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Hi,

I put up a string of lights this afternoon. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

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I might put up some more later. Those hedges under the bedroom windows usually get covered with a white light mesh but those strings were bad and kept blowing fuses on the colored strings. We'll see if Mrs. BassCliff wants to go to the store tomorrow. In other news, I put my new Sig sticker on my gun cabinet.

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Hmm, I don't have a sticker for my little Walther, Kahr, Rossi, Henrey, or Glock. What's up with that?

Have a good evenin' err'body!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Just remembering 50 years ago tomorrow I went to basic training in the Air Force. I spent the 3 major holidays in San Antonio TX--what a joy. Of course I had spent 3 years in the Army before enlisting in the Air Force. Honestly it doesn't feel that long ago but it is. A lot has happened since that day both good and bad, happiness and sadness. If I had to do it all again I would with a couple of minor variations. All in all a good life with interesting people. Just wish most of them were still around, they made me laugh. 50 years! Now i'm starting to feel old!
 
NMEDGE said:
Just remembering 50 years ago tomorrow I went to basic training in the Air Force. I spent the 3 major holidays in San Antonio TX--what a joy. Of course I had spent 3 years in the Army before enlisting in the Air Force. Honestly it doesn't feel that long ago but it is. A lot has happened since that day both good and bad, happiness and sadness. If I had to do it all again I would with a couple of minor variations. All in all a good life with interesting people. Just wish most of them were still around, they made me laugh. 50 years! Now i'm starting to feel old!
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I do know how you feel. I attended basic training in July of 1975 at CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. The girls in my platoon wanted to get together for a 50th reunion, but nothing ever transpired. Not many of us stayed close after basic. Many of them went into admin and logistics. I went into aircraft maintenance and air weapons systems. Sometimes it feel like only yesterday...
 
NMEDGE said:
Just remembering 50 years ago tomorrow I went to basic training in the Air Force. I spent the 3 major holidays in San Antonio TX--what a joy. Of course I had spent 3 years in the Army before enlisting in the Air Force. Honestly it doesn't feel that long ago but it is. A lot has happened since that day both good and bad, happiness and sadness. If I had to do it all again I would with a couple of minor variations. All in all a good life with interesting people. Just wish most of them were still around, they made me laugh. 50 years! Now i'm starting to feel old!
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I am with you brother. 55 years since my first experience with Lackland. Where the heck did the time go?
 
rcurtner said:
Being as I was a re-tread from the Army didn't have to go to Air Force basic. It was crappy lost a stripe was Staff Sgt E-6 in the Army reduced to Staff Sgt E-5 in Air Farce.
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Coming from the Army, I had to start all over again at the bottom. I had to start at the beginning and go through Marine Corps Boot Camp. They kind of gave me a hard time for being prior service Army. But I knew it was all head games.
 
BassCliff said:
Hi,

I put up a string of lights this afternoon. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

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I might put up some more later. Those hedges under the bedroom windows usually get covered with a white light mesh but those strings were bad and kept blowing fuses on the colored strings. We'll see if Mrs. BassCliff wants to go to the store tomorrow. In other news, I put my new Sig sticker on my gun cabinet.

View attachment 98464

Hmm, I don't have a sticker for my little Walther, Kahr, Rossi, Henrey, or Glock. What's up with that?

Have a good evenin' err'body!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
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Yer gonna need a bigger safe.
 
OldGrunt said:
Coming from the Army, I had to start all over again at the bottom. I had to start at the beginning and go through Marine Corps Boot Camp. They kind of gave me a hard time for being prior service Army. But I knew it was all head games.
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Bet that really sucked. I was the only member in my family that didn't go into the Marines caught a fair amount of crap for going Army. My cousin John was awarded a Silver Star & Purple Heart at the siege of Khe Shan (SP) only made it to Sgt after 8 years. After 4 years in th Air Farce was still an E-5.
 
rcurtner said:
Bet that really sucked. I was the only member in my family that didn't go into the Marines caught a fair amount of crap for going Army. My cousin John was awarded a Silver Star & Purple Heart at the siege of Khe Shan (SP) only made it to Sgt after 8 years. After 4 years in th Air Farce was still an E-5.
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I left Army as a E5 and went into Air Force As E2. Also promised I would only spend 10 days in basic. When I got to Lackland I was told I would be doing ALL of basic again! Talk about that great news! Thats ok Air Force basic was a breeze.
 
belladonna said:
I do know how you feel. I attended basic training in July of 1975 at CFB Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. The girls in my platoon wanted to get together for a 50th reunion, but nothing ever transpired. Not many of us stayed close after basic. Many of them went into admin and logistics. I went into aircraft maintenance and air weapons systems. Sometimes it feel like only yesterday...
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You were kind of a pioneer for ladies in the military in the day. God bless you your courage and commitment to service.
 
Tinyman said:
Lackland? Everyone went to Lackland? Nope -- basic @ Amarillo Jan/Feb '68 for me.
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I was in the brand new dorms that were elevated above the p.t. and drill pads after they tore down most of the WWII barracks 25 years later I was back there at the same dorm for my oldest son's graduation. And now he has retired with 25 years service. I have been back there many times and watched quite a few graduation parades. It is uplifting to see so many fine young men and women on that base committing themselves to service, it gives me great hope for the future.
 
HayesGreener said:
I was in the brand new dorms that were elevated above the p.t. and drill pads after they tore down most of the WWII barracks 25 years later I was back there at the same dorm for my oldest son's graduation. And now he has retired with 25 years service. I have been back there many times and watched quite a few graduation parades. It is uplifting to see so many fine young men and women on that base committing themselves to service, it gives me great hope for the future.
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Watching my youngest son graduate USMC Boot Camp at Paris,Island was a very different experience but still a proud moment
 
HayesGreener said:
I was in the brand new dorms that were elevated above the p.t. and drill pads after they tore down most of the WWII barracks 25 years later I was back there at the same dorm for my oldest son's graduation. And now he has retired with 25 years service. I have been back there many times and watched quite a few graduation parades. It is uplifting to see so many fine young men and women on that base committing themselves to service, it gives me great hope for the future.
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I wasn't that lucky. My basic at Lackland was in WW2 barracks. This was in 1975. 3710 BMTS Flt.350. I was across the street from Security Police school where I would go after basic.
 
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