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.
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MasterBates
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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
Right across the street, was the OCS "Regiment"
Diagonal Right was BAT-II, behind that, BAT-I
Harrier Dude
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Evidently I needed extra screening.
MasterBates
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In 1983 it was blue for Batt I, yellow for Batt II and white for Candios.
All true...
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.
MasterBates
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Granted it was OCS when I was there, but being there JUL-SEP was sub optimal.
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.
Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual.
. Those .22 Hornet/.410 survival guns are pretty collectable these days. The only Hornet I own is a Ruger #1 and I love. it.
Thanks, I'm pretty sure BAT I&II is now the enlisted aircrew schoolhouse.
Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual.
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.
Got a medal out of it so had to have been a qual.
What can I say? "Hats off"...you went throughout at a "more enlightened time". Cool...
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.