Courtesy Story | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 10.28.2019
Spc. Benjamin Ritchie came to Fort Jackson with the same hope as many others – to start his Army career on the right path by excelling at Basic Combat Training. On Oct. 21 he became the first Basic Combat Training trainee to record a perfect score of 600 points on the Army’s new physical fitness test....
Story by Robert Timmons | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 11.01.2018
For one recent Basic Combat Training graduate living up to her grandfather's military legacy pushed her to try harder to succeed. See Pvt. Kelsey McCarthy's grandfather served in the same unit she trained with nearly a half century earlier, where he was awarded two Silver Stars -- one from the Army and one from the Navy. He is one of three Soldiers to receive the Navy medal....
