Old NAS Millington crossover bridge

[Navy Chief]

Hey Pete,

Didn't you go to this school? Maybe in this time frame?

http://www.peetz.us/nattcamea.htm

I went through the school the winter of '72. The barracks I stayed in were old, but not the wooden ones. I heard the enlisted club burned down some years later? That was a cold winter; I do recall that.

 

[sixstrings5859]

I went to Memphis NAS to become a AQ . Was there for several months and cut my stay short as i attempted suicide due to illness . Wish now i could of had stayed in the Navy to this day. Suffer with mental illness to this day though. Sad story but brings back old feelings seeing this thread. Regards,Scott

 

[PhantomTweak]

I went to Memphis NAS to become a AQ

That's not what I went to Millington to become, originally, but after all the schools, I wound up with an MOS that would have given me an AQ rate, if I had been Navy. BE&E, AVA, and AFTA. I only wish AFTA had been self-paced like the rest. I zipped through the other two way ahead of the "standard". Got promoted out of every school I attened too. Nice to arrive a PFC and leave a CPL, especially since an E-4 (CPL in the Corps) was just a short step below a deity in Millington. I actually got to be a CPL for a whole 5 hours there. After our graduation ceremony from AFTA, I put on my shirt with CPL stripes. Proud as a peacock. Got told to get started checking off-base NOW, since my flight to El Toro left at 1700. I had to abandon my motorcycle, computer, RC tank (I had SO much fun with that thing!), and some other stuff I couldn't carry on my back, but I made it!
Actually met Andy Griffith in the airport Memphis. He may have been working on a script, or something, but he was pretty unfriendly and stand-offish. Never watched another show or movie with him again.
Heck of a day. Graduate school, get a promotion, check off base totally and catch a plane out, all in a few hours. I slept like a rock on the way to El Toro, let me say!

Great memories Have fun all!
Pat☺

 

[PRB]

Some pics I took while I was there learning the AQ trade, 1980-1982


There was a "little boneyard" on North Side, with lots of interesting old planes. Don't touch em!

We had an airshow at some point. Blue Angels showed up with the little Douglas speed birds. And the old "salt and pepper" uniforms! Glad we lost those before I actually had to wear them.

The A-5 in front of the chow hall, not long after they hoisted it up on those sticks...

 

[gray eagle]

Some pics I took while I was there learning the AQ trade, 1980-1982

I got there in '81 and know the building you went to school at - they tore it down when Bupers came there. I think the Tweets/AQ's/AE's went to same basic common core training then after that the "Finger Phase" set in
where the AQ's/AT's/Ax'es branched out into their speciality training.

There was a "little boneyard" on North Side, with lots of interesting old planes. Don't touch em!

I vaguely remember those birds.

We had an airshow at some point. Blue Angels showed up with the little Douglas speed birds. And the old "salt and pepper" uniforms! Glad we lost those before I actually had to wear them.

Actually, I did were them. I was on the FID before coming to Millington and those uniforms needed more storage room then we were given. My combo hat almost looked like a taco
having been crammed in my locker. The Goat locker (CPO Berthing) was more accommodating for that style uniform. Was glad to go back to crackerjacks. A lot of continuity was lost in making
the crackerjacks and neckerchief; the materials used were different the what I was issued back in '63 and the the workmanship was not as good - IMO. Also, Dixie cap and the neckerchief were of different
materials then what I originally had before.