Brings back memories and I went to Navy Boot Camp.
"Nothing ever gets so bad that government "help" can't make it worse." Pat Garrett, March 22, 2014
"HATE IS GOOD, WHEN ITS DIRECTED AT EVIL." PROBASCO, April 20, 2012
I tried to push the envelope, but found that it was stationery.
Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows? They're making head lines!
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A good friend of mine just made Sergeant in 3 1/2 years in the Marines. One stint in Afghanistan at Leatherneck. Very proud of the young man.
"Nothing ever gets so bad that government "help" can't make it worse." Pat Garrett, March 22, 2014
"HATE IS GOOD, WHEN ITS DIRECTED AT EVIL." PROBASCO, April 20, 2012
I tried to push the envelope, but found that it was stationery.
Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows? They're making head lines!
NRA Endowment Member
Good times. "Hurry up and wait."
The pen is mightier than the sword, but only when you're shoving it through your enemy's throat.
USMC Active Duty, 2004-2008
Gunsnet Member since January 2003
I was at RTC San Diego for boot in September 1978 and don't recall any picnics but I do remember the Marines on their side of the fence running on the back 40. Everything on out side of the fence, aka Worm Island was either paved or concrete with landscaping. You guys had dirt and weeds and rocks on your part of the base. We had it pretty easy compared to you all.
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USN 1978-86
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•" We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. " George Orwell
Wouldn't have been no fun if it was easy. I started in late august of 71, we were one the last platoons to live in Quonset huts and train with M-14s, by january of 72 everyone was using m-16s and living in nice hotel style barracks....i hear those guys had catered pinics on sunday just like the navy boots
"Nothing ever gets so bad that government "help" can't make it worse." Pat Garrett, March 22, 2014
"HATE IS GOOD, WHEN ITS DIRECTED AT EVIL." PROBASCO, April 20, 2012
I tried to push the envelope, but found that it was stationery.
Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows? They're making head lines!
NRA Endowment Member
We didn't carry any firearms when I was in boot camp. Must have stopped it before I got there in 78?
Belay my last. IIRC the Drill companies may have carried a firearm but the regular recruit company like mine did not.
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USN 1978-86
BCCI Life Member #2068
•" We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. " George Orwell
I was in Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL in the summer of 1982. The drill companies carried 1903 drill rifles, all shiny and chromed. Ours were standard issue, 10 lb (or so) Garands that had the bolts somehow locked in place. I figured they were spot welded. I just know the bolt would not move. I can also tell you that they got heavy by the end of the day.
"Nothing ever gets so bad that government "help" can't make it worse." Pat Garrett, March 22, 2014
"HATE IS GOOD, WHEN ITS DIRECTED AT EVIL." PROBASCO, April 20, 2012
I tried to push the envelope, but found that it was stationery.
Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows? They're making head lines!
NRA Endowment Member
The M-14s we used for drill were fully functional but had the firing pins removed, except for the time at Edson range. Funny thing, the drill instructors weren't near as abusive when we had access to live ammo.
Drill was my favorite part of boot camp ( except for the 5 mile run to flip off the squids ) After we got good at it, they would take time to teach us trick drill moves, not the real fancy stuff like the silent drill team does, but it was a good morale builder for us when 68 men could move in unison.
Actually the range was my favorite part, i was, and still am a damn good shot with an M-14. Broke the range record ( fired a 242 ) on pre-qual day but choked big time on qualification day and barely made expert ( 224 ), got my ass kicked for that one.
Last edited by davepool; 02-07-2015 at 11:48 PM.
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