Photo By Sgt. Sharmain Burch | Sgt. 1st Class Shaun E. Benoit, Third Army/ ARCENT joint visitor bureau...... read more read more
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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – “I want to learn about what soldiers do because soldiers do so much for our country and I appreciate that,” said Summer Tidwell, a junior at Lakewood High School, one of seven students from LHS who arrived on Shaw Air Force Base early Feb. 26 to tour Patton Hall, Third Army/ARCENT headquarters.
The tour, the first of its kind, was arranged by the Sumter School District and the Sumter Chamber of Commerce as a way to introduce career opportunities to students.
“This is our first year working with the Chamber of Commerce to be able to give students this opportunity to visit soldiers,” said Gayle Jennings, Lakewood High School career specialist.
Upon entering Patton Hall the students saw imprinted on the floor the words “Tertia Semper Prima.”
“Tertia Semper Prima means Third Always First,” said Sgt. 1st Class Shaun E. Benoit, Third Army/ARCENT joint visitor bureau noncommissioned officer in charge. “That is Third Army’s motto.”
Benoit led the students through Patton Hall as they observed historical artifacts and learned the importance of Third Army/ARCENT’s mission.
The students, members of the Sumter School District Student Leader Forum program, spoke with senior leaders and soldiers of various ranks, and toured the Command Operations and Intelligence Center where Third Army/ARCENT soldiers communicate with soldiers within their area of responsibility.
The tour came to an end with a visit to the motor pool where soldiers perform maintenance on vehicles. During the motor pool tour soldiers demonstrated the use of various tactical equipment including cargo trucks, Humvees, weapons and night vision goggles.
The goal of the student leader program is to motivate and encourage students in efforts to develop a healthy perspective on how to plan for their future career, life and place in the Sumter community. The tour of Patton Hall provided an opportunity to expand the students’ perspective in their future career goals.
“As this experience supports the idea for students to develop a career plan it also shows them another side of how a soldier lives,” said Jennings.
| Date Taken: | 02.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 02.28.2013 17:41 |
| Story ID: | 102727 |
| Location: | SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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