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  • Jackie Solomon McNabb December 8, 2013 at 12:27pm

    Attended IC C School (Gyro School) in 82

  • Douglas James Riley May 6, 2013 at 9:32pm
    BP&E and Engineman A school June 71 to Aug 71. Great weather after that freezing cold boot camp on the other side of the base (March to June)!
  • Bryan Brandvold April 16, 2013 at 5:40pm

    I taught MM/BT "A" School from 1983-1987, it was quite ironic I met one of my former students who is a fellow employee at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Despite the cold winters and all the marching it was one of my favorite commands.

  • Peter H St Onge April 16, 2013 at 10:18am

    went to boot camp Aug. 1976 25th Bat. Co. 239 Straub Strutters

  • Mark Whitehead April 13, 2013 at 1:12am

    Attended EM-A school Fall/Winter of 74, GSE-A & C schools Fall/Winter of 78.

  • Ronnie Larsen December 27, 2012 at 3:49pm

    Company 502, October 15, 1959 - December 19, 1959, Camp Moffett,  BT1 Gorden Adams was our CO.  Service week, across the road at Camp Porter, cleaning the GI cans in the mess hall.

  • Frank Nadeau December 21, 2012 at 3:27pm

    Attended ET"A" School Feb '59 - Jan '60.

  • kenneth mcdowell September 22, 2012 at 6:07pm

    I went to Great Lakes in Mar 59 was in Co.151 Chief Hanson was the pusher.  I was the mail clerk, who knew that I would. retire from the U.S. Postal service some years later.  Ken Mcdowell HMC USN RET.  9/22/12

  • Denis A Grover April 23, 2012 at 12:50am

    Went to Great lakes,Illinois in 1964 on June 29 was in company 314

  • frank murray April 19, 2012 at 12:47pm

    was in company 284 1972

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FEB 1966 COMPANY 114 CO. Commander R.L. Peoples

Looking for anyone who was in this Company.On the day of scheduled departure R.L. Peoples said"I've got some good news and some bad news"The bad news is you are all so screwed up you get to stay and march more.The good news is you get to spend some more time with me.He was a sadistic Company Commander.I remember "were gonna have some smoking choking and cokeing.On the coke and cigarette break he would stick his thumb in some young recruitsadams apple. He never did it to someone his own…

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Started by David M. Kent
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Company 444 Sept 1963

How could I forget, Boot camp started Sept 12 1963  COMPANY 444  our graduation day was Nov 22 1963, we all know that terrible day, needless to say our festivities, pass in review and the rest were cancelled no Ceremony at all. Sad day for all. Lots of parents families and friends came for nothing.

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IC-A School

I attended BE&E School, and IC-A School in 1969.  Lived in Snipes Castle, stood tornado watches, and I remember when they first let us keep civvies in our lockers on base.  I went to Nuke School in Mare Island (Vallejo, CA) in Jan. 1969, then S1W Prototype in Idaho in July.  Then the USS Enterprise for an all-expenses-paid trip to Vietnam.  I ended my six-year with a couple of years of new construction in Virginia (USS South Carolina, DLGN-37).  The South Carolina has already been…

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Started by Richard K. "Pete" Peterson
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