"Tom Lacombe" wrote in message
news:3f6bac04.933763@news.shentel.net...
> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 00:56:36 -0400, "Chas Hurst"
> wrote:
>
> >When did you *do* basic Tom? I took my basic at Ft Bragg also. I thought
it
> >was a joke. On the other hand, my company always ran to the rifle range
> >while the others rode in trucks.
> >
> >Chas Hurst
> >b-3-1, The only company on the hill without trucks--Sir
> >
> >"Tom Lacombe" wrote in message
> >news:3f672128.15568889@news.shentel.net...
> >> I hated basic training. But, when I think back on it I think of the
> >> funny things we sang, and what the drill sergeants threatened us with.
> >> Upon first reporting to my BCT company, I was put in the front leaning
> >> rest position, and told if I didn't straighten up I'd be pushing Ft.
> >> Bragg all the way to Florida. Another time I was being admonished by
> >> the sergeant, I was told I'd be doing push ups until he got tired.
> >> http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/tom.html
> >
> >
> I was in D-7-2. I went in the summer of 68. The amazing thing to
> me, was that after training we should have been in great shape, but
> when we got to Vietnam and had to hump, we were not ready for the
> physical beating our bodies would take.
> http://cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/tom.html

Ah ha. I did basic in the summer of ' 66. The Basic Training Center had just
opened and the cadre were freshly DEROSed from 'Nam. They were unable to
instill that special fear that makes a DI what he is. This in part because
we all knew our ultimate destination, and few of us were wrong.

Chas Hurst