A walk down memory lane, for sure. I attended The Basic School (TBS) as a member of class 5-73, before commencing a four your tour of active duty. One of the great surprises and honors of my time at TBS was being selected as the Mess President for Mess Night. Our guest of honor, Lt.General William K. Jones, wrote in a little book , "Base Plate McGurk" company officer" which he presented to me on Mess Night, the following: "By being chosen Mess President your leadership has been awarded by your brother officers. Remember, it is the only award that a man must win every day" Words to live by.
A good video for going down memory lane for those who went through The Basic School (TBS) about 40 years ago. It is all just as I remembered Camp Barrett and the field training areas although I went through the place a little before this video was made. Be sure to check out Capt Oliver North at 0:55.
@mlovmo It appears to be a vague reference to Oliver North's involvement in the Iran Contra scandal in which there was an arms embargo against Iran which held a number of US hostiges. The idea was that the US would sell arms to Iran through a third party, get the hostiges released and use the money to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Managua was the capital city of Nicaragua. See Part 2 of The Basic School (1973) which has a longer clip of then Capt North teaching his ambush patrolling class.
@mlrainesjr I thought that face was one I had seen seen before! I think the rock band Rage Against the Machine alluded to him in one of their songs as "that same devil that ran around Managua with a sword". I wonder what that means?
I went thru in Class 4-74. I thought the training could have been a lot better and more combat orientated,When we got to the FMF we found all the post Vietnam problems, drugs, discipline, careerism, racism and poor troop quality. I had Marines in my platoon at Camp Hansen who couldn't read and write. Many had what I now recognize now as learning disabilities. And not a few of my classmates at TBS joined the Marines becasue the couldn't find a job in the 1973-1974 economy.
I was there in 1972. I'm the one on the right playing the guitar sitting on the bunk. I also recall the problems you point out. Looking back, I think there should have been more mentoring of junior officers by more senior officers. It was definitely not my father's WWII Corps that I grew up with that image.
That am trac they hit with willie pete at the start is still there in 2020. We hit it with LAAWS back in my day. Semper Fi !
A walk down memory lane, for sure. I attended The Basic School (TBS) as a member of class 5-73, before commencing a four your tour of active duty. One of the great surprises and honors of my time at TBS was being selected as the Mess President for Mess Night. Our guest of honor, Lt.General William K. Jones, wrote in a little book , "Base Plate McGurk" company officer" which he presented to me on Mess Night, the following: "By being chosen Mess President your leadership has been awarded by your brother officers. Remember, it is the only award that a man must win every day" Words to live by.
you cant imagine how cool it is to watch this and see how something like MOUT was done in the past
A good video for going down memory lane for those who went through The Basic School (TBS) about 40 years ago. It is all just as I remembered Camp Barrett and the field training areas although I went through the place a little before this video was made. Be sure to check out Capt Oliver North at 0:55.
Wow a few years ago we were using that MOUT town durring the convoy fex.
@mlovmo It appears to be a vague reference to Oliver North's involvement in the Iran Contra scandal in which there was an arms embargo against Iran which held a number of US hostiges. The idea was that the US would sell arms to Iran through a third party, get the hostiges released and use the money to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Managua was the capital city of Nicaragua. See Part 2 of The Basic School (1973) which has a longer clip of then Capt North teaching his ambush patrolling class.
@mlrainesjr I thought that face was one I had seen seen before! I think the rock band Rage Against the Machine alluded to him in one of their songs as "that same devil that ran around Managua with a sword". I wonder what that means?
I went thru in Class 4-74. I thought the training could have been a lot better and more combat orientated,When we got to the FMF we found all the post Vietnam problems, drugs, discipline, careerism, racism and poor troop quality. I had Marines in my platoon at Camp Hansen who couldn't read and write. Many had what I now recognize now as learning disabilities. And not a few of my classmates at TBS joined the Marines becasue the couldn't find a job in the 1973-1974 economy.
I was there in 1972. I'm the one on the right playing the guitar sitting on the bunk. I also recall the problems you point out. Looking back, I think there should have been more mentoring of junior officers by more senior officers. It was definitely not my father's WWII Corps that I grew up with that image.
I went through in class 5-74. An experience never to be forgotten. Semper Fi
Looking for any marines that went through MCRD Pendleton Around February 1974
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Was tha Ollie North?
How original.
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@@scottt3100 Glad I know your mentality. Lol
wow. nothing in camp barrett changed between 1973 and 2009. ha!
Right-wing rhetoric which protects your First Amendment right of free speech to diss it.
Correct.
Typical right wing rhetoric.
What the hell are you talking about? without these men you wouldn’t be able to express your left wing rhetoric .
@@MonkeyDropBoss Maj General Smedley Butler would disagree.