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  Thomas E. Waden September 21, 2009 at 3:06pm

  At boot camp September 29,1969 thru December, 1969. Original company was 636. I went on to be a member of the Blue Jacket Choir Company 4007. I went through at least 12 graduations during my stay at boot. We brought all the graduating companies on the grinder at Graduation Day. It was a blast.
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  Don Poage August 11, 2009 at 3:25am

  Graduated with Company 044 Feb-May 1977
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  Paul Basso August 2, 2009 at 12:29pm

  Company 72-410, from Oct to Dec 1972. Was the "chow runner". Company Commander was RMC R.A. Long.
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  H. Buning August 2, 2009 at 3:20am

  Eighteen weeks! that's a lot of boot camp....
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  Dan Brown August 1, 2009 at 7:55pm

  Boot camp in June of 52, EIGHTEEN weeks. Hotter than a whores dream, and no rain in sight. Eight weeks at Camp Elliott, then the rest of it mainside. At Elliott we drug eleven rattlesnakes out from under the barracks and hung 'em on the chainlink fence. Broken wrist, set back from my original company to Co 531. BM Chief Engledow in charge.
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  H. Buning July 27, 2009 at 12:24pm

  Somehow I thought there were only 10 General orders.......a little
  study would be in order for me to be able to recite any, though, LoL.
  The NTC C.O. is the same as when I was there in '72....as is the
  RTC X.O. I wonder if NTC was a decent assignment for an officer,
  or if it were a career killer. I'd think it was OK, San Diego shore duty....
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  Michael J Sanchez July 26, 2009 at 10:09pm

  

  Drum and Bugle Corps, RTC San Diego, 6 Jan 1971; in the foreground is Recruit Chief Petty Officer of the Bum and Stumble Corps, Steve Cartwright from Minnesota, calling cadence.
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  Michael J Sanchez July 26, 2009 at 10:06pm

  

  See if this doesn't prompt a synapse or two to come to life...
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  H. Buning July 26, 2009 at 5:41pm

  I know that looking back it seemed to go fast,
  but I seem to remember time just creeping along
  when I was experiencing it. I certainly
  can't say the Navy didn't keep us busy, LoL.
  Where did everyone go for their first liberty, after
  graduation? Tijuana was officially off limits for boots,
  and downtown was frowned upon.
  We were strongly urged to go to Balboa Park and/or the Zoo....
  (and that is what I wound up doing.)
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  bill coffman July 26, 2009 at 4:05pm

  went through in 1951, Ithink the comany I was in was 403, time went by so fast its a blurr,it was April of 51 and went abourd the Iowa (BB-61) the end of June of 51. years ago!