Posted on Mar 18, 2016

Its Up to You - Army Basic Combat Training (1967)

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Basic Combat Training during the Vietnam War. Did yours look much like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScGgrBX5RY
This looks pretty much the way I remember it. I joined in March, 1966.

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Edited 8 y ago

Posted 8 y ago

Responses: 6

Sgt David G Duchesneau

Posted 8 y ago

No, I'm afraid not! Marine Basic Training was much different. They didn't try and make us feel at home at all. Hell, when I pulled into Parris Island, which was very early in the morning, The DIS stepped onto that bus and they were like ragging maniacs. Yelling and screaming and swearing like hell and calling us all kinds of names. One boot who was sitting in front of me did something and the next thing I knew, a DI broke the bus window with his head. Right there, I knew I was going to be in the shits for good. Welcome to the Marine Corps!

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CPO Emmett (Bud) Carpenter

8 y

Sgt David G Duchesneau - When I joined the Navy they sent 7 draftees to the Marines. Like you said "deer looking into the headlights ".

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Sgt David G Duchesneau

8 y

CPO Emmett (Bud) Carpenter - Bud, I'm sure those seven poor bastards all had the trout look. And for those of you who don't know what that means, "Trout Look" it's with their mouth wide open.

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MSG Louis Alexander

6 y

CPT Jack Durish - LOL

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MSG Louis Alexander

6 y

MSG Louis Alexander - Surprise, surprise...

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MAJ Jim Woods

Posted 8 y ago

I din't get no BAND! I was robbed! Other than that ....... pretty much the same .....

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CPT Jack Durish

8 y

We had a record player blasting out the Ballad of the Green Berets

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MAJ Jim Woods

8 y

Yup.... I was in AIT when that came out and we listened to it all the time...

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MSG Louis Alexander

6 y

CPT Jack Durish - LOL Barry Sadler made a fortune with that crazy tune...pissed a lot of people off. Marines were probably thinking “Fighting soldiers from the sky”? WTH is he singing about Norse mythology of the Viking Valkyries? Nothing but mass confusion from day one!!

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