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tinymontgomery

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5. Showed up at San Diego navy boot camp

Reply to Duncanpup (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 11:47 PM

Feb 2023

Showed up at San Diego navy boot camp at midnight, got off the bus, taken to the head to take a piss test, sent to my rack and back up at 0430 or 5 to start training. No food no anything but screaming, Nov 1980.

Had a great 23 year career.
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Up until 2014 GP6971 Feb 2023 #4

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