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Post by oswald on Nov 18, 2009 3:58:59 GMT 9
Back in the middle of 1965, the basic training program was 4 weeks long. I enlisted one year later. The time had changed to 6 weeks. I took my tech school training at Amerillo. 57 days of training there. Then was sent to Richards Gebaur AFB. The F102's were still there in November of 66. The sixes came in Jan. 67. Things seemed to happen a lot faster then, than they do now. :fire_missle_ani s
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Post by lauren044 on Nov 18, 2009 5:14:28 GMT 9
:us_flag :patriotic-flagwaver :god_bless_usa Back in September 1968 Basic Training was 8 weeks long, Technical School at Chanute AFB, Rantoul , Ill was was approximately 6 months, and then off to Otis AFB, Falmouth, Mass. and then to Griffiss AFB, Rome New York and my introduction to the F-106A/B. :salute :us_flag :patriotic-flagwaver :usaf _e7
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Post by Bullhunter on Nov 18, 2009 5:56:22 GMT 9
I went to basic at Lackland AFB, TX. July 1971
Can't recall how long it was but I do remember it was fun. Being raised on a dairy farm I was used to getting up early and working all day till dark.
Techschool was at Chanute AFB, Ill. Jet Propulsion and again I can't recall how long it was.
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Post by Tom Dlugosh on Nov 18, 2009 9:48:01 GMT 9
I, like most, don't remember exactly how long basic was, but I'm sure it was more than 4 weeks. I did my basic at Lackland in '63.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Nov 18, 2009 10:46:09 GMT 9
;D
Whilst at Minot Airplane Patch in the mid-Sixties, we got some interesting personnel in the 5th.
I don't remember how many there were, but it was too many to handle all at once.
They were newbies with an abbreviated Basic Training. They were in Basic long enough to learn how to march and salute. Then sent out to bases and squadrons for a combination of finishing Basic and beginning OJT to become whatever they were to become.
The ones who were assigned to the 5th were sent to FTD schools to learn some of the systems, then to the squadron for OJT. Real tight, hands-on OJT.
There were not too many parade grounds at Minot. Like none. So the newbies had to do their marching in vacant parking lots. Sometimes, but not always, the snow and ice were cleared off of the lot.
We got one of the "trainees" in the hanger, assigned to the Phase Dock. I have no idea what his name was, I wasn't the one who was responsible for him or his APR. He was just there. We only had him a couple hours a day, at least at first. After the Basic was done, then we got him about half a day and in FTD and other classes the rest of the day.
I even had the "honor and privilege" to teach a basic first aid class to the newbies. It was mostly the generic band aid, tourniquet, eye wash, type of class. Used the overhead projector and notebooks to give them the basic info. Our squadron flight surgeon and medic were the ones who taught them how to do it, I just gave them the basics.
It was an interesting experiment, but don't know how successful it was Air Force wide. I don't even know what happened to all the newbies we received. I suppose most of them made it through all the training and got through at least four years.
I'm not sure if any of them got a stripe when the initial training was done. I just remember a bunch of "slick sleeves".
Did any of the rest of you have that program at your plane patch?
Jim Too
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