Sound Off - Where did you go to Boot Camp?

[Sgt Tig]

San Diego, October 97'

[rowdy540]

pi. plt 1101. 1991
Sdi SSgt carr
Sgt dayok (breifly)
Sgt Sinclair
Sgt Stillings

[rowdy540]

pi Plt 1101. 1991
SDI SSGT CARR
SGT DAYOK (BRIEFLY)
SGT SINCLAIR
SGT STILLINGS

[SemperRick]

Plt 2029
May 1981-July 1981
"H" (Hotel) Company
Sgt Rohr Jr DI
SSgt Estrada Jr DI
SSgt Kerr SDI

[Rooger]

MCRD San Diego Fox Co. PLT 2005......Jan to Apr 1980

[gunner1]

Parris Island Sept 72 1st Bn A Co Plt 1024
Sr SSgt Bishop
Jr SSgt McKean
Jr Sgt Davis

[SemperRick]

Well I actually Remember my Company Commander, I served with him years later with the 4th MEB. He was part of the G-2.

[SergeantSlayton]

MCRD San Diego 1985
3rd Battalion
Platoon 3075

[Charlie Mac]

Plt 1021, D Co., 1st Bn
Graduated March 3, 1959

SDI SSgt Ayers
ADI Sgt Padget
ADI Sgt Mintz

[WB4DFT]

3rd Bn, Kilo Co. Plt 3084
Feb. 1995 - May 1995
SDI Sgt. Jones

I remember the other DI's being absolute pit bulls. If there was any other brothers in that Platoon that remembers the DI's names let me know. All I have is a faded picture.

[sempidr]

MCRD San Diego Jun-Sept 64
2nd Battalion, Platoon 259
Only remember Sgt. Smith
and Cpl. Paddy (Bad ass)

In August, we went to Camp Mathews to qual with
the M-14. Our Platoon did the worst on the range
on Qual Day, so we had to come back to Camp Mathews two
weeks later for mess duty. Camp Mathews closed that week.

And yes, I was a housemouse, and did Smedley duty for mess week.

Ever forward,
Sempidr

[Macreal65]

I spent my time in hell @ PI PLT 3049 Feb 85-May 85. SSGT Parr, Sgt Gibs, Sgt Pascoe & Sgt Henandez. The best time I have ever had in my life. I loved PI & miss her untill this day.

[Grant6869]

MCRD 4Mar 1967 Platoon 138 entry from Albuquerque NM

[Macreal65]

When I was 18 yrs old and Korean War was raging, I went to Parris Island for Marine boot....we learned the hard way by WW2 DIs...if you didn't pick it up the first time, corporal punishment was in vogue and that opened your eyes fast, not to screw up...I was in "M" Co 4th Recruit Training Bn...the last row of WW2 quonset huts on road to the Rifle Range...my Senior DI was SSGT Slater...Jr DIs were Cpl Payson [a real SOB]..I think he hated himself...Cpl King and PFC Guance...none of us ever received a compliment and the day we boarded the buses for our 10 day Boot leave...the DIs were there to bid us "sayonara" with every derogatory slam and racial slur..DIs were hated in those days, but the light went on in our heads being on the Marine MLR months later, that those "hated" DIs saved our asses...they did a great job and killing America's enemies was no problem at all; whatever, I achieved in my lifetime, it all started with joining up with the United States Marine Corps [the greatest adventure of my life]...I love being a United States Marine

Wow Staff! That was sum Gung-Ho times back then & it seem like that it was just pure Hell too! But to your own admission, it saved your ass. Thank you for paveing the way for me, & for all Marines to be. Semper-Fi Always Lock-N-Load....Semper-Fi Always.

[USMAR1NE]

MCRD Patoon 1094
1992

Drill instructor:
Sgt. Barker