Sound Off - Where did you go to Boot Camp?

[DanCross]

MCRD Parris Island
Platoon 3032, Jan 24 - Apr 23, 2004
3rd Bn, Mighty Mike Co
SDI SSgt Hunt
DI SSgt Atkins (Staff Sergeant of Marines)
DI Sgt Roberts
DI Sgt Williams

And again:
MCB Quantico
Officer Candidates School
OCC-196
Sept 22 - Nov 30, 2007
C Co, 4th Plt (Filthy Fourth)
PltSgt GySgt Rivera
SI GySgt Aspiazu
SI SSgt (now GySgt) Coons

[CPLkennethkray]

MCRD San Diego

[CplKJSpevak]

PI 3rd Bn. Mike Co. Platoon 3013

[SgtThrasher]

Parris Island, 1st Recruit Training Battalion PLT 195,Company D,Training Dates 1 October -1 Dec 1965

Senior DI Sgt R.A.Schaad (Sgt Major-Deceased)
Senior DI Sgt J C Davis (Sgt Major)
JR DI CPL R.W Crothers ( GY Sgt)

Boot Camp was tough in that era. But our DI's knew we
were all going to Vietnam.They were the best,everyone
in the platoon got knocked around and left blood on the Island and in the end, we were Marines.

[SgtThrasher]

Parris Island, 1st Recruit Training Battalion PLT 195,Company D,Training Dates 1 October -1 Dec 1965

Senior DI Sgt R.A.Schaad (Sgt Major-Deceased)
Senior DI Sgt J C Davis (Sgt Major)
JR DI CPL R.W Crothers ( GY Sgt)

Boot Camp was tough in that era. But our DI's knew we
were all going to Vietnam.They were the best,everyone
in the platoon got knocked around and left blood on the Island and in the end, we were Marines.
In honor of our 3 Platoon mates KIA in Vietnam,You are not forgotten, Brothers.

[ztrea440]

Hows it going, just graduated bootcamp! May 9, 2008. 3rd Bn, Mike Co. Plt 3038

SDI - SSGT Marie
DI - SGT EULER
DI - SGT LEWIS

[Alhujo]

MCRD Parris Island 1st BN "A" Co. Jan 7- Apr 3 1981
Senior - Staff Sergeant Bleese
Heavy - Staff Sergeant Royal
Third Hat - Sergeant Drummond < stress monster
New Hat (came around third phase sometime) Staff Sergeant Jabat

Graduated Honor Man platoon 1005, stayed first squad leader throughout boot camp. Loved the whole adventure. Volunteered for the Drill Field. DI from 86 - 88 2nd BN "D" Co.

[skaterjon89]

MCRD San Diego 2nd BN Hotel Co. Feb 19- May 16 2008

SDI -Sgt. Colley
J Hat -Sgt. Erosa
Knowledge Hat -Sgt. Ramirez
Kill Hat -Sgt. Williams
Kill Hat -Sgt. Lambaren (Came in 3rd phase/ DI School Graduate)

Honor Platoon 2163-ALL SEARGENT TEAM (BACK BONE OF THE MARINE CORPS)

Great respect for all those Marines.

[chris1157]

MCRD Parris Island 1st Battalion Alpha Company Platoon 1156
10 Sept 1996- 22 Nov 1996

[Ted Bear 3311]

Third Battalion
Co I Platoon 3311
4 November 1968 - 30 December 1968
SSgt. S. Howard Platoon Commander
SSgt. P. Silva, Drill Instructor
Cpl D.A. Jakobiak, Drill Instructor

[compqueen]

MCRD PI Oct 1976 - Dec 1976

LtCol Reynolds
SSgt Walton
Sgt Anthony

[steve evans]

Joined at RMB Deal, Kent, United Kingdom, 3 July 1973.
After three weeks moved to CTCRM (Commando Training Centre Royal Marines) Lympstone, Devon, United Kingdom.

Passed out Feb 1974 and went to 40CDORM based at Seaton Barracks, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.

Royal Marines Training is these days 32 weeks.

Steve Evans

[cpl larry]

MCRD SD april of 84 to june of 84
sr SSgt Green
jr's ssgt Johnson
sgt. Joyner
sgt. Hazelwood
went to Pendleton for ITS then Okinawa

[RoyTBowDoe]

USMC SD
Joined 7/28/52 in New Orleans.Arrived in Diego about 8/1/52.
Don't remember Plt. #. (Honor Plt.) Sgt/ Lewis, Pusley and Oots
was our demanding DI's.(spelling may not be correct) It was hell but we learned a lot and survived. Most of the men went to
Korea and didn't come back. I stayed stateside (see profile)
The PRIDE the Few. Semper Fi

[sparkie]

Welcome home, Roy. My father in law did Korea,,,, But doesn't talk about it, 'sept for a shredded poncho from a mortar.Semper Fi.