Army consolidates drill sergeant training

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A drill sergeant keeps an eye on basic trainees as they gp through formation training during their second week at Fort Sill, Okla., in 2006.


Army consolidates drill sergeant training
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jun 9, 2008 6:12:57 EDT

With the graduation of the last class of students at the Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Drill Sergeant School, the Army’s plan to consolidate drill sergeant training was complete.

The school permanently cased its colors and closed its doors May 23 after 44 years and 40,000 students.

The Fort Leonard Wood Noncommissioned Officer Academy began training drill sergeants in 1964, according to Training and Doctrine Command, and its Drill Sergeant School is moving to Fort Jackson, S.C., under the Base Closure and Realignment Commission’s plan to consolidate all active-duty drill sergeant schools in one location.

In addition to the consolidation of drill sergeant training, drill sergeants are no longer a fixture at the Army’s Advanced Individual Training centers and schools.

Since Jan. 1, drill sergeant positions at AIT have been filled by platoon sergeants in an effort to get new soldiers acclimated more quickly to the way the real Army looks and operates.


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