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AOCS

I believe HD had the privilege of attending both places like I did, only in reverse order, due to certain circumstances. I wouldn't recommend it as the ideal commissioning path.
 
In 1984, I believe Batt I was Blue tape and Batt II was either yellow or white tape. Can't recall for sure.
 
What current buildings at NAS Pensacola did they use for AOCS back in the day? As I drive around base I always try to imagine what it would be like to have done OCS down here.
 
Forget the building numbers, but if you walk out the "front door" of the API building:

Right across the street, was the OCS "Regiment"
Diagonal Right was BAT-II, behind that, BAT-I
 
HAL Pilot said:
In 1983 it was blue for Batt I, yellow for Batt II and white for Candios.
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Same in 86. We did get to pistol qual using 5 or 6" .38 revolvers but it wasn't an in-depth qual and if I recall correctly it was that week prior to going on land survival. Since I started two weeks prior to Thanksgiving we got the "pleasure" of being candy O's for two weeks. Going through AOCS Nov-Apr was pretty much optimal PT-wise though.
 
Pugs said:
We did get to pistol qual using 5 or 6" .38 revolvers but it wasn't an in-depth qual and if I recall correctly it was that week prior to going on land survival.
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1971 was 5 rounds from a .38 revolver; 1 x .22 Hornet and 1 .410 shotshell from some USAF folding over-and-under two-barrel "survival rifle" that I don't think I ever saw again. Making 7 "boom sounds" constituted a "fam"…no one considered us "qualed" in anything.
 
Renegade One said:
1971 was 5 rounds from a .38 revolver; 1 x .22 Hornet and 1 .410 shotshell from some USAF folding over-and-under two-barrel "survival rifle" that I don't think I ever saw again. Making 7 "boom sounds" constituted a "fam"…no one considered us "qualed" in anything.
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Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual. :D:p . Those .22 Hornet/.410 survival guns are pretty collectable these days. The only Hornet I own is a Ruger #1 and I love. it.
 
Pugs said:
Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual. :D:p . Those .22 Hornet/.410 survival guns are pretty collectable these days. The only Hornet I own is a Ruger #1 and I love. it.
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I've got a TC Hornet for silhouette. A tack driver at 100 M.

I remember the aircrew quals at North Island with the .38. Damned thing would rattle if you shook it.
 
Pugs said:
Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual. :D:p .
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What can I say? "Hats off"...you went throughout at a "more enlightened time". Cool...

Pugs said:
Those .22 Hornet/.410 survival guns are pretty collectable these days. The only Hornet I own is a Ruger #1 and I love. it.
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I'm sure that's true. As to point #2…Ruger does not disappoint. I only hope they can provide me me with some "CA legal" magazines for my P89-DC (received as a going away present from my squadron command tour) if the CA legislature has their way….cuz I ain't moving, and if "ordered to surrender" any magazine capable of containing more than 10 rounds….I will comply...however much I might think that sucks.

The only "up-side" I can think of…is that I won't need 13 rounds…when the zombies come.
 
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