Soldier training is in for a big overhaul

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Soldiers in Basic Combat Training do a low crawl on their first day of training at Fort Jackson, S.C.


Soldier training is in for a big overhaul
By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Apr 7, 2008 5:48:42 EDT

FORT BLISS, Texas — A complex war and a new operations doctrine have prompted the Army to make sweeping changes in the way it transforms civilian volunteers into combat soldiers.

The programs revealed here March 18-20 at the Initial Military Training Forum are in varying stages of implementation.

Taken together, the impending, current and future changes represent the largest overhaul of initial entry training since the end of the Vietnam War four decades ago.

Not only the Army is revamping training processes, but it also is addressing such basic soldiering skills as marksmanship and physical fitness.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin C. Freakley, commander of Accessions Command, said the changes are limited to the training base for now, but over time, they likely will move to the operational force.


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