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There are 378 crew members registered for the Recruit Training Command Great Lakes.
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Name | Rank/Rate | Period | Division | Remarks/Photo |
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Blakeley, Guy | MM1 | 1974 – | M | |
Warner, David | FN3 | 1974 – 1974 | 74-938 | The best and smartest thing I ever did was to join the navy |
Matott, Roderick | E1 | Jun 1974 – Oct 1974 | company 151 | the best thig I ever did was join the Navy |
Egner, Brian | SR | Jun 27, 1974 – Sep 10, 1974 | Company 170 | Hall of shame company. Our sister company went on to win Hall of fame company which left us out cold. Great bunch of guys. Termin, Seager, Criscone and the rest. Company Comander was a tuff SOB but made us into sailors. |
Doby, Robert | E-1 /RPOC | Dec 15, 1974 – Feb 1975 | Recruit Operations / Company 419 | Oh Boy Boot Camp, God Bless Chief CB Knowles for seeing potential in a young hoodlum and making me a RPOC and taught me responsibility. We won all flags and got Admirals liberty!!! I would do it all again |
Spangler, J. C. | SR | Dec 31, 1974 – Mar 12, 1975 | Company 429 | Company Clerk Company Commander: ADJ1 Snow Asst. Company Commander: IC2 Huffines |
Gallagher Sr, Mark S | SN 1st Platoon Leader | Apr 29, 1975 – Jul 3, 1975 | 1st Regiment 13th Battlion | QM1 M. Bechtel, Company Commander "BECHTEL'S BULLDOGS" |
Barry, Dave | E-2 | May 27, 1975 – Aug 1975 | Company 922 | |
Wellborn, John | SR | Jun 26, 1975 – Aug 1975 | 17th Battalion, Company 163 | Company 163, "Watson's Eternal Flame" , we were called. Our company commander was Robert G. Watson, HT2. Through all the arduous training were left many good memories. Wherever you are, Robert, thanks. |
Meidlinger, Paul | SR | Jul 1975 – Sep 1975 | ? | QM1 Bechtel, Company Commander |
Wilson, Dan | E1 | Jul 31, 1975 – Oct 24, 1975 | Boot Camp | Company 219 |
McGinnis, Charlie | AQ2 | Oct 8, 1975 – Dec 12, 1975 | Company 315 | Company 315 "Egan's Elite". |
Holbein, Frederick | SR | Oct 20, 1975 – Dec 19, 1975 | Co 329 Reinharts Road Runners | Hello basic training!! Ya' aw come and git jor laundry |
Paccione, Michael | CTT3 | Feb 17, 1976 – Apr 1976 | Company 059 | EMC T.H. McDaniel Company Commander |
Costa, Manuel | SR | Apr 20, 1976 – Jun 26, 1976 | CO. 103 21ST BATTALION | THAT WAS THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE. I BECAME A MAN BACK THEN. NOW I AM ALMOST SIXTY YEARS OLD IT STILL SEEMS LIKE LAST WEEK! |
Van Hall, John | STG1 | Jun 1976 – Apr 1977 | Recruit Company 324 | |
Pace, Gary | ? | Jul 1976 – Sep 1976 | ? | View 'back then' Photo |
Soto, Edgar | Seaman recruit E1 | Jul 1976 – Sep 1976 | CO. 196 | |
Williamson, Garry | E-1 | Aug 1976 – | ? | I remember my CC was MMI Staub, was in boot camp September 1976 |
Miller, Leo | E-1 | Aug 3, 1976 – Oct 1976 | no not remember | Oh to be young again. |
McCollum, MacK | piece of lint | Sep 13, 1976 – Dec 15, 1976 | COMPANY 284 BIRD'S BOMBERS | IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST WINTERS ON RECORD WHILE WE WERE THERE. IT DROPPED TO 65 BELOW IN THE SUN. THAT NAVY ISSUE P-COAT LEFT A LOT TO BE DESIRED. INTENSIVE TRAINING, WHO KNEW AN M-16 COULD BE SO HEAVY AFTER HOLDING IT UP FOR AN HOUR. |
Richards, Rocky | MMCS (SS) | Oct 14, 1976 – Dec 1977 | Co. 324 | |
Malloy, Jeff | SR | Feb 1, 1977 – Apr 1, 1977 | 17th | Hess's Chosen Few. Co 040, Color Company. |
Moon, Tom | SR | May 1, 1977 – Jul 12, 1977 | 112 | I am looking for a copy of The Keel, Co. 112, 1977 Great Lakes |
Rahrig, Rabbit | FR | Jun 8, 1977 – Aug 21, 1977 | Company 139 | Webb's Destroyers |
Collins, Thomas Scott (Tc) | Fireman | Jul 15, 1977 – Nov 3, 1977 | Basic Electronics & Electricity, EM | My "Duty Station" was paying bass guitar for the Service School Cmmnd Choir. Our drummer was from Waukeegan, after Tuesday evening's practice and jam session, we would walk up to a rib joint in South Waukeegan w/ beer. |
Kelly, William “chris” | E-1 | Sep 1977 – Jun 1980 | Training | Did 3 years ROTC, was 1 year short so ended up going to bootcamp at RTC Great Lakes. |
Rakers, Steve | E1 | Sep 26, 1977 – Dec 15, 1977 | Company 313 (Color Company) | |
McNabb, John | E-3 | Sep 28, 1977 – Nov 30, 1977 | 77-317 | I am grateful for the experience at RTCGLAKES with ADR1 Manozzi and STG1 Flannigan as our Company Commanders. Service week in Receiving Division punching stencils for the new recruits, packing boxes o civvies sent home. |
Keith, Murray | E5 Pattenmaker | Oct 1977 – Oct 1983 | 051 | I was stationed in Great Lakes bootcamp 2/78-5/78. I started in company 043 and caught pneumonia and then joined compnay 051 and graduated in May. Live in MA, married, no children. |
Shaw, Eric | SR | Jul 1978 – Sep 1978 | 54 | BOOT CAMP |
Witt, Wendell | FN/ E-3 | Jul 26, 1978 – Sep 1978 | Co. 172 | |
Brown, James | E-1 | Aug 1978 – Oct 1978 | Popeye's Pride | I am trying to find a yearbook for my bootcamp company. Popeye's Pride. |
Royal, Steve | SR | Sep 1978 – | Boot camp | I'm looking for anyone that was in boot camp at Great Lakes around August 1978-November 1978. Here are some names I remember: Hoover, Jeager & Katka |
Seward, Christopher | IC3 | Apr 1, 1979 – May 31, 1979 | Recruit Training Command | Company 918 - Triple Threat - Drill Team |
Berk, Jason (Jon) | HTFR | Jun 18, 1979 – Aug 18, 1979 | 125 | |
Shoulders, Tom | E3 | Sep 23, 1979 – Nov 1979 | Boot Camp | Company 255. Anyone else out there from Co 255? |
Szwast, Anthony | LCDR | Oct 1979 – Nov 1979 | Company 243 | Boot camp at Great Lakes was the experience of a life time. Still tell stories of the experience. Retired from the reserves in 2010. Now nearing collecting reserve retirement in 2021. |
Bennett, Jim (Big Sexy) | SR | May 1980 – Jul 1980 | Company 133 | Who could forget Marine turn NC1 Habina, running with foot cast kicking slow runners in the ass. |
Kelly, William “chris” | E-3 | Aug 1980 – Nov 1980 | Recruit Training | Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, IL |
Ziessler, James | E3 | Aug 20, 1980 – Sep 1980 | Recuit | Graduated ship to Holylock Scotland USS HOLLAND AS32 SUBTENDER did duty in norfolkvirgina |
Riley, Kenny | f-a | Sep 24, 1980 – Dec 7, 1980 | recruit | boot camp |
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