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SSMN · 01-14-2012, 03:16 PM

I was living in Chicago and also went to Ft. Leonard Wood for basic. For me, the year was 1965. We were issued M-14s. Never saw an M-1 or an M-16 during my time there. But after basic, during AIT and from thereon it was all M-16s.

01-14-2012, 03:16 PM	#3
SSMN Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ely, Minnesota Posts: 507	Re: Basic Training M-1 vs M-16 I was living in Chicago and also went to Ft. Leonard Wood for basic. For me, the year was 1965. We were issued M-14s. Never saw an M-1 or an M-16 during my time there. But after basic, during AIT and from thereon it was all M-16s.