"Hey Roberto. I started boot camp in San Diego in January of 1986. I think it was 8 weeks then. I went on to "A" school on the NTC side then. I may have eaten some of what you made."
"Oh we carried rifles. But when we went to PT, we carried blue towels that were about half the size of a nice bath towel in our ditty belts. We sat on them to do sit-ups. We carried rifles just about everywhere else."
"I don't know how you guys remember all this stuff! I know in '86, we started out in the barracks closer to the airport. I don't remember what that part was called. Someone here called it the "R&O side." We were there for a week or two, then…"
"I was served from 1986-1991 and we had "gedunk." When I was at RTC/NTC San Diego, they still had the galley and cafeteria, but we also had McDonalds and Baskin Robbins on base. Some days I'd eat at the cafeteria (mess deck) and other days I'd eat…"
"Hey Ski... I remember you!! I was in Divison 5, Company 005. Our CC was BTC Fisher. You were the CC of one of the other companies in our division. Maybe 007? "
"Went to boot camp in San Diego in 1986, then after graduation I walked to the NTC for "A" school, stopping at Baskins Robbins first. I don't really remember what month it was, maybe February. I remember the U.S. bombing Libya in April of 1986, and…"
"Would you believe I went through boot camp without going through the gas chamber OR getting aboard the TDE1? The chamber was down either for repairs or maintenance. I don't know why we didn't use the TDE1."
"Well, no need to answer. I just looked through both yours and your brother's page. I thought your name was familiar. Your pic too. You ARE the twins I remember! You guys were on the Holland at least part of when I was. 1986-1991. I worked in…"
Lived in Goose Creek 92-93, behind Food Lion while I was on USS Sierra. Used to hang out at Crazy D's and Pappy's was great place for a 4 am breakfast LOL. Damn 24 hour bars (clubs) damn near ruined me haha.Loved it in Charleston.
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