[PeteB570]

I grew up in the northern Midwest and joined the Army from MN during the end of February 1974.

Got down to Ft Jackson, SC around the 5th of March. The place was green and hot. The guys in my company said it was cold.

The Drill Sergeants were mostly black and speaking some kind of strange language but everybody else but me seemed to understand it.

The Cream of Wheat tasted like crap. Was quickly informed the Item was "grits" and it was eaten with butter and salt/pepper.

Grew to love a good Mess Hall breakfast that first week.

A Mess Hall at breakfast had a very distinct smell that could drift on the wind for miles. A sniff in the wind and with a point of the arm "There's a Mess Hall of in that direction."

[SFGI]

I joined in March 1975, US Army Infantry! Ft. Jackson at the base of Tank Hill is where I took Basic Training. Then it was onto Ft. Polk LA, were the mosquitoes were as big as Huey's!
1st duty station was Ft Ord CA. I joined the Green Berets in 1985 at Ft. Bragg and the 5th SFGA. I retired from 5th group as a Sergeant Major in Jan of 1999.

God Bless the Troops! We fight to free the Oppressed.

[StarCMC]

Thanks for your service PeteB!!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for your service PeteB570!
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, PeteB570. Thank you for your service to our country.

[F.J. Mitchell]

LOL! We had a name for guys like you: "Chow Hound."