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August 2nd, 2011, 06:47 PM
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#136 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Posts: 17
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MCRD San Diego, Ca.
2nd Battalion Platoon 2059
06 June -- 18 Aug 1971
M14 Marksman and Expert from then on. I found my groove 
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August 2nd, 2011, 07:13 PM
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#137 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Utah
Posts: 79
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San Diego
3rd Bn
Plt 3247
219 Sharpshooter
M16
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August 2nd, 2011, 07:16 PM
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#138 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Utah
Posts: 79
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2008 ha....A little bit later than you old timers
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August 15th, 2011, 05:22 PM
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#139 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: cent-IL, USA
Posts: 430
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MCRD, San Diego - Platoon 2019 graduated 08/15/1968, forty-three years
ago today.
2nd Battalion
06/11/68 - 03/14/72
Reciprocating engine mechanic, H-34 Crewchief,
M14-sharpshooter
DI's; GySgt-Ponder, SSgt-Benavides, SSgt-Newby
Semper Fi, 
Last edited by CharlieEcho; August 16th, 2011 at 09:56 AM.
Reason: blt; DI's
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August 15th, 2011, 08:56 PM
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#140 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central Florida
Posts: 18
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PI
1st Bn 1096 2001
m16 sharpshooter
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September 8th, 2011, 07:23 PM
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#141 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Mexico
Posts: 157
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Parris Island
1964
1st Btn. Plt. 169
Ssgt J.D. Perkins
M-14 Marksman
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September 8th, 2011, 07:37 PM
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#142 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 284
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I've got to be the youngest guy on this board.
Parris Island
Jan 2004 - April 2004
1st Battalion, Delta Company, Platoon 1029
M16A2 - 218 Sharpshooter, but the damn rifle had a bent front sight post. High expert (237) every time thereafter
I never had to deal with the new combat portion of qualification
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March 2nd, 2012, 05:03 PM
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#143 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ohio
Posts: 54
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Parris Island
1964
Plt 162
1st Btn
216 SS
M14
Series honor plt, won drill comp & rifle range
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March 2nd, 2012, 05:30 PM
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#144 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: FLORIDA
Posts: 17
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P.i
94
bn 2nd / 2072
m-16 sharpshooter
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March 2nd, 2012, 06:26 PM
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#145 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: mira mesa Ca.
Posts: 448
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June-sept 88 arrived at PI at aprox 2 o'clock in the afternoon in a white Dodge van with 5 other guys. East coast had a hurricane and all air traffic was grounded for 3 days. I was stuck in Atlanta Ga airport for 3 days.
Went thru receiving with a group that wound up in 2nd Bat. but since they already had formed myself and the other 4 guys had to go thru receiving again! Sat for 4-5 days with our heads on those little school room desks on receiving like a kid in detention! That sucked!
Went thru receiving AGAIN and dropped to training with 3rd Bat 3071.
Went thru till the last day of mess and Maint where is was 1st squad leader and got celuitous in my trigger finger! Finger was as big as a sausage and as black as my combat boots! Got sent to Beuford Naval hospital 4 like 5 days.
Thaught I was going back to my platoon but was informed I missed 1 to many training days to be allowed to continue with "my" platoon! Again, that SUCKED!
Was told I HAD TO go to the pork MRP platoon, mandatory, and pass 2 PFT's and be cleared by the doc before I could go back to training! Holy F*#k!
Conned the doc, passed 2 PFT's by doing my pullups one handed.
I don't know if any of you guys ever had to go to the MRP platoon but let me tell you that sucked! I was there to become a Marine, there weren't 10 other guys out of the aprox 100 that were there who wanted to continue to train or become a Marine. Most were working the system and trying to get a medical discharge! I wanted to pop! Saw 5 kids tryn hang themselves!
I did meet "Pappy" boyingtons grandson in the MRP platoon. Boy he was just like Pappy, short, face big and square like a bulldog, straight shooter and hard as nails!
"Pappy" and I dropped back into training again with 3rd Bat 3017. I had to be thru mess and Maint duty again! And finally graduated almost 5 months after landing on the island!
Recieving twice, mess and Maint twice! And then got stuck on PI after graduation because of another hurricane for 6 days! That Island didn't want me to leave!
3rd bat 3017
June-sept 88
Expert, 244, series high shooter
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March 2nd, 2012, 06:39 PM
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#146 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: across da lake
Posts: 55
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MCRD San Diego
summer of '74 -13 weeks-
Plt. 2057 " BAYOU STATE PLATOON 2057"
218 sharpshooter
rattletrap M-16 that i had to duct tape the upper and lower together... 
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March 2nd, 2012, 06:45 PM
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#147 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pensacola, Fl
Posts: 594
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Originally Posted by jarheadteacher  MCRD San Diego
1979 - 1983
3072
3rd Battalion
Marksman (Toilet bowl cover) BUT, Expert by the end....
M16 | 3072, was that your MOS or platoon?
MCRD San Diego
1976( last of the 16 weeks)
Plt 2129
Sharpshooter
M-16
SSGT Cantu, made Gunny with us, we took all events, especially the RR. OOOrah!
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March 2nd, 2012, 06:51 PM
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#148 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: mira mesa Ca.
Posts: 448
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How long or how many guys had their DI's make the Unks on pre qual day pack all there shit and do the "sea bag drag" to the range on qual day?
Boy I'll tell ya we had, I think 4-5, guys who weren't shooting well enough all week to qual and the night before qual day my "heavy" went ape shit! We all played hell! I had aprox 17 drill instructors during my extended stay on PI (see prior explanation please) and DI SGT Cozine was the meanest, craziest SOB I have ever met! I mean he lost his mind about having potential Unks in his platoon! I don't think we slept that night, we did inspection arms with our foot lockers for so long guys were passing out!
He told us ( and I believed him) that if everyone of us did not qualify he would kill is all! Everyone of my platoon qualified! No range drops!
Ahhh good times, wonderful memories! I'm GD proud of being a Marine, training and leadership traits have served me well thru life! Not to mention knowing I have the ability to put up with, deal with, suck it up and make it thru anything life has to throw at me! Be man it makes me think, " what in the hell was I thinking?"
Million dollar experience that I don't know if I would do again for 3 million! And what the hell was I thinking when I re enlisted? JK! Besides being a father being a Marine is the best thing I've ever done and the most rewarding! And no one can take either honor away!
For those who have been there I need not to explain! For those who haven't I won't cause you just won't understand! Semper Fi Marines!
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March 2nd, 2012, 06:56 PM
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#149 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pensacola, Fl
Posts: 594
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Originally Posted by berndog How long or how many guys had their DI's make the Unks on pre qual day pack all there shit and do the "sea bag drag" to the range on qual day?
Boy I'll tell ya we had, I think 4-5, guys who weren't shooting well enough all week to qual and the night before qual day my "heavy" went ape shit! We all played hell! I had aprox 17 drill instructors during my extended stay on PI (see prior explanation please) and DI SGT Cozine was the meanest, craziest SOB I have ever met! I mean he lost his mind about having potential Unks in his platoon! I don't think we slept that night, we did inspection arms with our foot lockers for so long guys were passing out!
He told us ( and I believed him) that if everyone of us did not qualify he would kill is all! Everyone of my platoon qualified! No range drops!
Ahhh good times, wonderful memories! I'm GD proud of being a Marine, training and leadership traits have served me well thru life! Not to mention knowing I have the ability to put up with, deal with, suck it up and make it thru anything life has to throw at me! Be man it makes me think, " what in the hell was I thinking?"
Million dollar experience that I don't know if I would do again for 3 million! And what the hell was I thinking when I re enlisted? JK! Besides being a father being a Marine is the best thing I've ever done and the most rewarding! And no one can take either honor away!
For those who have been there I need not to explain! For those who haven't I won't cause you just won't understand! Semper Fi Marines! | Editted: Semper Fi!!
Last edited by GeneCo; March 3rd, 2012 at 07:31 AM.
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March 3rd, 2012, 06:28 AM
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#150 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ohio
Posts: 54
| small world
Quote:
Originally Posted by wbm Parris Island
1964
1st Btn. Plt. 169
Ssgt J.D. Perkins
M-14 Marksman | wbm, I think we were in the same series @PI
1964 1st Btn.Plt162
Ssgt. Elerby
M-14 Sharpshooter
1saltygrunt
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