Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes is located in Northern Chicago, Illinois
Reunion,for 12th.Div.Company 377,Cobra Company,October 01,1986
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Read more…Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes is located in Northern Chicago, Illinois
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Read more…GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS,RTC/NTC,GRADUATE.BOOTCAMP,(airman recruit).12th.division,company 377/cobra company.Oct 01,1986-jan31,1987.graduated distinction.I was a e-1.northern chicago. I love chicago,my city.chris,usn/dav/prm.2018.20180623_015516_kindlephoto-138102106.jpg
Read more…HELLO HOW,ARE YOU SAILORS DOING?THIS SAILOR IS DOING GREAT.I WAS IN BOOTCAMP AT GREAT LAKE'S,ILLINOIS.OCTOBER01,1986THRU. JANUARY 31,1987,ALSO COMPLETED AIRMANAPPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL,RIGHT AFTER BOOTCAMP,AT THE SAME PLACE.MY DIVISION WAS 12th.DIV.MY COMPANY WAS 377.IS THERE ANY SAILORS,OUT THERE THAT WAS WITH ME.
Read more…Hey, shipmates!Anyone out there who was part of Company 053 at Great Lakes in early 1972? Bill DitewigRPOC, Co. 053
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Then there was the day my CC said "Tucker you need to start shaving...I seriously went in the head and had my nose almost flat on the mirror....I thought.."shave what?"...but I did anyway...didn't like doin pushups in the snow...had already done that a couple times anyway..
Airman Johnson you take care...don't give up and never give in...
There's so many more memories to come I'm sure. I'm picking my brain here, 33 years later....lol.
I got to Camp Moffett in Apr. 77 on the train from O'Hare, to the base. Naturally we got there around 8pm and NOTHING happens at that time of day. Just like Airman Johnson and Ron Ruiter, we got shuffled all over the place, in the rain, through 3 different barracks all night long. No sleep was allowed, as soon as we got settled in a rack, they rousted us again to move to another location. It was about 10am the next morning that we formed up, dropped our bags (that got sent home), and stood on the blue line..lol. No one went home, that was amazing in itself. We had some savery characters in our group. LOL. We stripped down to nothing, boxed our stuff and sent it home. Got the new issues and seabagged it up. And was sent to our new home. Dropped the seabags and was told to form up outside, then was introduced to "Pork Chop Hill"! Man did we learn to hate that place. LOL. We marched there everyday that I was there I think.
Someone in the mess hall contracted Hepetitus, and we ALL had ot go to the drill halls to get the "A" shot. Another experience from hell...lol.
We also got our regular shots with the new air powered shot gun. I actually liked that better than the needles. But some guys got cut by them, and others just fainted before it was their turn...but I breezed through it.
We had 2 cut ups in out company that got us "mashed", and we ended up having 2 blanket parties. GAWD that was fun. Hehehe. They flew right from then on. But NOT until we had been ordered to polish the floor of our compartment with our TOOTHBRUSHES!
Thanks to both of you guys for stirring up some great memories. Keep them coming.
i have to admit that i am totally drained at the moment, it has been a long week, or couple of weeks lol,, i wake up daily and try to think that i did not wake up,, if that makes any sence,, anyways, i will get to boot camp stories when i can
i am not sure when i will do the next page in the story,,, health is faithing me
marines have nothing on Navy folk,,
honor courage commitment
At that time...1962...CAMP BARRY was the "INDOCTRINATION PHASE"...that's where we were issued seabags...that's where we got shots n more shots...that's where our Company was formed and we were introduced to our Company Commander..who at that time was CPO Poissant...Barry was where we learned to march...it was surprising to find out some people didn't know their left foot from their right..After indoctrination,,,we went to Camp Moffit...after that we "crossed the road" to Camp Porter...then graduated..the whole time I was in basic I NEVER messed cooked...due to the fact that JUST before we were to go into "SERVICE WEEK" I contacted "3 DAY MEASLES"...so I lucked out on that...
While in Hospital Corps School we did travel to Chicago and Milwaukee a lot. I remember in Waukegan you could buy tailor made blues and a tattoo. The USO in Chicago was really a nice place to go. We could get free movie tickets and if not that we would head to some strip joint down on south State St. Hey, a lot of good memories as I love back on those times.