Every one that went to boot in San Diego should be a member here! She needs us!
Commissioned July 27, 1949. remained in service until NTC closure in 1997. Thousands of recruits passed her bow and learned seamanship on her decks.
USS Recruit museum effort. Sign on to show your support!
There are some of us on here that are determined to see to it that the TDE-1 is restored to it's glory days and continues to serve as a museum to all those that walked her decks! That effort requires the involvement of everyone that cares! If you went to basic or were stationed at San Diego, that means you!Currently, the Naval Sea Cadet Corp has entered into an agreement with the Corky McMillin Company, the developer of NTC. That agreement would give them use and control over the Recruit. They…
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1959 Company 316 under Ivester BMC. Thought I would never learn all those knots.
Square knot is about all I remember...It is good I became an Rm2 and not a BM.
Loved San Diego...
Was there in April of 69. Company 305 grad early becuase of "Nam" Went to VP-31. Work as A7E Mech, Recruiter, A6E mech F/A 18 Power Plant Instructor, F/A 18 mech Jet Shop LPO I on "INDY"where I retired in Dec of 89. Get life miss the noise of the aircraft and the days at sea, because of the homecoming at the end of the cruise.
I remember that thing...
No problem Jerry. Everything in my Navy career did not go quite as planned so why should my retirement be anything different. However, after thirty years we did learn to adapt.
Geeee So Sorry to hear that Master Chief! Lot of Memories there in San Diego
SPENT AUGUST 6 7 8 AT THE MARIOTT HOTEL ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE USS RECRUIT. FIRST TIME IN 62 YEARS. NEVER SAILED ON THE RECRUIT,
OUR TRAINING WAS CUT SHORT DUE TO KOREAN WAR JUST STARTED
As the Command Master Chief of RTC San Diego when it was being decommissioned (1994) I arranged my retirement to be held on the fantail of the USS Recruit but alas it rained like hell and we moved it into visitor/Chapel building. At least I started my career as a FRNF in 1965 and ended it in 1994 as the CMC at Recruit Training Command, NTC, San Diego with 30 years and 28 days (counting Constructive Time).
i WAS ON THE USS RECRUIT.... Hey never got sea sick either! hahahaha
What was you're Rate David? Did you retire? What ships were you on?
Have a Great Weekend shipmate!
Jerry BallardUSNRet
I never went aboard the USS Recruit in the Summer of 1979, but I marched by it often when people were there. I wondered if that was part of the apprenticeship training that I head so much about. I had an "A" school guaranteed out of boot camp however, so I didn't go through that.
Learned a lot on this tour from March 68 thru June 68.
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