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Originally Posted by Mike

I did training group in '67, there were no promotions while in training group at that time.
Did somebody believe there was no ait in those days?
For us who enlisted airborne infantry there was "airborne infantry" AIT that was run like jumpschool.
Running, pushups, spitshines and screaming airborne a lot.
Made jumpschool a cakewalk.

I was there when it changed. I came in as an E2 in 67 and in 68 they changed to the shake and bake. My 91B class was all E-2s and when we got back to Bragg we were being ordered about by E5s with less time in the army then we had in Tng Group as we were still E2s. The powers to be stated that we came in under the "old program" and would stay E2s until we graduated. They gave us E3 at the start of final phase and E4 with our orders to Groups.

Hipshot, I too did the Fort Ord thing in 67. Did they have the white "Maggot" patch on your uniform as well during basic? Had something to do with menningitis and basic trainees being seperate form the rest fo post. Never did understand that one.

I suffered 10th and 1st Group instead of 5th.