tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post115546223128049725..comments2023-12-27T10:56:21.233-08:00Comments on Sensory Overload: My Army Basic Training in Fort Dix, NJNoah Unsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-85784526302873925662023-06-15T13:11:12.369-07:002023-06-15T13:11:12.369-07:00Yes! DeShields and Winters were my Drill Seagents....Yes! DeShields and Winters were my Drill Seagents. I too was there from July to Oct 1990. My name is Bridget Lyons and my Ranger buddies name was was Denise she was from the Virgin Islands. It was a good time and a bad time for me though. It was sonunfair for women back in those days. I was dismissed even though I was the one being sexually harassed. My career was taken from me. It was a male dominated Armed Forces. I wish I could go back in time and had the strength that I have today to fight and to had taken a stand to stay in the military but those men covered each other's behind. So sad, so unfair so not what the Military should have been about in their practices, especially being the only women platoon. We should have had female Drill seargents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-64260163580653753492023-06-14T10:25:46.637-07:002023-06-14T10:25:46.637-07:00I am glad you enjoyed reading my post that brought...I am glad you enjoyed reading my post that brought you back to your days in basic training!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-10653776855417074092023-06-14T03:15:40.229-07:002023-06-14T03:15:40.229-07:00Amazing read! Like I traveled back in time to when...Amazing read! Like I traveled back in time to when I was 17 split op before my senior year of high school. I would love to get in touch with DS Jordan - male - (He was going thru divorce & wife was DS too why I stated male) <br />Also I forgot her name... Anyone remember DS - some called her DS Gary Coleman. And if you were there and know, you know why! She he used to walk around always saying "you white girls and your wisppsss! (Referring to how we could never pull our hair back adequately. (I was one of those girls) Lol! <br />I am going to have to go pull out my yearbook from basic training now... <br />Anyway, DS Jordan if I never find or get a he opportunity to say it again all these years later... Thank you! You had way more of an impact in my life than you could ever even begin to realize. I would love to get in touch with you and tell you how you transformed and molded me into a person I can be proud of today. Without you & the experience of bacis training Ft Dix, NJ 1990 I know I would be a totally different person. <br />"CANT TOUCH THIS!!" <br />if you know what the sentence about is about... You & I may know each other! And for anyone who may think it means something inappropriate or physical even happened between me and anyone in the in basic or drill sergeants included that is not what it means and that's not what I'm applying so don't go there! If you know you know! đ At the time PFC Jonson. "T" TraciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-69577705472173960882023-05-08T02:13:31.222-07:002023-05-08T02:13:31.222-07:00Yes I knew Deshields. I was D 4 39 August 1990. bl...Yes I knew Deshields. I was D 4 39 August 1990. blandstephanie28@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-85261836537185760402023-04-13T19:36:37.273-07:002023-04-13T19:36:37.273-07:00SFC Santomauro, E/1-26, 1991. I wouldnât have been...SFC Santomauro, E/1-26, 1991. I wouldnât have been the Soldier that I became with the great career I had with out the armpit of America, Ft Dix. Thank you DS Sasamoto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-3360521885745071422022-05-11T13:19:34.262-07:002022-05-11T13:19:34.262-07:00Hey Zimmermann! It's great to hear from you!Hey Zimmermann! It's great to hear from you!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-38723572808376307412022-05-11T11:14:15.171-07:002022-05-11T11:14:15.171-07:00Hey, Unsworth! It's Zimmermann or Pvt. Joker a...Hey, Unsworth! It's Zimmermann or Pvt. Joker as Drill Sgt. Santana liked to call me. Long time no hear. I enjoyed reading your story and remembering some of the best days of my life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-42625031651074615612022-01-10T16:24:34.490-08:002022-01-10T16:24:34.490-08:00Thanks! I am glad that you enjoyed my post!Thanks! I am glad that you enjoyed my post!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-28013348486110931692022-01-03T21:23:12.021-08:002022-01-03T21:23:12.021-08:00Came a ross this while trying to locate picture of...Came a ross this while trying to locate picture of E 4-26 unit patch! Awesome essay. Female soldier E 4-26 Sept - Nov 1990! Had Drill Sgt. Rodriguez and Ellias or Alias. Wow! Great thread!!! A Nunezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379641441456610100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-77183480475202948522021-10-14T11:30:53.238-07:002021-10-14T11:30:53.238-07:00Hey Davis!! I am glad you found my Basic Training...Hey Davis!! I am glad you found my Basic Training post and the picture of you holding the two guidons with all the streamers we won!! I am doing well here in California and I hope you are doing well too!<br /><br />I do recall you telling me to talk with a "Deep" voice. I remember trying it again later in AIT but I only lasted a few days before giving up. Ha!<br /><br />I will text you later and see if we can find a time to talk and reminisce.Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-57584285656502203532021-10-14T06:43:46.577-07:002021-10-14T06:43:46.577-07:00WOW!! UNSWORTH!! This is Davis, I was the "Pl...WOW!! UNSWORTH!! This is Davis, I was the "Platoon Guide"! You really captured all of the details, and nuances of the Basic Training Experience Bro!!<br /><br />Remember when I would tell you to talk with a "Deep" voice !! LOL<br /><br />Thank you for the memories, I hope you're doing well!!<br /><br />I'd love to talk to you some time. 678-927-1333Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846499237641665069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-31358259477742380182021-05-03T19:18:28.386-07:002021-05-03T19:18:28.386-07:00I was there the same time . I was a reclass to 63B...I was there the same time . I was a reclass to 63B though not basic/ait. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021656488908679368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-42085441169793816912020-11-11T10:02:46.376-08:002020-11-11T10:02:46.376-08:00Yes, the Giant Ladder is still ingrained in my mem...Yes, the Giant Ladder is still ingrained in my memory too! I am 6'2" and I still remember clinging nervously to the side post since I couldn't reach the top rung until I climbed completely on top of the second to last rung. It was a long way to the ground!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-83377338800922753132020-11-11T09:22:29.139-08:002020-11-11T09:22:29.139-08:00Thanks for the memories! I was class 1989 C-3-26,...Thanks for the memories! I was class 1989 C-3-26, 1st Platoon.<br />We had DS Mondragon, Mullark(?), Thomas, and I forget the last guy. Your memories pretty much matched up with mine. <br /><br />I'm 5'3", and in the confidence course, my least favorite was the giant ladder. :-) By the time you got to the top, the top two rungs were about my height. No way I was gonna do that!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000095334765088119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-4774958777704889402020-10-05T18:14:36.003-07:002020-10-05T18:14:36.003-07:00Whoa! You made a big impression on me during my tr...Whoa! You made a big impression on me during my training. Thanks! It is hard to believe that it is now thirty years ago!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-4695885484472534392020-10-05T12:34:15.560-07:002020-10-05T12:34:15.560-07:00Great to have you weighing in, DS Santana. I don&...Great to have you weighing in, DS Santana. I don't think that we had you in our company (D 1/26) in 1991, but all of us wonder about what happened to our DS's and how they're doing today. Thanks for chiming in.TheManFromManasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130649982549837866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-48614905255686740472020-10-02T20:34:23.986-07:002020-10-02T20:34:23.986-07:00I was your DS---
Drill Sergeant SantanaI was your DS---<br /><br />Drill Sergeant SantanaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403023797840847410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-49468083465802384652020-09-08T10:24:33.749-07:002020-09-08T10:24:33.749-07:00I had one of those old disposable Kodak Cameras wi...I had one of those old disposable Kodak Cameras with 32 shots. I don't know why they didn't take it away from me with the rest of my personal items, but I remember being worried that they might confiscate it later so I only took photos when the Drill Sergeants were not around. :)Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-10845498109871282492020-09-04T19:38:55.488-07:002020-09-04T19:38:55.488-07:00INDEED! A 2/39 same timespan!INDEED! A 2/39 same timespan!ChrisKeen72https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840065077394243962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-89707768003017125552020-09-04T19:37:54.869-07:002020-09-04T19:37:54.869-07:00Dude, all those pictures bring back some frighteni...Dude, all those pictures bring back some frightening memories! How did you get actual pictures? They took all our stuff day one and we didn't get anything back tl the day before graduation! Summer 1990 A 2/39ChrisKeen72https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840065077394243962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-89483281790352368772019-12-31T14:51:38.256-08:002019-12-31T14:51:38.256-08:00I was at Fort Dix for Basic Training between Augus...I was at Fort Dix for Basic Training between August and October 1990 and then I left for AIT at Aberdeen Proving Ground. :)Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-25388817591993780802019-12-31T14:32:43.314-08:002019-12-31T14:32:43.314-08:00Your welcome! It looks like you left Fort Dix a mo...Your welcome! It looks like you left Fort Dix a month before I arrived. Good times indeed!Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-91686092805460183642019-12-31T14:31:43.184-08:002019-12-31T14:31:43.184-08:00We were there at the same time. E-4-26 for basic a...We were there at the same time. E-4-26 for basic and A co 195 ord bn class 23 for AIT . I left there in July. Drill Sgtâs Loper , Berhane, Smith. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-82057431868120873832019-12-31T14:00:57.851-08:002019-12-31T14:00:57.851-08:00Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I w...Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I was there in January of 1990 E-4-26 for basic training, we graduated sometime in March. Then we marched over to A co 195th class 23 for 63B AIT . We graduated ait in July. Man ... good times. Jeff Robinson Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18659481.post-21869196670155174922019-11-11T16:41:20.446-08:002019-11-11T16:41:20.446-08:00Your welcome! I am glad you enjoyed reading it.Your welcome! I am glad you enjoyed reading it.Noah Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16787302506440922931noreply@blogger.com