I remember well my last semester at the University of West Florida, when, after passing the Navy written pilot exam, I was invited to go for a flight. I went to Pensacola regional airport for my flight, I am not sure why not Whiting field or Sherman field, closer to UWF, I suppose. Anyway, I climbed into the back seat of a non-turbo T-34 and away we went. We flew over Pensacola Bay and did some loops and barrel rolls and rolls, probably meant to see if I got sick. I didn't. I thought that was totally cool.
Too bad those are going to be scrapped. I would guess the airframe lifetime is used up. Life as a trainer is tough.