US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC)

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Reception tation The United States Army Reception Station, activated in July, 1966, is the recruitls first taste of military life. Here, the transition from civilian to military life becomes a reality. At the reception station, a recruit spends three days pro- cessing into the Army. The permanent party staff of oliicers and enlisted personnel process the paperwork necessary to get a man officially into the Army and on the payroll. The task of processing a man into the Army is a massive one. After an initial orientation, the young soldier receives a complete issue of clothing, a physical and dental exami- nation, medical immunization shots, identification card, udog tags , and a partial pay to see him through until his first regular paycheck. He is also tested and interviewed to find the most ap- propriate occupation for him in the Army. The Reception Station issues approximately 736 sets of fatigues, 368 pairs of combat boots, and 920 articles of headgear on an average Working day. It is also here, that a man begins to understand the Army way of life and the discipline that Will become an important factor in his next eight weeksvbasic combat training. At his training company, he will receive intensive in- struction and training in the fundamentals of soldiering. He learns military skills, skills which he might have to apply in the defense of his country and life. mmm gens-an www M949

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