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I hope you all have a good Christmas. Been busy and not here much lately. Any questions or comments or Merry Christmases can be put here. Later.
Boot camp is more a Marine term, it is BCT, Basic Combat Training. It is a course that turns 'trainees' into 'soldiers,' and falls under the auspices of TRADOC, or Training and Doctrine Command. I went to BCT at Ft. Knox, KY, Company D-15-4, third Platoon. I graduated, and I ETSed with an Honorable discharge.
I know the Army, especially in this period and the 1980s when I went back in well. In fact, I bet I know it much better than you do.
I went to BCT at Ft. Knox, KY, Company D-15-4, third Platoon. I graduated, and I ETSed with an Honorable discharge.
I did my basic training at Fort Knox in 1989. It was ROTC basic - not quite the real thing, six days a week for for six weeks, though we did spend most of the last 3 weeks in the woods. You only had to go to Fort Knox if you joined ROTC after your sophomore year. You didn't sign a contract until just before the start of your junior year, so the tried to make the Fort Knox experience extremely positive.
I remember the three hills we hated to march up were called, Misery, Heartbreak, and agony. I also remember the only beer we had access to in the small PXs was 'Blats' beer, or something like that. I remember it tasted as bad as it's name.
I also remember not being so impressed with Louisville the weekend we had off to go check it out. Kentucky is a state that hits 9.9 on the hick Richter scale.