Basic Training took place at Jefferson Barracks- St Louis, MO. Our troop train from Kansas City, MO arrived about midnight on a Saturday. We departed KC at 10:30am and visited most sidings along the way to let other trains with higher priorities pass. On arrival a sergeant herded us through a supply depot to pick up bedding for the night. They got us up bright and early Sunday morning to stand roll call in the company street. A light drizzle was falling at the time. We were standing at attention when the sergeant yelled "Hey You". I looked to see if he was talking to me. That was the first mistake of my military career. I spent the next hour or so picking up cigarette butts in the company street soaking wet. This was a far cry from my normal routine of attending church.