US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)

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WHA T ARE DRILL ER GEAN T ? They are the cautioning voice, the helpful hand, the watchful eye that guides the new soldier through the strenuous Army Training. They have gained their knowledge through practical experience. It is their job to guide, instruct, and encourage the young people who are training to become soldiers. They are seasoned graduates of the Drill Ser- geants School-a course which reviews all the Basics of Initial Entry Training in a cur- riculum much more strenuous than Initial Entry Training. They wear the Distinctive Mark ofa Graduate of that school-the World War I type campaign hat or the Australian Bush hat. To the Drill Sergeants at Fort Leonard Wood and the proud soldiers they have produced, this book is dedicated.

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WHA T IS INITIAL EN TR Y TRAINING The Initial Entry Training program is designed to produce new soldiers who are motivated, disciplined, physically conditioned, trained in the common soldierly skills and capable of taking their place in the ranks of the Army in the field after Military Occupational Specialty KMOSQ qualification. Therefore all soldiers who complete I.E. T have: a. Demonstrated the strength, stamina, and agility to perform the tasks prescribed and understand the higher standards of physical conditioning which are required for completion of initial entry training. b. Demonstrated the desire and have accepted the need to apply themselves to accomplishing assigned tasks. c. Understand and adhered to their enlistment obliga- tion, including the Oath of Enlistment, and their role as soldiers. d. Sworn their devotion to the Army in its defense of the United States and principles embodied in the Con- stitution. e. Understood and will abide by the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other statutes and applicable rules and regulations. f Been trained in the common soldierly skills which apply to all soldiers regardless of M OS or duty position. 20 I

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WW PHY I CAL TRAINING A soldier's training day is not complete without daily physical training. On or off the P. T. field a soldier 's physicalfitness is being honed to a razors edge. On the P. T. Field between 0500 to 1700 hours you can hear the familiar sounds of repetitions be- ing counted and the echos of soldiers sounding off with - More PT Sergeant, more PTP' A soldier must be tough - tough enough to stand a demanding daily routine, tough enough to enter combat with a full measure of strength. Physical fitness, therefore, is an essential part of a Soldier 's training. The physical training program of the U.S. Army is designed to develop strength, endurance, agility, and coordination - and to promote confidence, ag- gressiveness, motivation, esprit and teamwork. What does it take? Miles of running, hundreds of pushups, dozens of repetitions of the daily dozen exercises. The result: strength for a time which demands strength. V v----N....g.' .avi , -....-,,.,........4q.....,.,,,k ge g 1 .zis w f ,,, ,, ,,,.tfrf ',,' W Q, 5. ,W yjg 7.x ,4- M+f fzfll- tvs was-1'-', fw al f,,'-Wv!',. Q- ' Ar , ,- , aff -- ' ,N W , . .,35,,i,,:J,a,,,,, 1, NM jg ,N gee wf.v.A,,s.-ff' 1.x X' ' A-.' -.4.',fb-i'm' 1 its -X M 1 ,XM ' .- , ' '- 'knlfq 1' ' ' ,N , .. , My Wu H , nib-5 T , .. QW, 1-....,-, ,,.,,,a,,,' A 4. f 1114.4 W 47 ,U All