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Old 07-12-2013, 02:57 PM  
Rochard
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Originally Posted by theking View Post
How in the hell did you miss going on a float in four years time? I guess you are lucky that you did as life aboard ship is pretty miserable. PF's oldest son was a Marine for five years and he went on two floats aboard a mini carrier and they cram you in like sardines in a can...and a lot of them got sea sick.
I went through boot at PI, infantry school on Camp Geiger, then was stationed with 2/8 also on Camp Geiger (small base next to Camp Lejeune in NC). Eventually I was transfered to AITS, "Advanced Infantry Training School". It was a school, no weekends, and best of all no going on floats.

Not that I am afraid of ships or water, just didn't sound like a lot of fun to me - being crammed in a ship for months at a time. Pass.
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