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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RTC San Diego. They closed the base in 93 and since then it has been turned into a residential area with restaurants, hotels, sports complexes etc. at the same time keeping the historical landmarks intact. It is now known as Liberty Station and it is a perfect example of how to turn a base over to civilians yet still maintain its historical value. I was sad to see the base go but I'm happy to see it turn out the way it did.
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I went through OSUT at Ft Leonard Wood in '02. My grandfather also went through Basic there when he was drafted during Korea and, from what I gathered, he did *not* have pleasant memories of the place. After he was there during my graduation, though, we all felt he was in a better state having seen all that had changed and that conditions had improved since his time there.
Never planned on going back, but a couple years ago I was there for my brother's graduation from Basic. He was even in the same Battalion I had been in, although my Company had since been deactivated. In fact, the barracks I was in were no longer there and I had trouble recognizing the area for all that had changed.
Driving around by POV, it also surprised me how small the Post actually was compared to what I remembered from marching to & fro or being packed in cattle trucks.
Never planned on going back, but a couple years ago I was there for my brother's graduation from Basic. He was even in the same Battalion I had been in, although my Company had since been deactivated. In fact, the barracks I was in were no longer there and I had trouble recognizing the area for all that had changed.
Driving around by POV, it also surprised me how small the Post actually was compared to what I remembered from marching to & fro or being packed in cattle trucks.
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Great Lakes the First time, Lackland the Second time and I have been back to both several times.
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LTC Joseph Gross
I know about every ten years a reserve unit runs a BCT at Fort Bragg. Did you attend that?
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From my understanding it was the first BCT since the Korean war. We were housed in the wwII barracks before they were tore down a few years later. I got out shortly after basic from an injury in AIT. still think of those boys every day.
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In 1982 I had the grand pleasure of attending Boot camp at Fort Dix in November.Bivouac in the winter was very interesting.In the morning you used your helmet as a sink to shave.Then the hot breakfast chow would be delivered by Jeep not Humvee/lol
I was back at Dix in 2009 to train to go to Iraq with the 747MP's.The place had changed so much.The use inmates to work in the chow hall/lol
I was back at Dix in 2009 to train to go to Iraq with the 747MP's.The place had changed so much.The use inmates to work in the chow hall/lol
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