More Info →Ivan and Muriel Allott, Part - 1, compulsory military training 1957 - Manawatu Conversations

 Broadcast on Manawatu People's Radio, 25th October 2022. Part 1 of 2.  Ivan’s Compulsory Military Training experience in 1957, final intake. 14 weeks in air force. Had been in Air Training Corps at PNBHS. Choice of a trade after initial square bashing. Great air force food. Chose medical trade option. Hobsonville for initial training, then Ohakea. Description of the barracks. Aircraft - Vampires and Devons. Testing for diabetes. Training disrupted by the 1957 flu epidemic, several cases at the air base. Treating people for flu. Shooting 303s. “Medical parade”. Later benefits of medical training. Discharge document.