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One memory I will never forget is the counselor Grunt (Phillip Grissom) leading us through PT :

"The next exercise will be the side straddle hop!"

We would respond: "OH NO NOT THE SIDE STRADDLE HOP!"

He would say" YES THE SIDE STRADDLE HOP! Starting positions, MOVE!"

I also remember his emphasis on formations, he even lined up his team before going to lunch.
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Post by Boomerang »

We never had to do PT at Ac. But i got plenty of marine PPT in high school JROTC. I remember grunt marching his team around all week when i was their also though.
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that guy sounds hardcore!
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Grunt was definately hardcore. If you looked at his group you'd think they were in bootcamp alot of the time.
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Grunt is hardcore, but not as hardcore as Sgt Hartman from Full Metal Jacket. He does not insult his trainees, nor does he bark at you (from what I have seen)
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Post by Boomerang »

True he isnt as bad as the guy in full metal jacket. But he dies make his team march around everywhere they go and sit in unison and other stuff like in the military.
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Post by maverick »

Jason-

Was there PT when you were at AC?
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Nope we never had to do pt when i went to AC.
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We never had to do it either, but there was PT, and everybody participated.
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Post by Boomerang »

I know their were a couple of girls on the team who went running with one of the counselors in the morning but other than that their was no organised PT when i went.
Jason original callsign Loverboy
SC 1991
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AC Intermediate 1996
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