Yeah, that one

Had to be between 81 and Oct 83, when I went. No smokes for us.

Are you guys telling me they can have anodized brass in boot camp, now???? You have got to be kidding me. Oh, well, maybe now they can have a bit more time to study or practice something that will save lives, instead of polishing brass. I remember spending hours on belt buckles, using that red jeweller's rouge, dura-glit and brasso. On the brand new buckles, if they had a casting imperfection, we had to make it smooth with emory cloth, first. Remember that?

I remember when I hit my first duty station. We still had the old vietnam flak jackets, and, there were a couple of the super-old school cammie shelter halves, and the Mitchell pattern helmet covers for our steel pots. We could still wear the old, ERDL cammies, too. I bought a used set, since I was issued the first generation woodlands.

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Originally posted by king_voodoo:
I wonder when they stopped allowing recruits to smoke... anyone know?

I hit PI in Mar of 81, got issued a carton of Winstons.Don't know when smoking got can'd

Wow some good history here funny to read it all.

In 86 they had no smoking but we were issued brasso,dura glit and good ol barbasol shaving cream for stripping your boots and some potent arsse cologne that was like pouring alcohol on a cut.

They were still using vietnam era helmets and flak jackets and korea era cold weather gear.

And I can recall asking myself how in the h*** did those guys fight with this crap.

Christ my neck was as big as my legs from lugging that 20 pound oven on my head.

And the story of the clips on duece gear wow memories them friggin things were terrible.

I dont know if I hated the flak jacket or the old cold weather gear worse they both would make a grown man break in extreme temps.

Winddrift. It was Winddrift after shave. For us, it came in an opaque plastic, squarish bottle with the EGA on it. That smell and barbasol will make me shudder...

And, they would consolidate the listerine into a heavy duty squirt bottle, and the aftershave into another. On line, b4 hygiene inspection, the whiskey locker private would scamper ahead of the DI. When he stood in front of you, you were to close eyes and open mouth. He would spray after shave on each side of your face, and give 2 squirts of listerine in your mouth. If he was having a bad day, or didn't like you, he mixed it up.....yech.

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Originally posted by reconstan:
Wow some good history here funny to read it all.

In 86 they had no smoking but we were issued brasso,dura glit and good ol barbasol shaving cream for stripping your boots and some potent arsse cologne that was like pouring alcohol on a cut.

They were still using vietnam era helmets and flak jackets and korea era cold weather gear.

And I can recall asking myself how in the h*** did those guys fight with this crap.

Christ my neck was as big as my legs from lugging that 20 pound oven on my head.

And the story of the clips on duece gear wow memories them friggin things were terrible.

I dont know if I hated the flak jacket or the old cold weather gear worse they both would make a grown man break in extreme temps.

You were issued after shave??? Damn!!! Now that's Hollywood, I don't care where ya went to boot camp, pure get down and dirty Hollywood.

The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

The DIs didn't wanna smell nasty recruits.....

No squat, aftershave? mouthwash? Great Chesty's Ghost! We shaved with our K-Bars, washed in ice water and brushed our teeth with salt and sand while doing one-armed pushups. Who the f/ck was your DI, Big Bird?

I hear it's worse, now. They got these little cards....

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No squat, aftershave? mouthwash? Great Chesty's Ghost! We shaved with our K-Bars, washed in ice water and brushed our teeth with salt and sand while doing one-armed pushups. Who the f/ck was your DI, Big Bird?

Ok, so at work this morning, the LT tells us we are going to have our annual line inspection. He's a retired Marine LtCol. My partner and I are both Marines (former, whatever). LT steps in front of me, and I had the overwhelming urge to brace with my hands extended in front of me and start reciting the hygiene inspection line, "SIR, Pvt Schubeck has no medical or personal problems at this time, SIR!...". Then, he steps in front of Bryan (who is shorter), and when he steps off from him, I say, "Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"....THen shared the hygiene thing. LT got a good hoot out of it....

I had a friend who hit the yellow footprints in July or Aug of 83(San Diego). His platoon was able to smoke and dip. When I went in April 84, we were not allowed to. We did have a guy get recycled for taking a dip during mess and maintenance at San Onofre.
I've still got a can of Duraglit and a bottle of Winddrift......The Winddrift smells like a wet horse, but about once a year, I'll open it up and smell it...brings back alot of memories.

We got after shave in 67. Aqua Velva if I remember right.Of course my drunk *** bunky drank all of his and half of mine before I could stop him.

"We got after shave in 67. Aqua Velva if I remember right.Of course my drunk *** bunky drank all of his and half of mine before I could stop him."

Well that explains why we didn't get Aftershave in 70!

"I had a friend who hit the yellow footprints in July or Aug of 83(San Diego). His platoon was able to smoke and dip."

Smoke yes! Dip?

Semper Fi

Dip......smokeless tobacco...My buddy said that the dippers were able to take a short dip while the smoker's smoked. He said they only had about 2 minutes at a time. I don't think that'd even be worth it.

this one time at bootcamp

The only three months of your life you didn't sport the mullet.

I remember the first time they lit the smoking lamp for us.First big drag and my head started spinning and my legs wanted to buckle.I'm thinking put the dam thing out. Wish I had of,fourty one years later and still smoking.

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Well that explains why we didn't get Aftershave in 70!

Just as well. It made the sand flea's bite harder.

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Dip......smokeless tobacco...My buddy said that the dippers were able to take a short dip while the smoker's smoked. He said they only had about 2 minutes at a time. I don't think that'd even be worth it.

I know what it is! I just never heard of it in boot or afterwards for that matter. Not in Uniform least ways.

Semper Fi

Right on! Haversack on the top, Knapp Sack on the bottom, and blanket tent roll over the both!

We did not have sleeping mats! We could cook and boil water in our helmets! We had canteens that screeched like hell when you pulled them out of the Canteen cup, unless you put your canteen in a sock! Some of us had Boondockers with the rough surface, and others had the Army Boots that fell apart in wet whether. I think the first pair of shoes i got were Brown, and so was my barracks cover brim, and getting the coating off of the buckle was a pisser to say the least.

Does anyone remember getting a newspaper to rub the buckle on with some Brasso on the paper, or honing the edge of the belt buckle to a sharp edge for bar fights. Incidentally, that belt buckle could save your life, it also doubled as a bottle opener in the days when screw top bottles were never heard of!

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Does anyone remember getting a newspaper to rub the buckle on with some Brasso on the paper, or honing the edge of the belt buckle to a sharp edge for bar fights. Incidentally, that belt buckle could save your life, it also doubled as a bottle opener in the days when screw top bottles were never heard of!

Damn....all of the above...