Do any Marines long for when they had duty while living in a Quonset Hut? Does anyone remember ‘painting rocks’?

CSM Charles Hayden I will never forget the Quonset Huts at MCRD San Diego, June - August 1968. I saw rocks painted but never had to paint any. I remember we would rake the sand outside the MCRD Quonset Huts thinking that would be the last time that was done. At MCB 29 Palms, the Brown Baggers would have to rake the sand and pick up the cigarette butts and trash outside the barracks, while the rest of us did the weekly field day of the barracks. Not really fair to the married folks, but no one asked me.

Thank you my friend CSM Charles Hayden fro mentioning me.
Image: 1975-03 FT Leonard Wood, MO - view of D-1-3 barracks where I did Basic Training.
Although I went to BCT in metal barracks that were not Quonset huts in 1974, we did paint some rocks blue. If it didn't move paint it, comes to mind.

FYI Cpl Vic Burk Cpl James R. " Jim" Gossett Jr MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. COL Mikel J. Burroughs SPC Nancy Greene SPC Michael Terrell PVT Mark Zehner TSgt David L.

Tempting, but I’ll pass, CSM Charles Hayden! Merry Christmas!