“Military power in the 21st
ability to adapt.” — Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, TRADOC commanding general
century will be defi ned by our
Army recruits prepare to practice using bayonets dur- ing basic combat training at Fort Jackson (above). Pfc. Julius Rigole, USA, climbs a rope ladder (right) during a combat confidence course at Fort Sill, Okla., in March. Recruits at Fort Jackson fan their arms while exiting the gas chamber to air out tear gas (below right).
validates what we’ve told him to make sure we’re giv- ing him accurate information.” Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa L. King, the fi rst female
commandant of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School, be- came a drill instructor in 1983 and has seen many changes in the Army’s training methods. But she can sum up the most important components of training quite succinctly: “Instill the values, but instill trust in leaders as well.
Treat soldiers with dignity and respect. Approach sol- diers in training from a mentorship/coach point of view, and build them up where they’re weak — do not tear them down in correcting and rebuking them,” she says. “If we do that, we’re going to have some of the best sol- diers we’ve ever produced.”
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— Mark Cantrell is a freelance writer based in North Caro- lina. His last article for Military Offi cer was “For All Who Served,” November 2009.
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PHOTOS: FROM TOP, STAFF SGT. MICHAEL B. KELLER, USAF/DOD; MARIE BERBEREA, FORT SILL CANNONEER; STAFF SGT. MICHAEL B. KELLER, USAF/DOD
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