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  Richard Oropeza January 11, 2012 at 9:28pm

  Here's some photos of my recruit training company's leading petty officer's and my Company Commander QM1 W. J. Gassman - 077. plus our company's pass in review at graduation, I'm in the second row from the rear, second man in. 
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  Alan Ray Baugher January 8, 2012 at 4:01pm

  I haven't had any of my uniforms since I don't know when. By the way it was a "Wisk" can which was what our laundry soap came in. Maybe 12 or 16 oz. I am sure the camo's look better than our old dungerees. They did have a purpose. The bell bottoms were so you could make life preservers. Any one else still have the floppy record that came with the Anchor? Our physical training (PT's) were called JFK's after President Kennedy. When I was in, 1962, Kennedy wanted everyone to start getting fit. Didn't really last that long. The only men allowed to have a beard were submariners. They also never saluted much and no one gave them any guff. Figured they alreay had it tough enough.
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  David Carter January 8, 2012 at 3:31pm

  The Navy did away with the Dunderees  and Went To Camie's  that are Blue and Grey and different shades. 
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  David Carter January 8, 2012 at 3:23pm

  Those New Dress Blues (Black's) came in about 1983 They went away from the Uniform of the Chief Style Dress Blue Uniform to the New Dress Blues (Black in Color) Because they wanted to bring back tradition, But that is when they did away with having a Beard. They wanted to have a clean Shave navy. You could have Mustache but you had to keep it trimmed. That is also the time they went all out on PT, and You Had to do the Mile 1/2 in 12 Min or less. 
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  James W Ward January 8, 2012 at 3:21pm

  I looked at my old uniform a few weeks ago.. still have the ribbons on it, but fit, not even close.  I left boot camp at 125 lbs and a 26 inch waist.. Not even close now.  After 2 years in the Navy, I jumped 2 inches in height and was weight lifting.. Had all new uniforms after two years.  But I could carry that PRC-25 with the best of them.. 1966 boot seems soooo long ago..

   
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  Jim Decota January 8, 2012 at 3:14pm

  I was amazed to see how much of my original boot camp issue I still have 40 yrs later! Even have a few of those disgusting pull over utility shirts they tried out for a couple of years! However, it is funny when I look at the sizes! Those undress blues, whites and dress blues won't even go over my head now! The strangest item to find in there were those flip flops we had to wear in the showers!

  I just bought a dress blue jumper on line and when I got it I discovered it was actually black and doesn't match my bell bottoms! When did they start using "dress blacks"???? Geez, it's tough to get squared away at this stage of life!
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  Richard Oropeza January 8, 2012 at 9:43am

  Doc Hernandez good pictures...reminds me of my old Anchor year book, except we didn't go to the rifle range during any of our boot camp phases. They just pushed us through a lot of down time....the first day we marched or gaggled across the drill deck to chow was fill with phlegm trails everywhere.... 
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  Alan Ray Baugher January 8, 2012 at 9:27am

  Boy, I wish my memory was that good. The pics in your year book are close to mine. I do remember using a wish can to iron clothes with. We flatened one side then rubbed it on the pavement to smooth it out. Then filled it with hot water and use it just like an iron.
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  H. Buning January 8, 2012 at 4:33am

  Thanks for the pics, Mr. Hernandez. For the

  first year and a half of my Navy career I had

  a tee-shirt with a black stain at the neck....

  they never gave me (or the other boots)

  any grief over it, though.
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  Adrian Hernandez January 7, 2012 at 10:15pm

  Here are some photos from my Anchor year book, 1968 San Diego.  I remember the fire fighting class and us being locked up in that compartment.  We put the fire out, and the smoke was so black that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.   And worse, we could not breathe.  
  We were ordered to get down on the deck because there was suppose to be breathable air down there.  Guess what.  There wasn't.  We were also ordered not to use our t-shirt collars as smoke filters.  Most of us obeyed that order 'cause we were more scared of what might be done to us by our cc and instructors, than we were of the fire and smoke.  Of course there were a couple of boots that were more scared of chocking on smoke, and used their shirts as filters.  After we were allowed out, the black smoke stains on their shirts gave them away.  They got roughed up and had to do it over again.  Our cc and his adjutants were not the most patient instructors with our company.  So we had to learn our duties, lessons, and orders fast and hard.  There were lighter moments though.  Like inoculations, and the tear gas chamber.