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  Jim Decota September 28, 2011 at 11:17pm

  Correct that! Closed in 97! So that makes 48 years of recruits!
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  James W Ward September 28, 2011 at 10:35pm

  I'll bet more that that.. In the 60's they were pushing about 10 companies a month..

  We moved out of our barracks and they were waiting in line to find their bunk.  That was 67..
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  Jim Decota September 28, 2011 at 10:27pm

  Once I find something out tomorrow I'll post it on here!

  Let's see, they commissioned her in 49 and closed her down in 91. That's 42 years of how many recruits passing through those gates? My guess is there has to be at least a half a million!
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  Walter Lamer September 28, 2011 at 10:12pm

  Jim I say go for it ,When you think of going to boot there ,you think of her ,we marched by her many times while we were there .
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  Jim Decota September 28, 2011 at 9:22pm

  From everything I can find out currently, they still are up in the air about her! The developer has turn over responsibility to the NTC Foundation. They want to turn her into a museum. It appears there is not enough veteran involvement. May be we should start a campaign on here! Actually, I think we should start a command for her here! Maybe we can get enough Navy vets interested in having an input on her future!

  I sure hope they kept that sign! I am going to try and contact the NTC Foundation tomorrow and see what I can find out.
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  Walter Lamer September 28, 2011 at 8:56pm

  Went to N.T.C. San Diego in march 1965 ,Company 183 ,Did training on the USS Never sail .Came in handy for being a Destroyer Sailor USS Dyess and the USS Glennon ,Both ships were hardly ever in their home ports .Great ships great crews .
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  Jim Decota September 22, 2011 at 12:38am

  There were a lot of us that spent little or no time on the TDE-1! Those of us that were in the band, flag team or choir rarely did.

  I found this photo someone took last year from a view we would all remember! All those trips across that bridge! For many of us the old wooden bridge!

  
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  Larry Penatzer September 16, 2011 at 12:06am

  Would you believe I went through boot camp without going through the gas chamber OR getting aboard the TDE1?  The chamber was down either for repairs or maintenance.  I don't know why we didn't use the TDE1.
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  Jim Decota September 15, 2011 at 11:58pm

  I know we all remember this sign!

  I'm wondering what happened to it! I sure hope it was not destroyed and that they kept it for the museum. How many thousands of recruits saw that as they got off the bus?
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  Jimmy N. Parks September 14, 2011 at 5:50am

  Jim, THANKS so much for that photo of TDE1!!! I spent a lot time on her in1967, enjoyed every minute of it!  From north central Texas and had never seen the ocean before boot camp.  Thanks again for bringing back those good memories.