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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:17:40 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:31:37 -0400, BAR wrote:
In the "new" corps, it's much more "teaching" friendly.
Just imagine the teaching methods used in 1925 when my grandfather
was
at PI.
My DI was right out of WWII/Korea.

Heh... :)

Of course, that was 1966.
My DI at Airforce boot camp was a former Marine that served at Frozen
Chozen. Was a great instructor. We were the last flight he was in
charge of, as his next duty was as head DI for the USAF. We learned a
lot about life and survival from him.

And that was 1965.

Why would an Jarhead enlist in the AirForce? I guess it was for the clean
sheets, air conditioning and hot food in the chow hall, I mean dining
facility.

Better pay? I think there was a lack of slots after the war. Maybe he
had a brain. ;)

Ouch. How much are you charging for a ticket to this fight?

My bet...........Jarheads.........hands down. ;-)

It's funny how that works.

We had two Sergeants who were former Air Force. They had to go
through the whole deal with recruit training including LeJeune/Geiger
cycle.

They were bumped a grade right out of Boot to Sergeant.

I knew several guys who went Air Force and were bumped two grades sans
any additional training other than uniform issue. Nobody I knew went
into the Navy after their Marine hitch, although there were stories.
One went Army wtih a bump of two grades.

I sometimes wish I had done the switch to Air Force - it would have
made a great career.