Author Topic: Boot camp during the Vietnam War (Read 852 times)

Raubvogel · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2003, 10:12:22 PM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
It was ruff at Ft. Ord..

Ahh.....good old Planet Ord. It had its own weather patterns. Sunny all day, foggy at 3pm without fail. I have to say that was one of my favorite duty stations. It's a pity it got closed down, I'd love to go back.

straffo · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2003, 06:00:00 AM »

Iron why did he have the flag in this position ?
To fit the photo ?

AKWeav · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2003, 06:07:39 AM »

Read the book "Maggot" by Robert Flannagan.

Monk · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2003, 11:39:52 AM »

Honestly, "Full Metal Jacket" was very realistic for Marine boot Camp.

Monk
Plt 3315
Parris Island 1981

AKIron · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2003, 11:43:15 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Iron why did he have the flag in this position ?
To fit the photo ?

Probably, though there could have been some symbolic reason I've long since forgotten, it was 30 years ago.

Dingbat · « **Reply #20 on:** March 04, 2003, 01:41:23 PM »

the missus is going thru USA boot now at fort leonardwood. The verbal abuse is still there, but nothing she can't err..handle...

straffo · « **Reply #21 on:** March 04, 2003, 01:43:26 PM »

thanks !

polka · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2003, 09:03:30 PM »

My Father was an Army DI during the Korean War, after a tour of combat.
He never talked much about the combat, but he did enjoy sharing some of the boot camp stories. His favorite was about how he had clean pressed uniform shirts hidden everywhere. When he was running with the recruites and they would stop, he would duck out of sight and put on a clean dry shirt... Then start yelling at the men for sweating.... "Look at me... DO YOU SEE ANY SWEAT?!!!!"

If some day my kid feels as lucky as I do to have had such a Dad.... I've won the game.

goaly

Gyro/T69 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2003, 09:52:36 PM »

My father volunteered for the Army Air Corps on Dec 7,1942. He was assigned to the class of 43J flying out of Darr Areo Tech, Bainbridge, and Moddy field in Georgia. It seems, flight training was set up like a scaled down West Point.
He never had a negitive thing to say about training other than the upperclassmen. As he told it, Hazing was a major problem. The upperclassmen liked to make their life a living hell. Something they all had to put up with, if they wanted their wings.
There is a good movie about AAC flight training called "I Wanted Wings" One of William Holden's first films. Quite a few scenes of mass takeoffs and formation flying.

Raubvogel · « **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2003, 11:21:04 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Iron why did he have the flag in this position ?
To fit the photo ?

That is the position of present arms (salute) with a guidon (flag).

straffo · « **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2003, 01:47:57 AM »

thanks raub!
Never seeen a flag handled this way before.

AKIron · « **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2003, 11:04:34 AM »

Yeah, that's right, though the kneeling part was to fit the picture.