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Army Tests New 29-Day Basic Leader Course with 8 Days in the Field

The updated 29-day course adds a week of tactical field training and simulated combat missions to the Army’s foundational NCO ...
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Combat engineer, bridge crewman class have unique experience during field-training exercise

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — For trainees learning the skills they will need to perform their military occupational specialty, getting to see how their job fits into the larger Army picture is usually ...
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Combat engineering train-up at JBLM helps soldiers push their limits

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — A new train-up within the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) is preparing soldiers for the US Army's elite Sapper Leader Course ...
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Sapper Leader Course: forging elite combat-ready engineers since 1985

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Of the four permanent individual skill tabs authorized for wear by the U.S. Army, one is earned exclusively at Fort Leonard Wood — the Sapper Tab. The only way to earn the ...
Army Times

Two-star wants to ease the civilian-to-soldier transition during Army basic training

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Some recent changes to Army ...