Recruit Training Command, Orlando Florida
RTC Orlando Veterans Roll Call online
Roll Call for all former recruits, Company Commanders, and staff stationed at RTC Orlando.https://rtcorlandoreunion.com/rtc-orlando-veterans-roll-call-entry/We held our first reunion this month and it was a blast! If you haven't already, please join our group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RTCOrlandoReunion/ The next reunion is scheduled for October 9-14, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Please SAVE THE DATE!
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Attended RTC Orlando in 1986 from September thru October. Was a member of C210. Looking to make contact with members of C210.
I went to Boot Camp here from September 1st to November 5th 1976. I was in Company 422.
I went to boot camp in Nov. 1984 company KO 15 we got all the flags
Company K016, Nov '85- Jan '86. CC's were SK1 Hembry and PH1 Lofton.