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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I went to basic at Fort Jackson, SC on May 16th 2006. I have not been back since.
However, I went to AIT in Fort Gordon, GA August 2006, and I've been back every year since 2010 as an instructor. In fact, I'm there now, and I'm next door to my old barracks.
However, I went to AIT in Fort Gordon, GA August 2006, and I've been back every year since 2010 as an instructor. In fact, I'm there now, and I'm next door to my old barracks.
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Ft Knox in 1971.....never been back. It was awesome seeing an old gas fueled M88 around dusk pulling a broken tank along a distant ridgeline belching fire out the back.....
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I was with 3rd Platoon, Echo Company 9/2 at Fort Jackson, January 1978. I was with the first co-ed BCT units.
At AIT I was in Romeo Company, Fort Lee and attended the 76D Material Supply Course, March 1978.
I haven't been back to Ft Jackson. I did go back to Ft Lee to attend the 76Y Unit Supply BNCOC at the US Army NCO Academy, in 1988.
At AIT I was in Romeo Company, Fort Lee and attended the 76D Material Supply Course, March 1978.
I haven't been back to Ft Jackson. I did go back to Ft Lee to attend the 76Y Unit Supply BNCOC at the US Army NCO Academy, in 1988.
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SFC James Baber
Everett,
Ironically I was a Romeo Company Operations and HQ platoon SGT for about a year during my last few years before retirement in 2010, the company had reactivated in late '06 due to OIF necessity of AIT students, and then was just deactivated again in late 2012, due to drawdown. Small world.
Ironically I was a Romeo Company Operations and HQ platoon SGT for about a year during my last few years before retirement in 2010, the company had reactivated in late '06 due to OIF necessity of AIT students, and then was just deactivated again in late 2012, due to drawdown. Small world.
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Ft Jackson, SC The Old Tank Hill, May of 1987 to July 1987 , Never returned back to the scene of the crime. Tank Hill was demolished several years after I left. The WW1 Barracks were falling apart.
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Fort Ord from July through August '59. D-3-1 as part of the short lived "pentomic" organization concept. Went back to Ord on PCS with 56th SigCo (FSM) in late 60. Quite a difference as part of a permanent assignment- even if we did spend about 9 months a year TDY to interesting places like Ft Irwin and Hunter-Liggett.
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Sand Hill, Fort Benning Ga. 1978
One Station Unit Training. A co for Basic and B co for AIT.
A 7 1 Best By Test
One Station Unit Training. A co for Basic and B co for AIT.
A 7 1 Best By Test
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Lackland AFB, TX, April to June 1980. I've never been back, but my son wants to join the Air Guard; if he does, I will certainly attend his graduation parade.
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Ft. Sill, OK for Basic and AIT (82C) in 1981 and then reassigned there 5 years later after returning from Germany 1986. It was the only place I really didn't want to return to stateside and it still sucked. We made the most of it with the guys and gals we served with but never really liked OK at all other than Tulsa area. There was a saying back in the day... You know why Texas doesn't fall into the Gulf? Because Oklahoma sucks! Still believe it to this day... :-)
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Lackland AFB circa 2002. By far, the hardest thing I've ever done, mentally. I visited the base several times after that, but that's about it.
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