would sing an Amazing Grace cadence when he marched us. I was in the cycle with the famous private named "Snowball". He came late to our platoon. We were told he was a recycle, but he was so nuts, most of us were convinced he was a CID insert.
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I attended Navy Boot Camp at RTC Orlando back in '87. A housing subdivision is now built over the old RTC Orlando site. I've never been back to the site. Google Earth shows an interesting transformation of the former RTC Orlando over the years.
A year later, after I was medically cleared to rejoin the military, I was at Ft. Jackson for Army Basic Training. I never went back there, either.
A year later, after I was medically cleared to rejoin the military, I was at Ft. Jackson for Army Basic Training. I never went back there, either.
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Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX back in the summer of 1988. No plans to go back. I would enjoy seeing it again if I had a close relative going through graduation, but there are a lot of other places I would prefer to see on vacation.
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RTC Great Lakes, Nov 1966 - Feb 1966. Would have graduated in Jan. But a blizzard kept CO 668 sitting there for an extra 3 weeks in boot camp with nothing to do except liberty at the gedunk. Home for two weeks then back to Service Schools Command Great Lakes for a year of ET"A" School. Opened and then Closed my Account at the Great Lakes Credit Union since I knew I would never return.
Returned to Service Schools Command Great Lakes in 1969 for a one month "C" School on my way to Guam then back in 1971 for a one year Advanced Electronics "B" School. Opened and then Closed my Account at the Great Lakes Credit Union since I knew I would never return.
November 1979, my 13th Anniversary in the Navy found me back in Great Lakes as an Instructor first in the ITB and then in ET School. I opened an account at the Great Lakes Credit Union. All of the old WWII barracks I lived in were gone - almost. there were still a few that were slowly being burned and used for firefighting training. At the end of that 4 year tour I DID NOT close my Great Lakes Credit Union Account (I finally figured it out). In fact it remained open until 6 months after I retired to make sure!
All in all - as you can see, I spent almost 7 of my 30 years in Great Lakes IL. No Sailor should ever have to spend this much time away from Salt Water! And so close to Chicago! But the Milwaukee beer and people helped to make up for it!
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Took Basic and AIT in 1971 at Ft Ord CA and got ststion there with 7th ID 12 years later all the nice ranges and training areas I remember from from 71 were trashed. But over all the Post had not changed a whole lot
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I attended basic training at FT Sill in 2008. I haven't been back since. I do miss the famous "Golden Corral" DFAC.
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BCT (B CO 1-48 IN) & AIT (A Co 58th Trans) December 1998 - March 1999 at Fort Leonard woods. I still remember DS Brownny, and my two favorites, Bush and Rivera.
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Basic at Lackland AFB - August 1966 for 6 weeks. Then Shepard AFB for Tech school Sept 1966-Dec 1966 Go back to Texas? Are you nuts?
1st assignement Fuchu AS Japan ( now closed) Feb 67 to Oct 68 2nd assignment Phu Cat AB RVN Oct 68- Oct 69 (now a community Airport - We turned over to the VNAF who lost it to the NVA. Go Back no way.
Last assignment March AFB 1969-1970 Now closed
Even my Reserve base at Hamilton is closed. See a pattern here?
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