I can't believe I found this video. I went to Basic Training summer of 1987 at Fort Sill, 13B. This was my year! Thank you for bringing back the memories!
The single thing that I recall most about basic at Ft.Sill was the smell of all that gear in the TA-50 issuing facility. I think it was primarily the plastics, like canteens, wet weather gear and such. So much in that hot building created an oder that stuck with me. Every once in a while I encounter a similar smell and I'm transported back to that first few days in basic. Typically happens in a Army surplus store or a flea market booth full of that gear.
I was there in '88. Just finished a 2022 video of Sill boot camp and then watched this one, Big difference in the quality of recruits. Gen X > Gen x-box
Funny thing about watching this Video I am a retired Firefighter from Nyc Did 20 years, I'm a dad too 2 boys and I'm married 25 years. I went through Basic in 1987 Osut, and I still hold that time in Ft Sill so Close to my Heart. I can still remember the Barracks/old WW 2 barracks. My 2 drill Sergeants The whole time in Ft Sill has really stayed in my Memories all these years Amazing times
Christopher Sicarta I was there in 87 an was in the ww2 buildings my Ds see Tucker an Williams at first I was in 1st platoon with DS Crowther an Binum a lot of good memories
Christopher Sicarta I agree I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the old WW2 barracks as well Foxtrot 1/33rd to be exact. I was there from July of 88 to September and I remember my DI’S as well Olenmacher (probably didn’t spell that right) and Bruce. I thought I was in hell on earth and they were demon spawn but let me tell you what I miss them both and I have nothing but complete respect for them and I assure you they were a huge part of they way I turned out and the man I became. I ended up doing three combat tours before I retired and these were the real deal not in the rear with the gear. I never made a lot of sense out of all the training and yelling until we came under fire for the first time but let me tell ya I got the picture REAL fast when the lead started flying. I retired out as a Lieutenant (guess I had to see how the other half lived). I am proud of becoming a Lieutenant but I figured out REAL fast being enlisted was a helluva lot easier when you consider the hours I put in during my 3 years as an officer. I have a lot more pride in my enlisted time the camaraderie was a feeling a person whom never served could never understand especially the excruciating pain and feeling of losing a fellow soldier and best friend on the battlefield. That is a loss you feel so deep that your life never recoups from. My life has been off the tracks ever since. Everyday I wake up here in my country is nothing but pain that I made it home and he didn’t and no counseling or anything the military or civilian folks have ever said or done have ever made it better. But I promise you this I wouldn’t take my time in the service back. Other than losing him the only thing that ever hurt anywhere near that was the day they made me retire. I just don’t fit in out here and if given the opportunity I would go back in today and I’d stay until they played taps.
I was there 1987 Drill Sergeants Walker and White, Old WW2 Barracks, 1/33 FA OSUT Those were some Great Times Can’t believe how FAST Time flys 18 when I went in, 51 Now Ft Sill changed my life for the better, and I will hold it close too my Heart Ooh Shaa
I had alot of guys in my Platoon from Wyoming who were in 11th grade, because of the timing, they were able to fit the whole OSUT into one Shot. In the video, I saw 2 Drill Sergeants who I remember and The Lady who had old burn scars on her Arms, she was fitting my platoon for uniforms at our Dress uniform Issue Memories
29:02 WOW!!!! My old unit!!! I was C Btry 6/33 1st Firing Platoon, the 212 stands for 212th Brigade. That track is the STL (Standard Transport/Loader) that resupplied our Launcher track with the Missile. 15D Lance Missile Crewman.
Thanks for uploading this video. I graduated OSUT in 1986. Some good and bad memories of my time there. This video was really cleaned up for TH-cam. I wonder what D.S. Laboy and D.S. Lopez are doing these days.
August 1983 15D. Took me about a week and a half to get used to the continuous shelling so I could sleep. This brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing.
3-18th FA battalion 84-85. Loved Sill. My great grandmother lived in Lawton and I would spend my weekends there (sometimes). My dad is buried on main post cemetery.
I was there July 82. Thanks for the memories. Echo 2 4th platoon. ANIMALS Sgt. Berthold and Sgt. Peterson. Wish I would have stayed in touch with the boys. Jonesy, DeCastro, Uli Uli Fetui, Rivera, Gresham, Kelly, Bynum. Love you guys.
Did basic at Fort Still in 1983 (old barracks). Stationed at Fort Sill in '87 (time this video was shot) with 2bn/37th FA. Glad the video showed the old barracks at approximately 21:00. I do remember the old dining facility and gas chamber. Seems like a lifetime ago.
Also did Basic/AIT at Ft. Sill in 1983, A-5-3, was also my Permanent Duty Station (C Btry 6BN/33FA 1st Firing Platoon), but I was a 15D, Lance Missile Crewman/MLRS Sergeant. Was ETS’ed in 1986.
I worked at the Welcome Center, out-processing finance. Drill sergeants brought their soldiers for travel advances prior to leaving for AIT or leave. I left Ft. Sill for Korea in May of 1987.
Fox 5, 3rd Plt. Summer of '86. Returned the next summer to 3/22, 3rd. Plt. For 31V school. We had night classes to avoid the summer heat. Good memories.
Started 13B OSUT in January of 1988 with SSG Thompson and SSG Quick. In the old barracks at first but then moved to the new ones just down the street from the Gunner's Inn. Good times.
2nd Platoon, C Battery 2nd/30th FA. March to May 1987. Drill Sergeants Buckner, Seay & Mad Dog McKnight. It was fun, but most importantly it gave me confidence way beyond what I had ever had to that point. They taught us to Soldier and to survive anything but a direct hit! Spring at Ft. Sill: Freezing your nads off one day, and sweating them off the next. We all caught a cough and kept it until after training was over.
1/33rd F.A. Fox trot, 2nd platoon. Graduated July 1987. Drill Sgt. Melendez, Geery, Rodriguez, Workman, Hickson, Hall and Ohlenmacher. Oh, I can't forget the Kaison(Beer, music, video games and Women). Memories!!
I went through Basic and AIT @ Ft. Sill O.K. Sept 1987.13 Bravo. WWII Barracks, Echo Battery 1/33rd F.A. 4th platoon/The Mighty Eagles!!! Senior D.S. Chavez, D.S. Moore, & D.S. Gleason. Great memories!!
7th Training BN, Echo Battery, 2nd Platoon, Assistant Platoon Guide. I was there from SEP 84 through Feb 85. Drill sergeants Jackson, King, and Bernard. Love it!
Hi Michael. I was in Echo Battery 1-33 2plt (bulldogs) with you in 87. Drill Sergeants Knight and Gleason. Lost my yearbook and video over the years so was nice to see online.
I was at FT. Sill, OK Aug 07, 1987. A 1st / 31st... I had this on VHS Tape and had Lost it over the years. Great Memories!!! I still remembered a lot of faces on here. If you were in A 1St / 31St August 07, 1987 give me a shout!!
I was there but A 2/80th, 1st Platoon, from June 28-Sept3 Basic with best Drill Sergeants Whittlesey and Gaskin and then also there at Burleson Hall for 31V MOS training from Sept-late November same year. Night school 1800-0200. Loved Ft Sill. I was in what they called Hollywood.
A btry 2/80, 4th platoon from Mar84 to July84!!! Was a good experience for me at the time, but was happy when it was all over and I got to leave Ft Sill!!! Hated that place and NEVER want to ever go back!!!!
hahaha I remember hearing that, when reception battalion was over and they loaded us into the cattle cars, drove us around, we arrived at our training battery, cattle car door opens - then that. Good times ;)
@@kostoffj Haha....I remember they used those Cattle car transporters to take us out to the rifle range and other places. The Drill Sergeants would cram us in those things like sardines. One of them used to say " Get in there! Make your buddy smile ". Haha I did my US Army Basic Training at Fort Sill in 1979.
Memories I was there May 27th 1987 too September 4th 1987 OSUT 13B Bravo 1/33 F.A. Drill Sgt Walker and White I remember the Lady with the Old burn scars on her Arms, at the Uniform issue. I'm still watching the video, mabe I can see Myself or Drill Sgt. Ooh Shaa
I took my Basic Training and AIT.Nov.1977...March 1978.Fort Sill..13B10.DS.Howel...Randall...Slauther..Pratcher..Higginbothan.Black..Waren..Stewar.SDS.Morton.Master Sergeant Martín.
Something guys dont know. You could screw up, make a mistake, they will demote you, but if you work hard to correct your mistakes, you make you rank again, this is a very good mark on your records, they see you humbly acknowledged your fault, you worked on your self to get it right, righted your wrongs. The post commander will have up most respect for you. You will gain your ranks back and the trust of your peers. In no other job in the civilian world have I ever heard of that would be this forgiving if you screw up, they just fire you, dont give you another chance. The army will if you just do the time. I gotten in trouble, was busted from E4 to E3. But after a year of hard work, I got my E4 rank back, then about three months later, they seny me to NCO school to become Corporal,. then it wasnt even a year and i was refered to be promoted to E5. I made my mistakes and over came. The Army really appreciated that and rewarded me. Thats something that turns the general on i guess, seeing you screw up and you work to correct yourself, shows you have some guts to be a soldier. You take care of the Army, we are a clan, we will take care of you, its called comrades. You learn this about the Army, you will go places. I didnt leave the Army because I disliked it...i just felt that I had done my time serving my Americans and that they let me free to be a sovereign man among men.
And just because i ETS from the Army, doesnt mean that dropped all thoughts o soldier. I didnt make that oath and creed to the Army, about to defend my fellow Americans...I made it directly to you my fellow Americans..no matter if in uniform ot out domestically.RANGERS CREED. To basically protect all of my Americans. I may seem very ego filled, boisterous, dogmatic..but if you hold a American social security card, then you are who I sworn in to protect. This is why the Army or military will never turn on you Americans. In the coming age, there will political strife, but the military is at odds with the government. The government might think the American military will be at it side..but not when its comprised of Americans. Its a little game they are playing.
I've been to Fort Sill on at least Two occasions. Field Artillery cannoneer course in September 1986 1st All Marine Class. And then later for Two weeks of Field Artillery cannoneer sustainment training Had fun both times. But it was hard work and crazy weather.
@@JT-ur1pf Good times for sure. Lawton O.K. was like a one-horse town back then. I enjoyed the experience and the History of FT. Sill Geronimo's Burial site and General Sherman etc.. was all really cool history, shooting the howitzers and learning the duties of the cannoneer was also a good experience too. I remember the crazy weather either hot and muggy or cold in the winter. I liked my time in the Field Artillery for sure. there is nothing quite like it.
I used the M-16A1 in basic training and AIT at Ft Sill in 82. And was issued an M-16A1 once back to my Guard Unit from 82-88. My Unit was never issued kevlar helmets either. But I did buy my own- and after what turned into a major ordeal ( LoL) I was allowed to wear it.
@@shadowwolf9503 Haha, I imagine there was an officer suffering from Helmet envy who tried to stop your wearing your kevlar. One good thing about the good old steel helmet was you could use it as a big pot in the field to boil water in and give yourself what we called a whore's bath. I really liked the weight and balance of my M-16A1. In the early 2000's I decided to build my own AR-`15. It was a hodge podge build based on an Olympic Arms stripped lower. I bought parts here and there. Eventually at a gun show I found and A2 upper and barrel assembly. It had a 20" HBAR barrel and the more sophisticated rear sight with windage and elevation adjustments. The AR-15A2 it evolved into was OK but with that heavy barrel it was really nose heavy and she never had that sweet balance my M-16A1 had. I will say it was dead accurate though.
@@JeffWhite1 Would you happen to know how to look up former drill instructors? Is there a special website for this? Im looking specifically for Ft. Sill
Winter 1982, anybody remember Drill Sgt. McCallum "The Threat". Was not in his platoon but he took me and about 10 others on a nice 5 mile run in our combat boots.
I can remember singing cadence after hearing Drill Sargent Carter's voice. "Hard Work" I graduated 1988 Echo 1/19 WWII barrack's 13Bravo towed Artillery unit m198 cannon cocker OSUT..I was the last unit to graduate from WWII barrack's, which would've been torn down. Hollywood barracks we're new then
Frithlethrend , Hey I just read your reply , You and I were in the same platoon drill Sargent Dallas /Carter Whoa!! You just gave me a flashback! I am PVT. Simpson. Yes I would’ve been shipped to Fort Ord, California . I volunteered for Abn Ranger School, went to Fort Bening GA, 1/507th Infantry Division. Straight outta AIT.
I know a vet that was in that class. He asked me if I could find the yearbook of that 87/88 year. Does anyone have one that might be willing to scan and uploaded? That way I can at least print it off for him, if there isn't one out there to be bought.
I was there for the heat wave of July - Sep ‘85 , 4th Training Battalion, Alpha Platoon with D.S.’s Gann, Jimmo, Peterson, Miller, Morgan, Cline, Adams and Duffy and Senior D.S. Wong.. Had a great time. Not one D.S. could yell at me louder than my mom so I knew I’d be ok
D battery 5th training bn, 1985. I believe this video is of that. I have a copy on VHS. I recognized several guys in the barber chairs. 13foxtrot. Drill Sergeant Jeffries was my Senior. Seems like yesterday.
Lawton airport: would actually CLOSE at midnight! Locked up and lights off. I missed my flight out to Dallas and figured I would just sleep in the terminal until the next day and then go home,,,,boy I learned a lesson that night!
I was there in April thru August 1985 Delta 3, DS.Wynn, DS Porter, DS Bradwell, SrDS Smith,DS Segram,DS Lopez can't remember some the other I lost my grad class book
28:25 Riot control is machine-gunning? I was there in July 1987. I fondly recall Drill Sergeant John Bonner. I wonder where he is today, some 34 years later?
I can't believe I found this video. I went to Basic Training summer of 1987 at Fort Sill, 13B. This was my year! Thank you for bringing back the memories!
DS Scott and DS Smiling
1982. Basic and AIT. Charlie 2. 4th Platoon. Old wooden barricks.
@@shadowwolf9503 old school!
@@kostoffj Roger that ! M-16A1's, steel helmets with liners and Woodland BDU's.
@@kostoffj DS Hardy DS Fells. At the time, Sgt Fells was the youngest DS the Army ever had .
The single thing that I recall most about basic at Ft.Sill was the smell of all that gear in the TA-50 issuing facility. I think it was primarily the plastics, like canteens, wet weather gear and such. So much in that hot building created an oder that stuck with me. Every once in a while I encounter a similar smell and I'm transported back to that first few days in basic. Typically happens in a Army surplus store or a flea market booth full of that gear.
yes sir the sights and smells and sounds of Military life.
i get reminded of that stuff also.
haha if you know, you know
Mothballs
I could smell it when you mentioned it
I was there in '88. Just finished a 2022 video of Sill boot camp and then watched this one, Big difference in the quality of recruits. Gen X > Gen x-box
Funny thing about watching this Video
I am a retired Firefighter from Nyc
Did 20 years, I'm a dad too 2 boys and I'm married 25 years. I went through Basic in 1987 Osut, and I still hold that time in Ft Sill so Close to my Heart.
I can still remember the Barracks/old WW 2 barracks. My 2 drill Sergeants
The whole time in Ft Sill has really stayed in my Memories all these years
Amazing times
Christopher Sicarta I was there in 87 I was in the old buildings it was crazy going through it but a lot of good memories
Christopher Sicarta I was there in 87 an was in the ww2 buildings my Ds see Tucker an Williams at first I was in 1st platoon with DS Crowther an Binum a lot of good memories
I was in A-1, Oct '86- Jan '87. DS Tucker and Williams.
Christopher Sicarta I agree I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the old WW2 barracks as well Foxtrot 1/33rd to be exact. I was there from July of 88 to September and I remember my DI’S as well Olenmacher (probably didn’t spell that right) and Bruce. I thought I was in hell on earth and they were demon spawn but let me tell you what I miss them both and I have nothing but complete respect for them and I assure you they were a huge part of they way I turned out and the man I became. I ended up doing three combat tours before I retired and these were the real deal not in the rear with the gear. I never made a lot of sense out of all the training and yelling until we came under fire for the first time but let me tell ya I got the picture REAL fast when the lead started flying. I retired out as a Lieutenant (guess I had to see how the other half lived). I am proud of becoming a Lieutenant but I figured out REAL fast being enlisted was a helluva lot easier when you consider the hours I put in during my 3 years as an officer. I have a lot more pride in my enlisted time the camaraderie was a feeling a person whom never served could never understand especially the excruciating pain and feeling of losing a fellow soldier and best friend on the battlefield. That is a loss you feel so deep that your life never recoups from. My life has been off the tracks ever since. Everyday I wake up here in my country is nothing but pain that I made it home and he didn’t and no counseling or anything the military or civilian folks have ever said or done have ever made it better. But I promise you this I wouldn’t take my time in the service back. Other than losing him the only thing that ever hurt anywhere near that was the day they made me retire. I just don’t fit in out here and if given the opportunity I would go back in today and I’d stay until they played taps.
I was there in 87 also in the New barracks
Alpha 2/30 FA FEB - JUN
It’s like yesterday
I was there in Summer of 86. Stayed in the "Hollywood" barracks.
Was part of D 1/33 graduated Nov. 19, 1987. I remember my time at Ft. Sill like it was yesterday
I was in bravo1/33 at the same time.
@@jamestillery8012 I was bravo 1/33 OSUT
Graduated September 3rd 1987
Drill Sgt’s Walker and White
Me too.. Graduated February 1988
Went through AIT in 1968. Spent the rest of my time in Nam and stateside attached to the M-107 self-propelled gun. (175mm) I-Corp, Americal Division
Don’t forget about the tornadoes 🌪, I lived through a couple while training at Ft Sill. During Fire Guard had to wake up 3 buildings 💪🏻🇺🇸👍🏻🤠
We had one roll through in the summer of 92, picked debris up for several days
thank you for your service.
Roger that ! I was at Sill in the summer of 82. Had a tornado at the base airport late one night.
and dust storms, too.
Great advices: 1.) avoid creating unwanted attention. 2.) observe everything around. 3.) be a team player. 4.) Don't quit / Never give up.
I was there 1987
Drill Sergeants Walker and White,
Old WW2 Barracks, 1/33 FA OSUT
Those were some Great Times
Can’t believe how FAST Time flys
18 when I went in, 51 Now
Ft Sill changed my life for the better, and I will hold it close too my Heart
Ooh Shaa
I went to Fort Sill October of 1987. Foxtrot Second Platoon. Basic Training and AIT.
13Bravo
I got in in 92, i can't believe it has changed tremendously. Not always for the best.
I did my basic & AIT (13B) @ Ft Sill. What a great time I had.
I had alot of guys in my Platoon from Wyoming who were in 11th grade, because of the timing, they were able to fit the whole OSUT into one Shot.
In the video, I saw 2 Drill Sergeants who I remember and The Lady who had old burn scars on her Arms, she was fitting my platoon for uniforms at our Dress uniform Issue
Memories
I trained at Sill, B 2/80th for Basic in '87, then D 1/31st for 15E AIT (Pershing Missile). Thanks for the memories.
@@redgreen7021 I come from multiple generations of soldiers, and I would not let any of family's kids join this abortion of an Army we have right now.
Thanks for posting this! My original VHS tape is long lost, good to see a copy still around. Graduated from C-7, 4th plt. Jan '86.
Charlie-2. 4th Platoon. 1982
There in 82
C5 2d Jan '86
E- Btry 7th Tng Bn Oct. 83 - Feb. 84
I may have saw you. I was working at the Welcome Center, finance out-processing.
29:02 WOW!!!! My old unit!!! I was C Btry 6/33 1st Firing Platoon, the 212 stands for 212th Brigade. That track is the STL (Standard Transport/Loader) that resupplied our Launcher track with the Missile. 15D Lance Missile Crewman.
I did Basic, AIT and advance training at FT Sill.. MLRS/ ATACMS... 1990, Shot out, Shot over 👍🏻🇺🇸 Happy Veterans Day 🇺🇸
I predated you, 1983, also Basic/AIT/Advanced training all there at Sill. By coincidence my MOS was 15D, Lance Missile Crewman/MLRS Sergeant.
Thanks for uploading this video. I graduated OSUT in 1986. Some good and bad memories of my time there. This video was really cleaned up for TH-cam. I wonder what D.S. Laboy and D.S. Lopez are doing these days.
I did my Basic and AIT at Ft Sill in the summer of 82. Charlie 2. 4th Platoon. Old yellow wooden barricks. Sgt Hardy and Sgt Fells.
I was at fort sill 1985. 86. Drill sergeant Adam's
August 1983 15D. Took me about a week and a half to get used to the continuous shelling so I could sleep. This brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing.
LOVED your video.Takes ME back to 86 at Ft.Dix.Plastic liners and steel pots.
Did Basic & AIT together from May- Aug 1990 3/321 FA 2nd PLT(Dragons) The lightning storms were awesome to watch but hot as hell during the day
3-18th FA battalion 84-85. Loved Sill. My great grandmother lived in Lawton and I would spend my weekends there (sometimes).
My dad is buried on main post cemetery.
I was there July 82. Thanks for the memories. Echo 2 4th platoon. ANIMALS Sgt. Berthold and Sgt. Peterson. Wish I would have stayed in touch with the boys. Jonesy, DeCastro, Uli Uli Fetui, Rivera, Gresham, Kelly, Bynum. Love you guys.
I was there in 1982. July-Oct. Charlie 2-4th platoon. WW2 wooden barricks.
Did basic at Fort Still in 1983 (old barracks). Stationed at Fort Sill in '87 (time this video was shot) with 2bn/37th FA. Glad the video showed the old barracks at approximately 21:00. I do remember the old dining facility and gas chamber. Seems like a lifetime ago.
Basic and AIT at Ft Sill in the summer of 82. Old wooden barricks. Charlie 2. 4th Platoon.
Also did Basic/AIT at Ft. Sill in 1983, A-5-3, was also my Permanent Duty Station (C Btry 6BN/33FA 1st Firing Platoon), but I was a 15D, Lance Missile Crewman/MLRS Sergeant. Was ETS’ed in 1986.
25 mile road March after 2 days being shot at 👍🏻🇺🇸 Fuck it, I miss Ft Sill
I remember it well
I was there June 87 B-321 with DS Powell and DS Quick. Fun times I will always remember.
Ft sill Oklahoma graduate,,1984 cannon crewman 155 mm self propelled howitzer steel on target!!!!!shoot, move,communicate .
1982. Charlie-2. 4th Platoon. Old wooden barricks. 105mm towed.
1987 C Battery 1/33 DS Reed and DS Hart. Still think of my time there. Went to Bamberg, Germany after AIT. Loved it.
I worked at the Welcome Center, out-processing finance. Drill sergeants brought their soldiers for travel advances prior to leaving for AIT or leave. I left Ft. Sill for Korea in May of 1987.
class of 2010 Drill sgt Peller, Hodges and Win. Got to love the Sill.
Fox 5, 3rd Plt. Summer of '86. Returned the next summer to 3/22, 3rd. Plt. For 31V school. We had night classes to avoid the summer heat.
Good memories.
Exactly the same except 1987
Started 13B OSUT in January of 1988 with SSG Thompson and SSG Quick. In the old barracks at first but then moved to the new ones just down the street from the Gunner's Inn. Good times.
2nd Platoon, C Battery 2nd/30th FA. March to May 1987. Drill Sergeants Buckner, Seay & Mad Dog McKnight. It was fun, but most importantly it gave me confidence way beyond what I had ever had to that point. They taught us to Soldier and to survive anything but a direct hit! Spring at Ft. Sill: Freezing your nads off one day, and sweating them off the next. We all caught a cough and kept it until after training was over.
C 2/30th, June '91 WARLORDS!
Next day?? You mean freezing in the morning and cooking in the afternoon!
@@HouseofTaint You know it. That's Spring in Oklahoma! It sucketh much.
Charlie 2. 4th platoon. July- Oct 1982. Old wooden barricks.
1/33rd F.A. Fox trot, 2nd platoon. Graduated July 1987. Drill Sgt. Melendez, Geery, Rodriguez, Workman, Hickson, Hall and Ohlenmacher. Oh, I can't forget the Kaison(Beer, music, video games and Women). Memories!!
1983 July 13 13B M198 Howitzer Towed. 1st Battalion F Battery 4 th Platoon. DS Mickens and DS McNair.
1982. Basic training and AIT. Charlie-2. 4th Platoon. Old wooden barricks. 13Bravo. 105mm towed
Did this is in 1989. Surprisingly, a lot of things had changed from 1987: uniforms, barracks, and some buildings.
I went through Basic and AIT @ Ft. Sill O.K. Sept 1987.13 Bravo. WWII Barracks, Echo Battery 1/33rd F.A. 4th platoon/The Mighty Eagles!!! Senior D.S. Chavez, D.S. Moore, & D.S. Gleason. Great memories!!
D.S Rivera and Fitzgerald 13 bravo field artillery Delta Dogs 1987
7th Training BN, Echo Battery, 2nd Platoon, Assistant Platoon Guide. I was there from SEP 84 through Feb 85. Drill sergeants Jackson, King, and Bernard. Love it!
Same here DS Adam's Anaya Johnson
I went to Basic at Fort Sill 1985. Drill sergeants Adams, Anaya ,Johnson
Sang let the cold wind blow a hundred times.
Hi Michael. I was in Echo Battery 1-33 2plt (bulldogs) with you in 87. Drill Sergeants Knight and Gleason. Lost my yearbook and video over the years so was nice to see online.
John Fritchle I was there May 87 Delta 1-33rd 3rd platoon. Drill Sergeants Brown and McCall
I was at FT. Sill, OK Aug 07, 1987.
A 1st / 31st... I had this on VHS Tape and had Lost it over the years.
Great Memories!!! I still remembered a lot of faces on here. If you were in A 1St / 31St
August 07, 1987 give me a shout!!
Randy Violette I was E Battery. February 1987. It was good times. 30 years ago. WOW...
I was there but A 2/80th, 1st Platoon, from June 28-Sept3 Basic with best Drill Sergeants Whittlesey and Gaskin and then also there at Burleson Hall for 31V MOS training from Sept-late November same year. Night school 1800-0200. Loved Ft Sill. I was in what they called Hollywood.
Was A-5-3 in Basic there at Ft. Sill in 1983, as my PDS I got put in C Btry 6BN/33FA 1st firing platoon. 15D Lance Missile Crewman/MLRS Sergeant
A btry 2/80, 4th platoon from Mar84 to July84!!! Was a good experience for me at the time, but was happy when it was all over and I got to leave Ft Sill!!! Hated that place and NEVER want to ever go back!!!!
Drill Sergeant at Reception Center: YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES TO GET OFF THIS
BUS AND FOUR OF THEM ARE ALREADY GONE!!!
hahaha I remember hearing that, when reception battalion was over and they loaded us into the cattle cars, drove us around, we arrived at our training battery, cattle car door opens - then that. Good times ;)
@@kostoffj Haha....I remember they used those Cattle car transporters to take us out to the rifle range and other places. The Drill Sergeants would cram us in those things like sardines. One of them used to say " Get in there! Make your buddy smile ". Haha I did my US Army Basic Training at Fort Sill in 1979.
Nice video....was there '92. Echo 1/19FA, 3D PLT bushmasters!!.
10:54 I saw about 2-3 guys doing actual pushups in that whole scene. lol
Get some glasses.
Memories
I was there May 27th 1987 too September 4th 1987
OSUT 13B
Bravo 1/33 F.A.
Drill Sgt Walker and White
I remember the Lady with the Old burn scars on her Arms, at the Uniform issue.
I'm still watching the video, mabe I can see Myself or Drill Sgt.
Ooh Shaa
B 1/33 same time
I took my Basic Training and AIT.Nov.1977...March 1978.Fort Sill..13B10.DS.Howel...Randall...Slauther..Pratcher..Higginbothan.Black..Waren..Stewar.SDS.Morton.Master Sergeant Martín.
Graduated Boot camp October 1987- That was some fun for sure lol
Wow
I was there 1987
OSUT
Amazing time/Great Memories
Graduated September 3rd 1987
i did so many push ups i pushed ft sill farther south i learned the term you keep doing push ups till i get tired my DI would say
Green Beret in graduation ceremony was our Chaplain. Great man
That music is too much man. These were truly the glory days of human existence.
Something guys dont know. You could screw up, make a mistake, they will demote you, but if you work hard to correct your mistakes, you make you rank again, this is a very good mark on your records, they see you humbly acknowledged your fault, you worked on your self to get it right, righted your wrongs. The post commander will have up most respect for you. You will gain your ranks back and the trust of your peers. In no other job in the civilian world have I ever heard of that would be this forgiving if you screw up, they just fire you, dont give you another chance. The army will if you just do the time. I gotten in trouble, was busted from E4 to E3. But after a year of hard work, I got my E4 rank back, then about three months later, they seny me to NCO school to become Corporal,. then it wasnt even a year and i was refered to be promoted to E5. I made my mistakes and over came. The Army really appreciated that and rewarded me. Thats something that turns the general on i guess, seeing you screw up and you work to correct yourself, shows you have some guts to be a soldier. You take care of the Army, we are a clan, we will take care of you, its called comrades. You learn this about the Army, you will go places. I didnt leave the Army because I disliked it...i just felt that I had done my time serving my Americans and that they let me free to be a sovereign man among men.
And just because i ETS from the Army, doesnt mean that dropped all thoughts o soldier. I didnt make that oath and creed to the Army, about to defend my fellow Americans...I made it directly to you my fellow Americans..no matter if in uniform ot out domestically.RANGERS CREED. To basically protect all of my Americans. I may seem very ego filled, boisterous, dogmatic..but if you hold a American social security card, then you are who I sworn in to protect. This is why the Army or military will never turn on you Americans. In the coming age, there will political strife, but the military is at odds with the government. The government might think the American military will be at it side..but not when its comprised of Americans. Its a little game they are playing.
Thank you for your service
20:11 those are the Barracks I was in during Basic in 1983, we called them “The Condos”, 3-4 floors, 4 four man rooms on each floor
Yep. I was 3rd floor
I was there in October 1986 with Sgt Muñoz in WW2 Barracks
4th platoon Mighty Cobras Zzzzzzzz. ! 👍
Good memories and a new experience. Yes sirrr.!!
I was there Sep-Dec 86 as well. Delta Dogs, 1st Cannon Training Battalion. WW II barracks.
Cherished memories!!
@@freddiedog8133 Good to know take care 👍
I've been to Fort Sill on at least Two occasions.
Field Artillery cannoneer course in September 1986 1st All Marine Class.
And then later for Two weeks of Field Artillery cannoneer sustainment training
Had fun both times. But it was hard work and crazy weather.
I remember marching by your barracks for one of our classes and calling cadence as loud as we could. Summer of '87. Great memories
@@JT-ur1pf Good times for sure. Lawton O.K. was like a one-horse town back then. I enjoyed the experience and the History of FT. Sill Geronimo's Burial site and General Sherman etc.. was all really cool history, shooting the howitzers and learning the duties of the cannoneer was also a good experience too. I remember the crazy weather either hot and muggy or cold in the winter.
I liked my time in the Field Artillery for sure.
there is nothing quite like it.
Damn you Calhoun. You Marine bastards used to fly by us while on road marches kicking up huge dust clouds from your deuces pulling 105’s and 155’s.
was there in "81" Hogans Heros and Jamisons Warriors trying to find any photos. thanks
1982. Charlie 2. 4th Platoon
So they were still training with the M-16A1 in 1987.
I used the M-16A1 in basic training and AIT at Ft Sill in 82. And was issued an M-16A1 once back to my Guard Unit from 82-88. My Unit was never issued kevlar helmets either. But I did buy my own- and after what turned into a major ordeal ( LoL) I was allowed to wear it.
@@shadowwolf9503 Haha, I imagine there was an officer suffering from Helmet envy who tried to stop your wearing your kevlar.
One good thing about the good old steel helmet was you could use it as a big pot in the field to boil water in and give yourself what we called a whore's bath.
I really liked the weight and balance of my M-16A1. In the early 2000's I decided to build my own AR-`15. It was a hodge podge build based on an Olympic Arms stripped lower. I bought parts here and there. Eventually at a gun show I found and A2 upper and barrel assembly. It had a 20" HBAR barrel and the more sophisticated rear sight with windage and elevation adjustments.
The AR-15A2 it evolved into was OK but with that heavy barrel it was really nose heavy and she never had that sweet balance my M-16A1 had. I will say it was dead accurate though.
F 1/19 October 87. Thorpe and Lambert were the two DSs I remember.
Haircut is called a “ mighty fine” cause it’s just that
In my day (1990), the field artillery called it a "mighty fine." The light infantry called it a "scaldy baldy."
Anyone graduated 13B in December 1987? Apparently that’s when SMA Grinston was there
Anyone remember ssgt Molden ? I had him as a drill in 1980. Let the word from the wise be sufficient!
I was there from May to September. D 2/80th for basic and E 1/31 FA for AIT.
Did you go in 1988?
@@johnnyfuture3524 1987
@@JeffWhite1 Would you happen to know how to look up former drill instructors? Is there a special website for this? Im looking specifically for Ft. Sill
D 2/80th basic May 1987
I can’t remember AIT unit
AIT trained as 13N
Alpha 1/31 Alpha battery 89.......... Drill Sargent Nixon was a beast
FIRE FOR EFFECT !
I think that's me, 42:51 tall skinny guy in back. 2nd platoon, E 1/33, (IIRC) Good times.
January 87 Charlie 3/321...ahh the memories...
Lewis! Nice. DS Ballew, DS Holmes and DS Thomas. Hope all is well with you, man. Be safe.
Like the slap bass. Very 80's.
did basic 1982 & AIT 31V bwarlson hall under SFC ickard basic under sst brey&turkelson
1982. Basic training and AIT. 13Bravo. 105mm towed howitzer. Charlie-2. 4th Platoon. Old wooden barricks.
31V, summer of '87. 3/22, 3rd Platoon.
OSUT at E- Btry 7th Tng Bn Oct. 83 - Feb. 84 MOS 13E
Had they stopped training EW's with the men by 1987?
Men and women went through BCT together at Fort Sill in 1979.
I was part of this Cohort Charlie 3-321
A 1/33 ...started in October...3rd platoon...Mad dogs
A-1/33 Jun and July 87
A-2-2 Graduated in Nov 1986 great group of men. DS King DS Wright
Same here DS Adam's
I was there C Btry...5th Tng Bn...1986...DS Amacker...DS Gigous...DS Grandy.1st.Platoon...SDS Wik...
started basic feb 89, c-2bn 30thfa, mos82c. ait c-2nd 80thfa, staioned there after trng c -25thfa (TAB). deployed to desert storm with 212th fa bd
I was there, January-June, 1986.
So was I but in out-processing at the Welcome Center.
Winter 1982, anybody remember Drill Sgt. McCallum "The Threat". Was not in his platoon but he took me and about 10 others on a nice 5 mile run in our combat boots.
I can remember singing cadence after hearing Drill Sargent Carter's voice. "Hard Work" I graduated 1988 Echo 1/19 WWII barrack's 13Bravo towed Artillery unit m198 cannon cocker OSUT..I was the last unit to graduate from WWII barrack's, which would've been torn down. Hollywood barracks we're new then
Owen Swanagan, I remembered Drill Sergeant Carter as well singing Hard Work back in 1986. Wouldn't trade this experience for nothing...
Frithlethrend , Hey I just read your reply , You and I were in the same platoon drill Sargent Dallas /Carter Whoa!! You just gave me a flashback! I am PVT. Simpson. Yes I would’ve been shipped to Fort Ord, California . I volunteered for Abn Ranger School, went to Fort Bening GA, 1/507th Infantry Division. Straight outta AIT.
I was there in 1989 Echo 1/19 Drill Sgt Carter was one crazy dude
I know a vet that was in that class. He asked me if I could find the yearbook of that 87/88 year. Does anyone have one that might be willing to scan and uploaded? That way I can at least print it off for him, if there isn't one out there to be bought.
Graduated in June of 87 Death Dealer's!! King of Battle 13B
Had a run in with the " close crop" at ft Leonard Wood in 1987. The barbershop there charged $1.85.
1987 for me but Fort Jackson...
Relaxin' Jackson
I went to basic and a.i.t ( 31V) oct 87 D 3/22
I was in D 3/22 AIT 31 V night school in October 87
I was in Bravo 1 August 1986 Rambo
o how i remember the steel pot & liner with web gear & full ruc and that dam gass mack banging your right hip its best function was a pillow
I was there for the heat wave of July - Sep ‘85 , 4th Training Battalion, Alpha Platoon with D.S.’s Gann, Jimmo, Peterson, Miller, Morgan, Cline, Adams and Duffy and Senior D.S. Wong.. Had a great time. Not one D.S. could yell at me louder than my mom so I knew I’d be ok
Same here D6 Second patoon DS Adam's
@@Robert-fs6ge still got my U.S.A.F.A.T.C. “yearbook”. only person I’ve been able to keep in touch with is Paul DiPasquale.
D battery 5th training bn, 1985. I believe this video is of that. I have a copy on VHS. I recognized several guys in the barber chairs. 13foxtrot. Drill Sergeant Jeffries was my Senior. Seems like yesterday.
Man I remember that cat Jeffries - always talkin shit - haha you made me laugh firing up my neurons like that - thanks!
I was there 85..remember Jeffries. My Drill sergeants were Adam's Johnson Anaya
I was there in Sep-Nov 1993 C-Battery 3/321st 4th PLT
Shout out to the 3/321st 2nd plt Bravo Battery from May 1, 1990- Aug 1, 1990. 13B all the way
Went there 39 years ago
1981 jan 22 first day ft sill lol
@@gerardpoltawsky4656 July 24, 1982. My first day at Ft Sill. Charlie 2. 4th Platoon. 13Bravo
Was with Delta 1/33rd in sept 1993.
DS D1/33 FA. 89-92 Delta Dogs standing tall first to fight last to fall
Lawton airport: would actually CLOSE at midnight! Locked up and lights off. I missed my flight out to Dallas and figured I would just sleep in the terminal until the next day and then go home,,,,boy I learned a lesson that night!
We all bleed Red in the military 🇺🇸
I took my AIT here in 1988. I was a 13F
I was there in April thru August 1985 Delta 3, DS.Wynn, DS Porter, DS Bradwell, SrDS Smith,DS Segram,DS Lopez can't remember some the other I lost my grad class book
And DS Logan
28:25 Riot control is machine-gunning?
I was there in July 1987. I fondly recall Drill Sergeant John Bonner. I wonder where he is today, some 34 years later?
1982 alpha batt 1st trng battalion ww2 barricks then ets from bravo batt 3 and 18th fa in 1985 reply if u were there
Basic training and AIT-1982. Charlie-2. 4th Platoon. Old wooden barricks.
I would like to say that no one in the army ever thinks of army life like this