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  • I was at Great Lakes from Nov. '56,with a Christmas break for seven days,then back to finish my " valuable " training, & graduated  two weeks later.I was one of the poor bastar&s who stood Dempster Dumpster watches,just to be sure no one stole the darn thing while we were asleep.Back in '56,there was a Company known as.."800 BAKER"...It was for the poor guys who just could not adjust to boot camp,who couldn't  ( or wouldn't ) follow orders...We were told to NOT be anywhwre near this company!!...Any old-timers out there remember that?

  • Looking for Company 249 1973

  • Don't recall having had the honor of guarding the dumpster lol but I do recall hearing that...also I recall some guys stood fence guard out in the cold....Did several four hour barracks watches at the Lakes though. Boring and scared I would fall asleep which fortunately I never did.

    I did some night watches in hangers and the line at NAS Albany which were totally boring and tiring. I was relieved of that when I made E4 and the worst was a roving barracks watch with sitdown time in an office, which wasn't bad.

  • nd got the hell out of there in may of 63..how about standing watch on those dimpsi dumpsters.that is all- mickey doyle em2 discharged in may of 1967

  • I had a top Rack -  when they came through one morning I rolled out as the garbage can went past and landed on the CC! He wasn't real happy with that - and made sure I regretted it!

     

  • Sure is same navy I joined in 62
  • Yep - That's the RTC GLAKES we all know and love!

  • lol Gary! Sounds like the same Navy I joined back in sixty nine...

    Thank's  for sharing.

  • I recall the weekend the CC came in bright and early, waking everyone up with the traditional trash can toss, and announcing that he needed ten volunteers. Of course, no one bothered to step up.  Then he said that he had a "gravy job" for those ten.  He asked for ten men with valid drivers licenses from any state because they were going to spend the rest of their free time there doing nothing but driving.  Hey, how bad could that be?  So a handful of guys finally stepped up and he selected the ten he wanted. He then loaded them in a truck and drove them to the other side of the base where he dropped them off.  There he pointed out some steel fence posts and sledge hammers and told them to "Start driving."  Seems they needed a new fence put up.  That is where I learned what the word NAVY stood for ... Never Again Volunteer Yourself.

  • I SLEPT ON A TOP BUNK ALSO, I USE TO ROLL OUT AND CATCH THE FLOODING TABLE WITH MY HAND AND HIT THE DECK.   i GUESS DURING A FIELD DAY, SOMEONE MOVED OUR RACK OVER AND I MISSED THE TABLE AND BANGED MY FOOT I LIMPED FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.  NEVER SLEPT ON ON TOP  UNTIL MY FIRST SHIP.  DOC MCDOWELL

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