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  Gerald A. Kaufman June 15, 2013 at 2:14am

  Just to set everyone straight on the food poison episode at RTC Orlando in 1977. The official cause was chicken salad made with chicken that had been thawed, re-frozen, thawed and re-frozen several times. It cost several Mess Specialists as they were called at the time and 2 commissioned officers their careers. After the article 32 hearings were complete, several were courts martialed and subsequently convicted for dereliction of duty. It was not a good weekend for all recruits at the time.
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  Dennis Lamar Stevens June 14, 2013 at 1:41pm

  NTC Orlando boot camp November 1979- January 1980

  SK'A' School NTTC Meridian, Miss.  January 1980- March 1980

  Worked as Instructor in SK 'A' School March 1980- May 1981

  SK2 Dennis Stevens
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  Lora Nicely Smith June 10, 2013 at 4:22pm

  Training Unit 3009, November 1977-February 1978.  PO Johns was the CC, I think she was a Photo Mate 2, Seaman Snell was the ACC.
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  Randall L. Bruns June 2, 2013 at 11:29pm

  Philip G. Morgan---Yes, I remember the big food-poisoning episode in RTC in '77.  I was a corpsman at the main hospital and there was a big recall of off-duty corpsmen to help treat all the sick recruits.  We had to get some meds and IV fluids from civilian hospitals to keep up.
  It was traced back to bad mayonnaise in a salad, either a potato salad or a pasta salad.  It was made bad because it wasn't kept cold enough, that is it was allowed to warm to room temperature which allowed bacteria to grow.
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  Scott Medd June 1, 2013 at 3:20am

  Started boot camp 25 Oct. 1982 under the able guideance of GMGC Sahm and PC1 Wright in company Co15 Div. 5.  It was a great experince if you don't count the Division sidewalk and the mini mo tour.  I would do it again in a heartbeat.  No matter what branch of service you are in or have been in, boot camp is something that only someone who has been there can understand.  It is the bond that makes us able to handle what life throws at us.
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  PHILLIP G MORGAN May 29, 2013 at 9:24pm

  went  through  n.t.c..orlando 1977  who remembers  the time  recrutes were dropping like flys  out side the Barracks  due to food  that was put in the freezer before it  was  able to cool to  room tempeture!!  other  than this  it  was an exsperance i  will  never  forget . how many  are  aware the Admiral  had  Committed  Suidside just  arrownd  the time  the Base  Closed . cc training unit was Po 1  Cannon  he was Advanced to Cpo? Had  good time in water  Survivel in  the  pool  not to  Menchan  the  Smoke House  Having to remove  our  Gas Mask . other than PT , Enjoyed  going  to class  was  interesting  naval  history .
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  Mike Curran May 29, 2013 at 8:58am

  Attended RTC Orlando in 1986 from September thru October.  Was a member of C210.  Looking to make contact with members of C210. 
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  Robert A. Shipton May 29, 2013 at 4:47am

  I went to Boot Camp here from September 1st to November 5th 1976. I was in Company 422.
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  Edith Rollins Thornton May 28, 2013 at 11:47am

  I went to boot camp in Nov. 1984 company KO 15 we got all the flags 
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  Carol K Powers April 9, 2013 at 12:10am

  Company K016, Nov '85- Jan '86.  CC's were SK1 Hembry and PH1 Lofton.