US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Jackson, SC)

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In 1939, the demands of war brought the area again under federal control, and Fort J ackson was organized as the infantry training center. Four firing ranges were constructed, and more than 100 miles of roads were hard surfaced and named for legendary Revolutionary War figures and the heroes of the Civil War. During World War II, the ffOld Hickoryii Division was one of the first units to reappear on the scene, just as it had in 1917. More than 500,000 men received some phase of their training here. Other famed units to train at Fort J ackson during this period were the 4th, 6th, 8th, 26th, 77th, 87th, 100th and the 106th. The 31st ffDixie7 Division trained here during the Korean Conflict. 75 Years of Excellence Fort J ackson had grown over the years, but most of the buildings were temporary. Finally in 1964, construction began on permanent steel and concrete buildings to replace wooden barracks that had housed the Fortis troops since the early 1940s. In recognition of the Fortis 50th anniversary in 1967, the citizens of Columbia gave Fort J ackson the statue of Andrew J ackson that stands at Gate 1H. With the establishment of the modern volunteer Army in 1970 and the need to promote the attractiveness of service life, construction peaked in an effort to modernize facilities and improve services. In June 1973, Fort J ackson was designated as a US. Army Training Center, where young men and women are taught to think, look and act as soldiers - always. Through the years, changes have been made to enhance training. Victory Tower, an apparatus designed to complement basic combat training, is used to reinforce the skills and confidence of the individual soldier. Field training exercises fFTXi were incorporated into advanced individual training fAITi so soldiers would have an opportunity to practice MOS and common skills in a field environment. By 1988, initial entry training fIETi strategy was implemented. The standard unit of training was the platoon. Training focused on hands-on skill development rather than platoon instruction. Fort J ackson continues to Win awards as we move toward our Vision of the future. The goal is to make Fort J ackson the living, working and training environment it can be. ffVictory Starts Heref as it has since 1917. Chaplain Center and School As part of Fort J ackson,s continuing growth and expansion of its role in shaping tomorrowis army, the United States Army Chaplain Center and School, a complex costing approximately $7.4 million, ffbroke groundii August 1, 1995, near the crest of Tank Hill on Lee Road as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Program. Along with the school comes a staff of 110 who will train 1,800 chaplains and chaplain assistants annually for ministry to soldiers and their families in peace and war. The US. Army Chaplain Schoolis continuing mission since the First World War is to train chaplains for ground combat operations in support of Americas Army. The first session commenced on March 3, 1918, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Its locations have been quite diverse, ranging from a two-year stay at Harvard University during World War II to Fort Slocum, New York. Other locations include Camp Henry Knox, Kentucky Fort Wayne, Michigan, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Fort Monmouth, NeW J ersey prior to coming to Fort J ackson. For the first time, Chaplain School will occupy a building from the ground up for its use.

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