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  Jim Decota October 16, 2010 at 4:19pm

  A site that alumni of San Diego might find interesting! Check out the book about NTC.
  http://www.quarterdeck.org/

  

  San Diego Navy History

  Quarterdeck.org ran by "San Diego Navy Historical Association, Inc." A non-profit organization preserving San Diego Navy history. Naval Training Cent…
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  Robert J. Davison September 30, 2010 at 1:34pm

  COMPANY 187 NOVEMBER 1983. COMPANY COMMANDERS BTC QUAIR AND MASTER CHIEF SCHURR.
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  Pamela Ferguson Murray September 25, 2010 at 9:50pm

  Went to RM A school there in San Diego Jan 1980
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  David Lee Barbee September 12, 2010 at 6:58pm

  In addition to my tour at RTC, I attended Instructor and Leadership Schools at USNTC SDiego in preparation for RTC, summer of 1964.
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  James W Ward September 10, 2010 at 6:43pm

  Lots of schools, been to a few, after military, maintained the comm system for the base with Pacific Telephone.
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  David Lee Barbee September 4, 2010 at 12:04am

  1956 Boot Camp RTC SDiego Company 56 - 266.
  Arrived at RTC with an all Oklahoma group but was set back two weeks in training due to a bad reaction to one of the shots.
  1964 to 1967 Trained five companies of recruits. First company was 64 - 585, Then followed 65 - 093, 65 - 910, 66 - 320, and 67 - 144.
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  JERRY ALFRED RHODES September 3, 2010 at 11:04pm

  WENT THROUGH BOOT CAM JAN-MAR 1969, COMPANY 083, COMPANY COMMANDER WRIGHT. IT WAS COLD NIGHTS, WET AND HOT DAYS, I HEARD SOME GUYS DIED FROM SPINAL MENDGITIES (SP) IN ANOTHER COMPANY, KINDA SCAREY. REMEMBER MARCHING TO CHOW AND THE CHOW RUNNER WOULD BE HEADING OUT. 4050 ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE HANGING AROUND. MAYBE REMINDING US TO BE COOL HA ..
  ALL THAT WORK ON THE GRINDER, AND THEY CANCEL OUR PARADE AT PREBBLE FIELD BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER.
  I WENT ON NATTC MEMPHIS, FROM THERE I SHIPPED OUT OVERSEAS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, THEN SPENT MY LAST COUPLE ON THE USS LEXINGTON. (THE LADY LEX) I THINK WE BROKE A RECORD FOR TRAPS WHILE I WAS ON HER. KINDA ALWAYS WISHED I HAD OF STAYED AT LEAST ANOTHER 4 YEARS, AND WENT TO ASIA.
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  Adrian Hernandez July 30, 2010 at 9:33pm

  I went through boot camp in San Diego during the months of Jan-March 1968. It seemed my company 072, and all the others were pushed through very quickly. Also heard that all the motels around NTC were packed with new recruits waitng for a company. But in the short time that I went through they managed to embed plenty of memories in my brain to last a life time. Some good, a lot not so good. The C.C. and his adjutants could really be pretty mean. Oh well, I survived. Things were a lot better after graduation.
  In the photo, I'm at parade rest third from the left. Our uniforms kinda remind me of those of revolutionaries rather than recruit sailors HA!
  
  

  
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  Patrick Neal Henderson June 2, 2010 at 12:07pm

  Boot Camp Sept-Nov 77 C264
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  Dwain Barefield May 1, 2010 at 8:55pm

  I was stationed at NTC twice. The first time for Dental Technician "A" school, from April thru June '68, and again for Dental Technician "C" school in 1970. Some of my best memories are from NTC San Diego.
  It was a beautiful base. I remember seeing Tora Tora Tora at a special showing at a theater near the base. Lots of Navy brass in attendence.
  Made a few friends over on the MCRD side as well as Navy personnel.