“Army Basic in Ft Knox in 1981. US Coast Guard Basic in Cape May in 1986. (Any body else do it twice?)”
A buddy of mine joined the army out of high school. Basic at Fort Knox.
I got to go with his mom to his graduation.
One of the men in his unit was a three’fer.
Eight years in the navy, got out, decided civilian life wasn’t for him.
Joined the Marines. Served two terms and decided to try civilian life again. He still hated it.
He joined the army determined to never leave.
So this guy went through basic with three different services.
IIRC he came out of Fort Knox a SGT.
I asked him why he didn’t return to the navy or Marines.
He said the navy wasn’t What he was looking for and by the time he was ready for the army he wanted to be the only person he knew to go through basic in the army, marines and navy.
4 years of being a Tanker was great but was enough. I dropped back down to E-3 from E-5 in the Army but had it all back shortly. Coast Guard basic was a walk in the park comparatively.