During Boot Camp in 1966, our whole platoon got put on pause for a week's worth of mess duty - and the hall was right next to Motivation's "area"....we'd watch those poor maggots day in and day out.
After THAT week, nobody in Platoon 2076 pulled a brownout...nobody.
I was at MCRD San Diego Oct-Dec 1974. Plt 1114.
Then went to MCB 29 Palms for Comm-Elec school fro MOS 2841 (Ground Radio Repair).
I looked at your profile and I see that La Quinta is near Joshua Tree National Park - Not too far from 29 Palms.
Was thinking of going out there to visit 29 Palms some time.