The movie is a fairly accurate protrayal of Marine Corps bootcamp in the late sixties.I love that movie, and try to get to watch it every time it is on.
Did you go to Paris Island?The movie is a fairly accurate protrayal of Marine Corps bootcamp in the late sixties.
I was a Hollywood Marine.Did you go to Paris Island?
In a brown shoe NavyI was a Hollywood Marine.
I had the honor of going to Great Mistakes Illinois.I was a Hollywood Marine.
And a Winger.I was a Hollywood Marine.
I spent fourteen months on two cruises on an aircraft carrier ( as you might know ), and all the Navy personal I came in contact with were good people.In a brown shoe Navy
Had a Marine VFA squadron (VMFA251), Marine VAQ squadron (VMAQ3), and a Marine detachment on board. All good men. I remember the pilots of 251 were my favorite to direct on the flight deck. Very professional. all branches have their rivalries but in the end we are all brothers.I spent fourteen months on two cruises on an aircraft carrier ( as you might know ), and all the Navy personal I came in contact with were good people.
I got mixed feelings on the new catapults. I do remember the days when we did a lot of flying and the steam catapults would use up so much water we weren't allowed to shower. Having the steam on deck was nice in the North Atlantic but sucked in the Red Sea. Those damn things were always breaking down too.
On my first cruise aboard the USS AMERICA, our sleeping quarters seemed to be directly under the arresting gear. All day or night long, the sound of a jet hitting the deck and then stretching out the arresting cable, and then the sound of the cable being wound back.I got mixed feelings on the new catapults. I do remember the days when we did a lot of flying and the steam catapults would use up so much water we weren't allowed to shower. Having the steam on deck was nice in the North Atlantic but sucked in the Red Sea. Those damn things were always breaking down too.
I slept as far aft as you could go one deck below the fantail. The engine shop would test engines off the back of the ship but had to wait until flight ops were over and we were sleeping. Basically a jet engine dyno on the ceiling of my berthingOn my first cruise aboard the USS AMERICA, our sleeping quarters seemed to be directly under the arresting gear. All day or night long, the sound of a jet hitting the deck and then stretching out the arresting cable, and then the sound of the cable being wound back.
I also remember being in the middle of a shower, and the water would shut off, while they changed systems.
That was forty-four years ago ??!!
Needless to say I am proud of you both for your service. OF COURSE I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, mid 60's, P.I. then state side mostly TDY, x Ogden Utah. Mud, that was not your last shower, was It.On my first cruise aboard the USS AMERICA, our sleeping quarters seemed to be directly under the arresting gear. All day or night long, the sound of a jet hitting the deck and then stretching out the arresting cable, and then the sound of the cable being wound back.
I also remember being in the middle of a shower, and the water would shut off, while they changed systems.
That was forty-four years ago ??!!
And I am proud of you for setting the example. It's kind of a shame that it's a lot harder for a young man to enter the military these days. It's really a good start in a young persons life.Needless to say I am proud of you both for your service. OF COURSE I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE, mid 60's, P.I. then state side mostly TDY, x Ogden Utah. Mud, that was not your last shower, was It.
Great memories, the supervisors wife, well that made you smile. Priceless. I grew up fast in the Air Force, I do believe all young men and women should still be subject to the two year draft. Just my opinion.And I am proud of you for setting the example. It's kind of a shame that it's a lot harder for a young man to enter the military these days. It's really a good start in a young persons life.
The second cruise I went on aboard the USS AMERICA was to the western pacific, or West Pac. The favorite port of mine was Subic Bay P.I. The city outside the base was Olongapo. My Olongapo girlfriend and I even rode a bus together to Manila one weekend. Years later at Roadway we got a new supervisor. He was an ex Naval Officer. One day his wife came to pick him up from work. She looked just like my little Olongapo P.I. lady.
I don't know if bringing the draft back would be a good ideal. Maybe in a time of war.Great memories, the supervisors wife, well that made you smile. Priceless. I grew up fast in the Air Force, I do believe all young men and women should still be subject to the two year draft. Just my opinion.