Photo By Spc. Jessica Luhrs-Stabile | Spc. Kaesey Child, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, and a mortarman with Headquarters...... read more read more
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FORWARD OPERATING BASE WARRIOR, Iraq — A junior enlisted Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, plays a key role in the training of 4th and 12th Iraqi Army Division soldiers on firing mortar rounds.
Spc. Kaesey Child, native of Salt Lake City, Utah, and mortarman, has been at the Kirkuk Training Center (K1) since October, assisting the military transition team, Military Professional Resources Inc. and fellow Soldiers in the training of IA mortarmen.
Since arriving to K1, Child has seen and assisted in the graduation of 10 IA platoons; in the most recent class, he was able to watch his former students, Iraqi non-commissioned officers, successfully teach and lead a course.
During the courses, Child was assigned an IA platoon to instruct how to engage a target using the "direct lay" method.
The direct lay method involves a gunner adjusting the point of fire in increments after receiving orders from forward observers and the fire direction center, without previously seeing the target.
The courses Child assisted with however are a lot different than what he learned during his advanced individual training.
He is currently teaching IA soldiers to fully operate a weapon system that was foreign to him but is now second nature.
"That is one of the most impressive factors to me," said Marine Maj. Thomas W. Parker, MiTT senior advisor of the 1st Battalion, 12th Marines. "[Spc. Child] came here and learned to operate a completely new system and is now teaching it to IA NCOs."
Child is not just instructing though; he is setting an example and also learning.
"By having him in front of IA soldiers, he is able to set an excellent example of how to be a professional junior enlisted," Maj. Parker said.
Child said he has become a student in an aspect too.
"I am learning what it takes to be a leader and about a different culture," he said. "This is a great opportunity to grow as a Soldier."
| Date Taken: | 01.28.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2010 00:30 |
| Story ID: | 44536 |
| Location: | KIRKUK, IQ |
| Web Views: | 309 |
| Downloads: | 265 |
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