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Armed Forces News
Private Ernest E. Ficklin, son of George W. Ficklin of Amissville, Va. has been assigned to Company C, 2nd. Battalion, 1st’ Training Regiment at Fort Jackson, S. G, for eight weeks of basic combat training. Upon arrival at Fort Jackson, he was issued dothing and given a' complete physical examination and a comprehensive battery of aptitude tests. • As part of his basic training he will be taught rifle marksmanship under the Army’s new TRAIN FIRE program. In TRAINFIRE he will learn to use an M-l rifle by 'firing art pop-up targets on terrain which duplicates combat areas.
He will also‘“be Uii&t drill, tactics, camouflage, military courtesy, first-aid and other basic subjects He will Jearn how to throw a grenade, .fire in pitch darkness, crawl under barbed wire with machine gun fire ouerhead, and defend himself in simulated chemical, biological and radiological warfare situations.
After completing basic training, he normally will receive a twoweek leave before reporting for his next assignment.
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