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U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

Capt. Warren Judge assumes command of U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May from Capt. Kathy Felger, July 22, 2022, during a ceremony on the parade field on base in Cape May, N.J.

Felger will report to her next unit at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington D.C.

The Coast Guard must continue to recruit, train, and retain a diverse pool of top-tier members. The Coast Guard strives to build an inclusive culture that gives everyone a sense of belonging, empowering all to deliver their personal best while serving as part of the Coast Guard.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec-1969- Jan-1970

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Victory Block Leave on December 18, 2017. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; the nearly 7,000 trainees left from four main transportation hubs, Atlanta, Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak station in Columbia, S.C. Victory Block Leave will end on January 3, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine)

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Recruits receive weeks of seamanship and navigation training.

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

Basic Training Graduation at Fort Jackson, SC

Family day at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Victory Block Leave on December 18, 2017. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; the nearly 7,000 trainees left from four main transportation hubs, Atlanta, Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak station in Columbia, S.C. Victory Block Leave will end on January 3, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine)

More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 321st Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, September 27-28, 2023. Brig. Gen. Jefferson J. O'Donnell, Commander, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)

Ray Brumbaugh completed his Air Force Basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, in Texas.

During our orientation, we were told if we wanted to be mean, we could sit on a bed. They take 15 minutes to make to look like this.

Scenes from Family Day, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

HERAT, Afghanistan--Afghan National Army recruits pose for a photo at Camp Zafar after a day of training. The recruits are in the Basic Warrior Training class at the 207th Kandak where in 10-weeks they will learn to be soldiers, Dec. 2. (ISAF photo by U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. Smith)(released)

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Recruits receive weeks of seamanship and navigation training.

Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general of the Center for Initial Military Training at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Woods, command sergeant major of the Center for Initial Military Training, meet with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and tour the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program Site #9 Oct. 17, 2015, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va. Lt. Col. Everton E. Nevers, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, led the briefing and tour, where they saw 54 recent Virginia Army National Guard recruits conducting various forms of training. The goal of the Recruit Sustainment Program is to introduce new National Guard recruits to the basics of the U.S. Army before they attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Training includes physical training, road marches and classes that familiarize the recruits with the U.S. Army’s military rank structure, proper wear of military uniforms and military customs. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

Guess the pipe IS military Issue!

Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general of the Center for Initial Military Training at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Woods, command sergeant major of the Center for Initial Military Training, meet with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and tour the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program Site #9 Oct. 17, 2015, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va. Lt. Col. Everton E. Nevers, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, led the briefing and tour, where they saw 54 recent Virginia Army National Guard recruits conducting various forms of training. The goal of the Recruit Sustainment Program is to introduce new National Guard recruits to the basics of the U.S. Army before they attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Training includes physical training, road marches and classes that familiarize the recruits with the U.S. Army’s military rank structure, proper wear of military uniforms and military customs. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

My great grandfather collected this image during basic training at the San Diego Recruit Depot in April 1924. The caption reads "Hot ass at marine base!" If you look closely, you'll notice the recruit sprinting with a smile on his face is actually running a gauntlet of his fellow marines who are whipping him with belts as he goes!

This image was one of hundreds in my great grandfather's logalbums, which I inherited as a teenager. I have spent years restoring and researching these images, an endeavor that has evolved into an ongoing book project.

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Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general of the Center for Initial Military Training at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Woods, command sergeant major of the Center for Initial Military Training, meet with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and tour the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program Site #9 Oct. 17, 2015, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va. Lt. Col. Everton E. Nevers, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, led the briefing and tour, where they saw 54 recent Virginia Army National Guard recruits conducting various forms of training. The goal of the Recruit Sustainment Program is to introduce new National Guard recruits to the basics of the U.S. Army before they attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Training includes physical training, road marches and classes that familiarize the recruits with the U.S. Army’s military rank structure, proper wear of military uniforms and military customs. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

Next chapter in scanning pictures of my brother's service in the US Army during the Vietnam war. I have pictures of Terry's Basic Training, Military Police AIT and Infantry Branch Officer's Candidate School.

Honestly, we're not just lying down for a rest.

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

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U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

Now out of dress uniform with all his stuff preparing to move to his new barracks. Still staying a Ft. Sill for more training, AIT, advanced individual training.

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Holiday Block Leave on December 18 and 19, 2018. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; over 5,000 trainees left from multiple main-transportation hubs in the southeast, including Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak stations. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard)

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy Course Graduation

Maj. Gen. Anthony C. Funkhouser, commanding general of the Center for Initial Military Training at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis J. Woods, command sergeant major of the Center for Initial Military Training, meet with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alan M. Ferris, Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, and tour the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program Site #9 Oct. 17, 2015, at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach, Va. Lt. Col. Everton E. Nevers, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, led the briefing and tour, where they saw 54 recent Virginia Army National Guard recruits conducting various forms of training. The goal of the Recruit Sustainment Program is to introduce new National Guard recruits to the basics of the U.S. Army before they attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. Training includes physical training, road marches and classes that familiarize the recruits with the U.S. Army’s military rank structure, proper wear of military uniforms and military customs. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

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Capt. Warren Judge assumes command of U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May from Capt. Kathy Felger, July 22, 2022, during a ceremony on the parade field on base in Cape May, N.J.

Felger will report to her next unit at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington D.C.

The Coast Guard must continue to recruit, train, and retain a diverse pool of top-tier members. The Coast Guard strives to build an inclusive culture that gives everyone a sense of belonging, empowering all to deliver their personal best while serving as part of the Coast Guard.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

U.S. Army Soldiers currently in Initial Entry Training (IET) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, return home for the holidays during Victory Block Leave on December 18, 2017. Drill sergeants and other cadre assisted and supervised departure operations from Fort Jackson; the nearly 7,000 trainees left from four main transportation hubs, Atlanta, Columbia and Charlotte airports, and an Amtrak station in Columbia, S.C. Victory Block Leave will end on January 3, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine)