Pluggers by Rick McKee for December 21, 2016

That’s why I joined the Air Force.

1987! He’s just a kid!

Before there was Full Metal Jacket, Jack Webb starred in a movie called The D. I. (Year Unknown).

’87?! If he enlisted at 18, this plugger is the same age as my oldest son.

So far, everybody here is a kid!! I had Basic at Lackland AFB back in August of ’64!!

The Army doesn’t have DIs, they have drill sergeants; only the Marines have DIs.

1987? I thought these people were supposed to be old.

Our youngest son went to Parris Island before eventually going to Iraq twice & serving on ship as a Rapid Deployment Force in the Mideast, he told us that he was told that he will never forget the names of his D.I.s until the day he dies. May God bless those who served to train our young men & women to be the defenders of our freedom & to work as a team, the band of brothers in arms.

well I guess I am one of those younger pluggers went to basic training in 1984 at Ft. McClennan

And may God bless you all, no matter when or in which branch of the service.

Navy, Great Lakes 1965

Army, Ft. Hood, 1966

USAF Lackland AFB, spring ’85

SGT Mitchel, C 1 2 Ft Leonard Wood 1967

Parris Island, Summer 1986 – SEMPER FI !

Ft. Dix, Sept. ‘54, Sgt. Hannon, rifle # 12877314 and (moan) I can’t remember if I had Cheerios or toast for breakfast this AM !! But I DID take my pills though, ‘cuz Wednesday’s ‘calendar box’ is empty… (sigh)

1987? Your just a whipper snapper!

Fort Dix Jan 67 !

and mine was in 86 but at Fort Jackson

Fort Jackson 1951

So far, it looks like I’m earliest — Navy, Great Lakes,1950.

Gee, I missed both of these cats…including the one who looks like a dog. Did a lot of TDY at Dix validating training materials in the early 80s.