ahhh ,poor baby ,boo fricken hoo!! you where recruited, yeah right! you still could have said no thanks.jackass!! i was born at fort ord and have fond memories of monterey and fort ord. my father served in ww2 and korea. he was a great soldier, and proud to be called one,you ingrate! by the way thank you for your service to this great country!
Holy Crap. That first set of barracks look like something from a third world country. Hideous. Ours at "Fort lost in Woods" were also brick, but didn't look half as shitty as those.
Yeah I remember those hideous baracks too the Army was a shitty experience, 3 years of being treated like a piece of dirt on the floor even after getting back from Viet Nam and then the assholes wondered why you didn't want to reenlist.
I hope the army is better than it was when I was in 40 years ago.
@TheJomogogo Sadly it's not...the army still treats you like a piece of shit. Joining was the worst decision I've ever made in my entire life...I'm ashamed to have been called a soldier. I don't even put it on my resume anymore and whenever they used to throw the whole "you volunteered" thing in my face I would reply with "I didn't volunteer I was recruited...the army wanted me I don't want them".
@TheJomogogo I'm retired Air Force (25 years). In my 50's now, I grew up in Seaside. I could see Black Horse Golf Course from my bedroom window. Enlisted soldiers were treated like crap while the officers were treated as kings. It existed for that self-serving fraternity. Fort Ord became too expensive to maintain, geographically ridiculous for any type of rapid deployment, and an environmental nightmare that I think ended up on the EPA Superfund list. I'm sorry you had to endure this.
@FylthyBeest Yes I grew up in Fort Ord as well. I lived in Hayes park and I also could see the Black Horse golf course from where I lived. As a matter of fact, I used to cut through the golf course to get to my junior high school FITCH....."Home of the Kodiaks". I left Fort Ord on my way to Germany with my Dad in 1982. I was born on Fort Ord when the hospital was in Patton Park, actually before I left there, it was the MYA. I went to Hayes Elementary as well.
@datboysha40 Odd and interesting history surrounding Fort Ord. In the 1960's, junior high school students from the Seaside area closest to Fitch Junior High School were allowed to attend Fitch. My sister, six years older than me was one of those. Fitch was within walking distance and there was even a gated sidewalk to allow students passage. I believe the gate was on Military Avenue in Seaside. I was in the Fort Ord Junior Rifle Club for several years and my family wasn't military!
he was a short skinny Japanese man with a heart for his county. served several trips to viet. and korea. He was shot in his arm and leg twice, and suffered a gernade scrap metal in his stomach torn him up but still served his county as a drill instrutor for several year's after, he passed away with his family
Wow I went through basic training at Fort Ord August 1970 one of the upper echelon DI's was Japanese an E-8 (I think) could that have been him? There weren't too many of them around, he had a heavy Japanese accent.
My old buildings. BCT brigade. Fuckin Vietnam mission! R.I.P. anyone who passed through, and passed on. A long, long, long time ago...before the winds, before the snow...Brother Vet, Wrenchy
This base will all way have special place in my mind . It where I learned to ride a bike and learn to swim that pool was awsome Wendesday night were familynights . We used to live in Marshell Park. This base was huge . Keoki 79-89
Thanks for posting some good historical footage. It's pretty much all torn down now, but there are a few rundown abandoned buildings that look just like this.
What song is that?
cristalgreen79 1 month ago
My Dad was at fort Ord in the late 50's i think.
mumpump 11 months ago
ahhh ,poor baby ,boo fricken hoo!! you where recruited, yeah right! you still could have said no thanks.jackass!! i was born at fort ord and have fond memories of monterey and fort ord. my father served in ww2 and korea. he was a great soldier, and proud to be called one,you ingrate! by the way thank you for your service to this great country!
40fordcoop 1 year ago
Cool film
HUTCHtopher 1 year ago
I was at Fort Ord, Basic Training A-3-1 starting October 26, 1970 and I have an extensive collection of Fort Ord photos on my Flicker account.
Google, "For Ord for soldiers and civilians who lived there, Flickr. Southwest USA"
or Flickr, High Above Texas. (you'll be glad you did :)
P.S, went to Nam in 71 and 72.
tuutuutango 1 year ago
Holy Crap. That first set of barracks look like something from a third world country. Hideous. Ours at "Fort lost in Woods" were also brick, but didn't look half as shitty as those.
Lockbar 1 year ago
I was there for basic training in 1962. Brings back horrible memories. D-11-3.
MrDanieldb 1 year ago
@MrDanieldb
Yeah I remember those hideous baracks too the Army was a shitty experience, 3 years of being treated like a piece of dirt on the floor even after getting back from Viet Nam and then the assholes wondered why you didn't want to reenlist.
I hope the army is better than it was when I was in 40 years ago.
TheJomogogo 1 year ago
@TheJomogogo Sadly it's not...the army still treats you like a piece of shit. Joining was the worst decision I've ever made in my entire life...I'm ashamed to have been called a soldier. I don't even put it on my resume anymore and whenever they used to throw the whole "you volunteered" thing in my face I would reply with "I didn't volunteer I was recruited...the army wanted me I don't want them".
silverak4 1 year ago
@TheJomogogo I'm retired Air Force (25 years). In my 50's now, I grew up in Seaside. I could see Black Horse Golf Course from my bedroom window. Enlisted soldiers were treated like crap while the officers were treated as kings. It existed for that self-serving fraternity. Fort Ord became too expensive to maintain, geographically ridiculous for any type of rapid deployment, and an environmental nightmare that I think ended up on the EPA Superfund list. I'm sorry you had to endure this.
FylthyBeest 1 year ago
@FylthyBeest Yes I grew up in Fort Ord as well. I lived in Hayes park and I also could see the Black Horse golf course from where I lived. As a matter of fact, I used to cut through the golf course to get to my junior high school FITCH....."Home of the Kodiaks". I left Fort Ord on my way to Germany with my Dad in 1982. I was born on Fort Ord when the hospital was in Patton Park, actually before I left there, it was the MYA. I went to Hayes Elementary as well.
datboysha40 11 months ago
@datboysha40 Odd and interesting history surrounding Fort Ord. In the 1960's, junior high school students from the Seaside area closest to Fitch Junior High School were allowed to attend Fitch. My sister, six years older than me was one of those. Fitch was within walking distance and there was even a gated sidewalk to allow students passage. I believe the gate was on Military Avenue in Seaside. I was in the Fort Ord Junior Rifle Club for several years and my family wasn't military!
FylthyBeest 11 months ago
I took Basic Training back in 1972 there,
A-53
sjrogers53 1 year ago
My Grandpa was a Drill Sargent here. Sgt.Tadashi
Paul Tadashi Ikeda RIP in my heart forever.
he was a short skinny Japanese man with a heart for his county. served several trips to viet. and korea. He was shot in his arm and leg twice, and suffered a gernade scrap metal in his stomach torn him up but still served his county as a drill instrutor for several year's after, he passed away with his family
OCTOBER 11,1931 - SEP 15 2006 RIP.
Voudim 2 years ago
@Voudim
Wow I went through basic training at Fort Ord August 1970 one of the upper echelon DI's was Japanese an E-8 (I think) could that have been him? There weren't too many of them around, he had a heavy Japanese accent.
TheJomogogo 1 year ago
My old buildings. BCT brigade. Fuckin Vietnam mission! R.I.P. anyone who passed through, and passed on. A long, long, long time ago...before the winds, before the snow...Brother Vet, Wrenchy
wrenchy212 2 years ago
This base will all way have special place in my mind . It where I learned to ride a bike and learn to swim that pool was awsome Wendesday night were familynights . We used to live in Marshell Park. This base was huge . Keoki 79-89
keoki45 2 years ago
i spent some good times in thoes barracks,hahaahh born and rasied in seaside,and grew up on plant Ord,many good friends from ther,good times,thanks
black64riv 2 years ago
Those barracks looked the same exact way when I was there in 1982, except for the fact that we all had 4 men rooms.
mightycloudofjoy 2 years ago
Thanks for posting some good historical footage. It's pretty much all torn down now, but there are a few rundown abandoned buildings that look just like this.
Zelyoni 2 years ago