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  JOE EARL WOLFE July 17, 2014 at 9:03pm

  was there for OSVET trng in 80, really a breeze for prior service grunts,

  I remember jack neely the 18 yr veteran who came in as a seaman, with a full chest of medals and hash marks down both arms, along with other green beret / seal ribbons, that was one cool dude, the oldest seaman ever I think there or in the navy as far as comeing in after being gone so long
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  James P. Hollingsworth May 9, 2014 at 10:26pm

  I was there January 1959 for boot camp then for phase one of my "A School". Electricity and electronics
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  michael kerkes April 11, 2014 at 1:30pm

  I was there I 62 still applying the swift kick company 257 june 62-sept 10 62
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  Anthony Tucker April 11, 2014 at 1:01pm

  I was there in September 1982 - October 1982  Company 267.  Then I went directly to ATD...
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  Kenneth C. Shee April 3, 2014 at 8:39am

  In '61 a 2nd class Petty Officer patroled the rear of each row during formations.He never said a word.Any talking,fidgiting,etc. and he would deliver a swift kick to the butt.
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  James Franklin Benson April 2, 2014 at 10:26am

  The UCMJ was adopted in '55 ( or was ir '56) at any rate the " laying on of hands" was OFFICIALLY  ENDED  ( ? )  in '56,but I do remember the CC of our sister Company...639..gently applying his right foot to one of his SKINHEAD'S back-side,which seemd to work,because it kinda speeded him up enough to get him back in step....Talking about working off accumulated demerits....We were NOT allowed to WORK OFF our demerits;they stayed with us for our duration,and if we picked up fifteen demerits,for ANY reason,we were transferred to a Company known as ..800 BAKER...which consisted of misfits,and those who just could not adjust to boot camp life....Life was NOT easy for 800 Baker...
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  Douglas James Riley April 1, 2014 at 6:36pm

  They didn't stop too much in '55. In '70 my CC was famous for carrying his baseball glove to "correct" us while marching. I was smacked very hard in the back of the head by that glove a couple of times. Fell asleep in a class one day and he came up behind me and yanked my chair form under me by the chair legs. I landed on my tailbone and it knocked the wind out of me. Then as I gasped for air in the floor, he kicked me while screaming "you will not fall asleep in my class scrounge maggot" repeatedly.
  Never fell asleep again!
  He was always physically bashing us while verbally abusing us. It was boot camp after all.
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  James Franklin Benson April 1, 2014 at 3:55pm

  After being in the fleet for a few years,I thought it would be kinda nice to get SHORE DUTY back at GL/NTC,and HARRASS the SKINHEADS,and revive the rumor of the 6" SQUARE NEEDLE...remember THAT one?
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  James Franklin Benson April 1, 2014 at 3:52pm

  Frank Farrugia,do you remember which Camp you were in...like Camp Porter,Downes,etc.  I was at Camp Porter,barracks 1502,lower east...For some reason,it seems I can remember all this stuff,but just can't remember what I had for breakfast today ha ha  You were there before the UCMJ was put in place.If I remember right,your Company ( and others ) were there under the very watchful eye of the " ROCKS and SHOALS" when a CC could LEGALLY put his foot...rather FORCEFULLY ...to the hind-side of the recruits...Then in '55 ( I think ) the UCMJ was adopted,and all that BAD stuff stopped...Or rather,was supposed to...Anyway,I survived it but was ready to get into the fleet and away from GLNTC.
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  Frank Farrugia / Frank (fuji) March 31, 2014 at 9:27pm

  James F. Benson, you seem to have remembered all the gooood stuff.  I was there a bit before you.  August 1954, Co 143 under the watchful eye of

  M.J. Potosk  G M 1. 

     Had a great 6 wks. through a winter doing all those good things.