Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes is located in Northern Chicago, Illinois
Reunion,for 12th.Div.Company 377,Cobra Company,October 01,1986
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Read more…Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes is located in Northern Chicago, Illinois
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Read more…GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS,RTC/NTC,GRADUATE.BOOTCAMP,(airman recruit).12th.division,company 377/cobra company.Oct 01,1986-jan31,1987.graduated distinction.I was a e-1.northern chicago. I love chicago,my city.chris,usn/dav/prm.2018.20180623_015516_kindlephoto-138102106.jpg
Read more…HELLO HOW,ARE YOU SAILORS DOING?THIS SAILOR IS DOING GREAT.I WAS IN BOOTCAMP AT GREAT LAKE'S,ILLINOIS.OCTOBER01,1986THRU. JANUARY 31,1987,ALSO COMPLETED AIRMANAPPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL,RIGHT AFTER BOOTCAMP,AT THE SAME PLACE.MY DIVISION WAS 12th.DIV.MY COMPANY WAS 377.IS THERE ANY SAILORS,OUT THERE THAT WAS WITH ME.
Read more…Hey, shipmates!Anyone out there who was part of Company 053 at Great Lakes in early 1972? Bill DitewigRPOC, Co. 053
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Was on the JFK 3yrs.
Lots of old times being talked the last few days.I did Great Lakes in Aug.74.Wish I could do it all over again,but didn't think that then.Would do 20yrs this time.
After reporting for duty aboard the USS BASILONE DD 824 my younger brother came out of boot camp from Great Lakes,and reported aboard for duty with me as a damage controlman,and about a year later an older brother ( gmg 2) came aboard as well,so there were three of us aboard that tin can,all were in the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS down in BEAUTIFUL GITMO, which was about as friendly a place as Norfolk was.We always referred to Norfolk as...S@#T CITY!!
Right out of boot camp, I was sent to USS Rankin AKA103 in Norfolk for a few months to wait for an opening in FT school. We made one cruise to Gitmo and Caribbean and did a few Condition 1-A's That's unloading the marine vehicles onto mike boats for their ride to the landing beach. On the way down we shared our compartment with marines. Boy, did they have a different view of life. I was only on the Rankin for 5 months but I have more rewarding memories than nearly 3 years on a tin can. Finally I got sent to Bainbridge for A school. About three months later the cuban missle crisis started, we were put on 24hr notice. Can't believe its been over 50 years now.
Hi Mick,while on my first ship,uss kyes,dd 787,out of long beach,cal.i made several 6 month WestPac Cruises and worked in the torpedo gang dropping depth charges on the bad guys down below,as well as launching old air-steam mk.15 torpedoes.That was a HOOT!Then was transferred to the East Coast to another tin-can,uss Basilone DD 824,became a GUNNERS MATE,got my crow and became MOUNT CAPTAIN on a 3" .50 Cal. twin AA gun.Man that was one hell of a ride!! I loved that duty.Then I found myself in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis...Glad to hear the Navy still has gunners mates,and wish your nephew well with his choice.My advice to him would be to learn every aspect of his job,and then just a little bit more.
Hi James, My nephew is a gunners mate just turned 21 last month also got his GM3 crow on the USS Decauter. He already did a 8 mo cruise to the Persian gulf. Glad he is out of there for a while, that place is about to explode.
He did GL boot camp 2 years ago, said it was easy. Things have changed.
Michael,to answer your question about finding your clothes on the ground,etc....I would have to say:...Finding them with ground-in mud on them with the company commander's footprints all over them.Boot camp really made men out of boys,for sure.SO glad that's all over with.
Hey Dick, you might have washed out of radio and sonar but you say you went into fire-control for the gunners mates,but i was a gunners mate,and the fire control techs were our best friend.We couldn't do much without their help,that's for sure,so give yourself a big pat on your back.