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1 CHAT AND CHEW KICKS OFF SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS SEASON P7 BUILDING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS STRATEGIES FOR CREATING EXPERT TRAINERS P3 ALSO INSIDE ARMY CHAPLAIN SCHOOL TO CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL, P6 SOLDIERS SHOW ATHLETES LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, P8

2 ON THE COVER Representatives from all four Army Initial Entry Training installations attended a Drill Sergeant Program of Instruction Symposium at Fort Jackson. SEE PAGE 3 Graphic by WALLACE McBRIDE Fort Jackson, South Carolina This civilian enterprise newspaper, which has a circulation of 10,000, is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. Army. Contents of the Fort Jackson Leader are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, Department of the Army or Fort Jackson. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts and supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of the Army or Camden Media Co. of the firms, products or services advertised. All editorial content of the Fort Jackson Leader is prepared, edited, provided and approved by the Public Affairs Office of Fort Jackson. The Fort Jackson Leader is published by Camden Media Co., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army, under exclusive written contract with Fort Jackson. The civilian printer is responsible for commercial advertising. For display advertising rates and information call or write Camden Media Company, P.O. Box 1137, Camden, S.C For classified advertising information only: call or nwilson@chronicleindependent.com or fax For questions or concerns about subscriptions, call To submit articles, story ideas or announcements, write the Fort Jackson Leader, Fort Jackson, S.C , call or fjleader@ gmail.com. Commanding General...Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. Garrison Commander...Col. Stephen Elder Garrison Public Affairs Officer...Patrick Jones Command Information Officer...Robert Timmons Editor...Wallace McBride Staff Writer...LaTrice Langston Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Community Calendar TOMORROW Fort Jackson s Directorate of Human Resources will be closed July 5 for the installation s training holiday. For more information contact Lewis Kellum, Director, Human Resources at MONDAY The Adjutant General School will be birthday July 9 with a run starting at 6 a.m. at 11:30 a.m. For more information contact TUESDAY information call WEDNESDAY Are you ready to travel through outer other fun games. Registration is required. Visit to register. JULY 12 Orientation is mandatory for Soldiers and service member, will receive a Welcome to 4865/4824 to make reservations. For more information call JULY 13 American Legion Post 193 is hosting a ceremony to lay to rest the remains of four service members. The veterans being laid to JULY 14 AND JULY 21 Qualify to make the team to go to The event begins at the corner of Kershaw 5:15 a.m. JULY 17 are held on the third Tuesday of every For more information call JULY a.m. every third Tuesday of the month call for more information. JULY 20 currently the senior enlisted leader for the SPORTSMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL Are you interested in learning more about SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS TO FJLeader@gmail.com Deadline for events to be included in the calendar or Happenings is one week before publication. Include the time, date and place the event will occur, as well as other necessary information. If you submit an article on an event that already has taken place, please send it as soon as possible. Tuesday is the last day we will we be able to accept an article for publication the following Thursday. Include the date and place of the event, as well as a description of what took place. Please include quotations, if possible. With any photo you submit, include IDs rank, unit, and Questions? Call

3 Building the leaders of tomorrow Symposium highlights strategies for creating expert trainers Photo by RON LESTER the development of a drill sergeant course training strategy that would achieve the desired capability levels for USADSA graduates. Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, senior enlisted leader for Fort Jackson and former commandant of the academy echoed Mitchell s gratitude for the attendees support saying that he felt good about the future. Above, Sgt. 1st Class Corey Smith, chief of training for the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy, speaks during the Drill Sergeant Program of Instruction Symposium June 26. Right, U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Ontavious Woodard, a drill sergeant with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, observes a recruit as she clears her weapon system during a training exercise on the team live-fire range at Fort Jackson. A recent symposium looked at what improvements can be made to how drill sergeants are taught. By LATRICE LANGSTON Fort Jackson Leader Representatives from all four Army Initial Entry Training installations attended a Drill Sergeant Program of Instruction Symposium at the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy June to develop a strategy to meet the Center of Initial Military Training commander s intent of building expert trainers. While thanking the attendees for their time and dedication, Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell, senior enlisted leader for the Center of Initial Military Training asked that all take one message home with them. Thank you for taking the time to come down here to show how important this really is, Mitchell said. The message I want you to take out of here is; we are training the leaders of tomorrow. I m talking about future drill sergeants; because the leaders that come here are going to be much different when they leave. Over the course of two days the representatives participated in See DRILL: Page 12 Leader file photo

4 Fort Jackson Movie Schedule U.S. Army photo Soldiers administer the strength deadlift event of the Occupational Physical Assessment Test to a potential recruit. Since January 2017, when OPAT was rolled out to recruiting stations, officials believe the test has significantly reduced attrition among trainees. OPAT reducing trainee attrition By SEAN KIMMONS Army News Service Fewer Army recruits are now dropping out of initial military training, preventing the Army from wasting millions in training dollars, said the Army s senior enlisted advisor. Occupational Physical Assessment Test is better preparing new recruits for the physical rigors of training they will face once they step off the bus and are greeted by drill sergeants. That was the goal, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey. The goal was to get 18- to 24-year-old people more focused Day 1 of basic training, and saying, Oh my God, I have to do a pushup. Given to recruits to determine their best- muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, explosive power and speed. Current Soldiers who decide to reclass to more physically demanding jobs are also required to take the test. The gender and age neutral test includes four events a standing long jump, seated power throw, deadlift and interval run that gauge a recruit s physical aptitude similar to how the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery assesses mental aptitude. OPAT, obviously, is increasing our capability, Dailey said Monday at a media roundtable inside the Pentagon. There was no physical assessment prior to OPAT. Since January 2017, when the OPAT test Army has seen an average of about 1,000 fewer trainees leave initial military training early. That s about equal to a 10 percent overall reduction in attrition. We re saving over 1,000 [trainees] a year, said Michael McGurk, director of research and analysis at the Army Center for Initial Military Training. Many trainees who drop out, he added, experience some sort of musculoskeletal issue. It costs between $55,000 to $74,000 to send a recruit through training, depending on if they attend one-station unit training or a combination of basic combat training and advanced individual training. McGurk said his center uses $50,000 as a plete the training. Using that number, cost avoidance for the Army could be $50 million or more each year. We think that s on the low end, he said Thursday. It s not savings, it s [cost] avoidance, because no one hands you a check for that money. It s the car that didn t break down, the water heater that didn t explode. As more and more recruits train for the OPAT, scores have also gone up. When Dailey travels to speak with high school students, he notices that many of them are already aware of it. The scores on OPAT are getting better and that is simply because the greater population that is propensed to serve in the military know about it and now they re training for it, he said. See OPAT: Page Jackson Blvd. Phone: FRIDAY Oceans 8 (PG-13) 7 p.m. SATURDAY Studio Appreciation Advance Screening Free Admission (PG-13) SUNDAY Oceans 8 (PG-13) 1 p.m. Oceans 8 (PG-13) 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY Oceans 8 (PG-13) 2 p.m. Oceans 8 (PG-13) 5 p.m.... TICKETS Adult: $6 / Child (6 to 11): $4 3-D TICKETS Adult: $8 / Child (6 to 11): $6 Ticket sales open 30 minutes before each movie. Movie times and schedule are subject to change without notice.

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6 Fort Jackson: HOUSING NOTES Updates from Housing Services U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School photo Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Glenn Palmer spent the afternoon in the field at Fort Jackson, South Carolina with religious affairs specialists in Advanced Individual Training on May 22 as they trained to protect the chaplain while on patrol and observed a key leader engagement between Palmer and a local religious leader. Army Chaplain School to celebrate centennial in July By MEL SLATER Army Chaplain Center and School Public Affairs Army chaplaincy has much to celebrate in 2018 the 243rd birthday of the Army Chaplain Corps and the 100 year anniversary of the Army Chaplain School. The saying goes, There are no atheists in foxholes. While the veracity of that saying is up for debate, one thing is true: if a Soldier is in a foxhole, there is an Army chaplain and religious affairs specialist close by. On July 20, the Army Chaplaincy will converge on Columbia, South Carolina, to hold the Centennial Celebration of the Army Chaplain School and to recognize the Army Chaplain Corps 243 Years of service. The event will be held at the University of South Carolina Alumni Center, 900 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina. All are welcome. For ticket information visit eventbrite.com/o/united-states-army-chaplain-center-andschool This will be an evening of fun and inspiration as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Army Chaplain School by Looking back... launching forward, said Chap. (Col.) Jeffery D. Hawkins, commandant of the U.S. Army Chaplaincy Center and School. For 243 Years just as the Army itself, chaplains have served to bring God to Soldiers and Soldiers to God. It was Continental Army Commander, Gen. George Washington who is credited with saying, We need chaplains. And on his request to the Continental Congress, chaplains were established as part of the Army on July 25, and women during all of our wars. Some are buried in Arlington National Cemetery and cemeteries across the country. On the campus of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson is a memorial garden with the names of chaplains and attacks on our homeland. See CHAPLAIN: Page 20 Mayors Needed: The Mayoral Council is looking for volunteers to serve as mayors for the Fort Jackson Housing Communities. Becoming a part of the council allows you to be a voice for the community. Your voice can bring ideas and suggestions to residents for improving the quality of life while residing on Fort Jackson. In addition to receiving credit for volunteer hours, you will get to meet new people, and receive valuable training. Child care is provided at no cost while performing mayoral duties. Interested residents should contact Vickie Grier at usarmy.jackson.imcom-atlantic. mbx.fort- jackson-dpw- housing@mail.mil, or Juvenile Curfew & Supervision of Children and Resident Guide Review: The housing the Juvenile Curfew & Supervision of Children Policy and Resident Guide to ensure policies and guidelines are adhered to (i.e. wading pools, unattended children at the playgrounds, etc.) The resident guide can be viewed at You may pick up a copy of the Juvenile Curfew & Supervision of Children Poli- Ave. Voice Broadcast: We would like to remind has your most current phone number and address. Our One Call system is used to deliver emergency weather updates, reported utility outages, scheduled maintenance that may interfere with your day to day plans, and weekly event updates. If you have opted out or changed your phone number and would like to receive them Don t forget to like us on Facebook (Fort Jackson Family Homes). Refer a Friend: Unlimited Refer-a-Friend Rewards. If you are a current resident with Balfour Beatty Communities and you invite a friend to live with us, we will take $500 off your next month s rent. Some restrictions apply. For more information, call PCS Rewards: Save time and money by staying with Balfour Beatty Communities. Our residents are #1, and we want to reward our loyal customers. If you are a current resident relocating to a community where Balfour Beatty Communities manages the housing, choose to stay with us and we ll offer you a $250 reward. Contact our

7 Message: Life is precious Jackson holds serious chat about suicide By LATRICE LANGSTON Fort Jackson Leader There are people that need to know that it is safe to talk about it. Helen Pridgen, S.C. Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention See LIFE: Page 17 Photo by LATRICE LANGSTON From left, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Rodie Lamb, deputy garrison chaplain, and Aljournal Ajaye Franklin, Suicide Prevention Program manager, lead the conversation at the Chat and Chew held at the main post chapel June 26. The Chat and Chew provided an opportunity for attendees to speak openly about the suicide.

8 Photos by RON LESTER SOLDIERS TEACH ATHLETES LEADERSHIP June 27 was no ordinary training day for the USC Gamecock football team they were on Fort Jackson for the third straight year participating in exercises designed to strengthen them as a team. Jeff Dillman, director of football strength and conditioning at the school, said that this type of training shows the team that it is about more than football. We are training for football but this isn t just about football; we train to win on and off the field; we train for life, he said. Dillman praised the Soldiers who helped the team through the courses saying that they gave them a better understanding of what leadership and teamwork is all about. The whole crew that worked with the team today, did an unbelievable job of not only forcing them to push through things and strain and get through a little bit of pain but also, help them understand leadership qualities and what it takes to be successful.

9 Photos by NICHOLAS SALCIDO FORT JACKSON WORSHIP SCHEDULE Family Day Family Day for the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment finally arrives Monday as Families race to embrace their trainees on Hilton Field after seeing each other for the first time since the start of Army Basic Combat Training. CATHOLIC Sunday 7:30 a.m., Confessions, Solomon Center 8 a.m., IET Mass, Solomon Center 9:30 a.m., CCD, Education Center 9:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel 10:30 a.m., Reconciliation (after Mass or by appointment), Main Post Chapel Monday through Thursday, First Friday 11:30 a.m., Mass, Main Post Chapel CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel EASTERN ORTHODOX Sunday 9 a.m., Worship and Liturgy, Hospital Chapel JEWISH Sunday 9:15 a.m., Worship, Anderson Street Chapel 10:15 a.m., Fellowship, Anderson Street Chapel LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday 10:30 a.m., Worship Service, Anderson Street Chapel ISLAMIC Friday 12:45 p.m., Jumah Services, Main Post Chapel Sunday 8 a.m., Islamic Studies, Main Post Chapel PAGAN Sunday 11 a.m., Pagan Circle Sacred Well Congregation worship and study, Magruder Chapel HISPANIC PROTESTANT Sunday 9 a.m., Worship Service, Magruder Chapel PROTESTANT Sunday 8 a.m., Worship Service, Main Post Chapel 8:30 a.m., Anglican/Liturgical, Lightning Chapel 9 a.m., Service, McCrady Chapel (SCARNG) 9:15 a.m., Adult Bible Study, Main Post Chapel 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, Main Post Chapel 10 a.m., Gospel Worship Service, Daniel Circle Chapel 11 a.m., Service, Main Post Chapel 11 a.m., Chapel Next, Lightning Chapel 5 p.m., Aspire! Protestant Youth, Chaplain Family Life Center Monday 7 p.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel Woman s Bible Study, Lightning Chapel 7 p.m., Protestant Men of the Chapel, Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center Tuesday 9 a.m., Protestant Women of the Chapel, Main Post Chapel Wednesday Noon, Protestant Bible Study, SSI Library 7 p.m., Gospel Bible Study, Daniel Circle chapel Thursday 11:45 a.m., Fresh Encounter Bible Study, Chaplain Family Life Center ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS Anderson Street Chapel, 2335 Anderson St., Lightning Chapel, 9476 Kemper St., /4542 Chaplain Family Life Center, Bldg. 5460, Daniel Circle Chapel, 3359 Daniel Circle, /4478 Education Center, 4581 Scales Ave., Fort Jackson Garrison Chaplain and Religious Support Office, 4356 Hardee St., /6318 McCrady Chapel, 3820 McCrady Road at McCrady Training Center, Magruder Chapel, 4360 Magruder Ave., Main Post Chapel, 4580 Scales Ave., /6681 Warrior Chapel (120th Adjutant General Battalion), 1895 Washington St., /7427

10 I became a soldier... 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment PVT. ALEXANDRIA CHANDLER, 21 Plains, Kansas most to join the Army is my desire to save lives. My ultimate goal is to become a Army nurse. No, the Army isn t what I thought it would be. It is a lot more emotionally and physically challenging than I thought it would be. In Basic Combat Training I struggled with some medical issues, it was hard for me to overcome but I made it through. I m a 92G Food Service Specialist. In 10 years I still want to be serving in the military and saving lives. I am really looking forward to getting to my unit and being a real Soldier. PVT. BLAKE JOSTAD, 20 Bend, Oregon The desire to do bet- to join the Army. I wasn t happy with what I was do- was a good choice. No, the Army wasn t want I thought it would be before joining; it was much different than I expected. I wasn t expecting to be held to such a high standard so it was a culture shock for me. The most challenging thing about Basic Combat Training for me was the mental stress and long transition from citizen to Soldier. I m a 15T UH-60 Helicopter Repairer. Hopefully in 10 years I ll be a pilot; either in the Army or as a civilian. I am looking forward to all the opportunities the Army has to offer. SPC. CHARLES BUTLER, 24 Jacksonville, Florida The opportunity to achieve my full potential and provide for my family most to join the Army. No, the Army isn t what I expected it to be before I joined. I have learned a lot in a short amount of time and now I feel like I m in my element. The most challenging thing about Basic Combat Training was adapting my attitude and my approach to lead my battle buddies as the Platoon Guide. and eventually traveling the world and developing as a leader and a Soldier. SPC. DANIELLE JACKSON, 23 Justin, Texas I wanted to better my future and make the college process easier for my future children; that s why I joined the Army. I knew it would be tough, but I never thought I could push myself past the limits I thought I had. The most challenging parts of Basic Combat Training were the ruck marches and getting everyone to work together as a team/family. I m a 15T UH-60 Helicopter Repairer. Hopefully in 10 years I ll be working as a crew and door gunner chief for Black Hawks. I look forward to seeing how much I will be able to accomplish. I plan to push myself as far as I can and experience as much of Army life as possible. My experience at Basic Combat Training has been completely worth all the blood, sweat and tears. I worked hard for my upcoming graduation. SPC. JINFAN ZUO, 29 Chicago My citizenship was my wanted to step out of my comfort zone. The Army was what I thought it would be. It was tough but, it made me feel good to be working towards my goal. Both mental and physical challenges put me out of my comfort zone. Basic Combat Training made me face those challenges and I had to keep adjusting myself to catch up with the team. I m a 68M Nutrition Care Specialist. thriving in my military career. I signed my contract in December of 2015; after two and half years of waiting to ship out to Basic my training and graduate. I plan to keep a strong mind and keep going in my military career because everything does not come easy; I will continue to work hard for the opportunity I ve been given. SPC. JUHEE HAN, 21 Philadelphia most to join the Army was the opportunity to receive citizenship in the country I was raised in; even though I was undocumented until DACA. I also wanted the chance to petition for my parents and younger brother to get their citizenships. To be honest, the Army wasn t as hard as I thought it would be. I thought it would be a more harsh; manly environment. However, opportunities are given equally; we were constantly learning to use our mental and physical strengths. The concept of chaos in Basic Combat Training was profound, but we needed it here more than ever to prepare for when we are actually down range. The drill sergeants aren t doing what they do for fun; they do it because there is a method to the madness. I m a 92M Mortuary Affairs Specialist. In 10 years, I see myself having graduated from Physician Assistant School and working as a combat medic in the Army.

11 Community Strengths and Themes assessment Leader Staff Reports The Community Health Promotion Council is asking the Fort Jackson community to take about minutes to complete the Community Strengths and Themes Assessment survey at amedd.army.mil/survey/ se.ashx?s= ddcc5a4. This is a volunteer survey designed to capture the community member s feelings on quality of life, health, safety, and satisfaction within the environment of an Army installation. It is an anonymous survey. It will ask you some demographic information which is used to ensure we have representatives from all groups. These questions are asked of all groups (Family members, DA Civilians, retirees, and Soldiers). Completion of the survey assists Brig. Gen. Milford Beags Beagle Jr. in determining the adequacy of our existing resources and identify additional needs on the installation. NEWS

12 Drill Continued from Page 3 When I was a private in formation I had no clue I was going to one day be the commandant of the drill sergeant school, then later the academy or that I would be a command sergeant major, that was not my vision; I just wanted to be a good private and you all are the reason that we re going to have future generals come out of your formations. Christian added that the POI symposium attendees displayed the two key ingredients necessary to train the leaders of tomorrow. There are two things we look for especially in this environment; compliance and commitment, he said. You all demonstrated compliance because you go out there and continue to survive in your job, by coming here; participating, giving input and information and giving the feedback to help create change; you have demonstrated commitment. Christian requested that the attendees go back and deliver the message to their installations. I feel good that we are in good hands for future command sergeants major, he added. Sgt. Maj. Mitchell hit it on the head; we are training tomorrow s leaders. All I ask is, that you go back as the messenger and get the rest of our team mates to understand that you are complying all day; ask them show you where the commitment is at. Photo by RON LESTER Above, Staff Sgt. Lew Miller, a drill sergeant leader with the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy, discusses possible changes to how drill sergeants are taught June 26. A drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34h Infantry Regiment holds the battalion s battle streamers for the unit s colors during a Soldier ceremony in December, Left, Sgt. 1st Class Neal Lang, a senior drill sergeant leader with the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy, gives constructive criticism to a Junior ROTC cadet during a drill and rifle competition last year at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, S.C. Leader file photo Leader file photo

13 Saluting this BCT cycle s honorees DRILL SERGEANTS OF THE CYCLE Staff Sgt. Ebony Womack Alpha Company 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Spc. Charles Butler SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Blake Jostad HIGH BRM Pvt. Jayden Tanabe HIGH APFT Pvt. Issac Hansen Staff Sgt. Jarod Meeks Bravo Company 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Spc. Charles Toplikar SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Bryan Smith HIGH BRM Spc. Charles Toplikar HIGH APFT Spc. Charles Toplikar WOMACK MEEKS U.S. Army graphic The Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, is a way to predict a recruit s physical fitness required to train for the high physical demand tasks for an MOS. OPAT was rolled out to recruiting stations in January, PISSOS TURNER Staff Sgt. Joseph Pissos Charlie Company 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Quentin Francisco SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Lorenzo Hall HIGH BRM Pvt. Keyshawn Wilkins HIGH APFT Pvt. Zion King Sgt. 1st Class Anisah Turner Echo Company 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pvt. Lee Holland SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Chase Welborn HIGH BRM Pvt. Daniel Penton HIGH APFT Pfc. Chase Welborn WHALUM Staff Sgt. Desiree Whalum Delta Company 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment SOLDIER LEADER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Brittany Mcelhannon SOLDIER OF THE CYCLE Pfc. Andre Aguinaga HIGH BRM Pfc. Richard Orta HIGH APFT Pfc. Terence Cruz This We'll DEFEND OPAT Continued from Page 4 The test is changing how people think about the Army before they sign up, according to McGurk. It s not I m going to join the Army and get in shape; it s I need to get in shape so I can join the Army, he said. That s the mindset we re trying to instill in young people. Before you go to training, you re going to have to get in shape. And that s a good thing for everybody. The test, along with other efforts, is intended to help boost readiness in the Earlier this month, senior leaders outlined what the Army should focus on over the next decade to retain overmatch against potential adversaries. In the 2028 vision statement, signed by the Army s secretary and chief of staff, one of the key objectives is to grow the active Army above 500,000 Soldiers with associated growth in the National Guard and Army Reserve. The Army plans to do this by recruiting and retaining high quality, physically - - As part of the Army s renewed focus Army Combat Readiness Test that has been piloted at several installations. The six-event assessment gauges Soldiers on muscular strength and endurance, power, speed, agility, aerobic endurance, balance, The new test, which relies heavily on injuries and may eventually replace or supplement the current three-event Army Physical Fitness Test. That test has been around since 1980 and only measures muscular and aerobic endurance. On Monday, the Army also announced a pilot to extend one-station unit training, or OSUT, for infantry Soldiers from 14 weeks to 22 weeks. The pilot, which runs from July to December, will allow Soldiers to get more training sessions in on weapons, combatives and combat-lifesaver skills. It also in- We know if we have more time with Soldiers, we can make them more physically capable, Dailey said. If the results are positive, the OSUT pilot could even convince senior leaders to make basic combat training longer for all Soldiers, he added. We know we can do better, he said. We want to get our Soldiers more capable. We want to give those units receiving these young men and women a better product. At the core of all these efforts is a desire to ensure Soldiers are healthy, trained and ready for when their call comes. (Non-deployable personnel) is something that we have to get after and you can t just do it from a policy or discipline perspective, Dailey said. You have to do it preemptive; you have to get after it before it occurs.

14 Moncrief Army Health Clinic Summer Holiday Hours The Acute Care Clinic, , is open regular hours 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on July 4-5. The TMC, , will be open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 4 and 5:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on July 5. All other clinical and administrative services will be closed on July 4 and open regular hours on July 5. will be at Fort Jackson at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Soldier Support Institute auditorium conducting brief- - at or via at travis.a.gause.mil@ mail.mil. Victory starts here Brig. Gen. Milford Beags Beagle Jr. attends his first Basic Combat Training graduation July 3 on Fort Jackson since becoming the installation s commander. Left, Beagle meets with Pvt. Lee Holland, one of the honor graduates from 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment.

15 Life Continued from Page 7 Helen Pridgen MSW, LMSW South Carolina Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention said the goal of the Chat and Chew is to get people talking about suicide safely. We are now talking about it and there are people that need to know that it is safe to talk about it, she said There are people who are feeling this way and someone to talk to; that their life is important; their life is precious, and they need to talk about it. Pridgen added the normalization of suicide is not what we want to do. We believe through AFSP that we have to create a culture that isn t normalizing, she said, we don t want to normalize suicide. We want people to know that they can be safe in talking; because talk saves lives. Photo by LATRICE LANGSTON Helen Pridgen, MSW, LMSW South Carolina area director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, shares some insight with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Rodie Lamb, deputy garrison chaplain, and Aljournal Ajaye Franklin, Suicide Prevention Program manager, June 26 at the Main Post Chapel. The Chat and Chew provided the opportunity to speak freely about the affects of suicide on the community and opened the floor up for discussion.

16 RUNNING FREE Photos by RON LESTER Above, Brig. Gen. Milford Beags Beagle Jr., Fort Jackson s commander, talks to Cindi Keene, director of outdoor sports for the Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation June 30 during the installation s Independence Day 5K Run/Walk. Left, runners race towards the finish line of Fort Jackson s Independence Day 5K Run/Walk June 30.

17 CRAB-ULOUS This piece of artwork painted by Lydia Derouen and titled, Feisty won first place in the 2017 novice group of the Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation Arts and Crafts contest. The contest recognizes the artistic talent and creativity in two experience levels: Novice and Accomplished. Entries can be submitted in one of nine categories. Entries for the 2018 contest are being accepted until Aug. 27. For more information and to enter visit ts-contest/how-enter. Fort Jackson Gate Operation Hours GATE 1 Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic. GATE 2 Open around the clock daily. GATE 4 Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic. GATE 5 Open 5 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday for inbound and outbound traffic. Closed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open 4 to 6 p.m. for outbound traffic only. Open 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

18 U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School photo A photo of one of the first class of graduates from the Army Chaplain School, then located at Camp Grant, Illinois, Chaplain Continued from Page 6 Eight have been awarded the Medal of Honor: Chap. John Whitehead, Civil War; Chap. Francis B. Hall, Civil War; 1st. Lt. James Hill, Civil War; Chap. Milton L. Haney, Civil War; Calvin P. Titus, Battle of Peking; Chap. (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, Korea; Chap. (Maj.) Charles J. Watters, Vietnam; Chap. (Capt.) Angelo J. Liteky, Vietnam. The Army Chief of Chaplains, Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Paul Hurley has charged Army chaplains to Live the Call Fiercely as they go out among units to carry out their duties to nurture the living, care for the wounded and honor the fallen. The importance of chaplains in the Army was fully realized with the establishment of the Army Chaplain School. 3, 1918, to orient civilian clergymen to Army life. Originally ed of military law, international law, Army regulations, service dant. USACHCS re-located to Fort Jackson, South Carolina in Here at USACHCS we are Shaping servant leaders of unmatched character, competence and connection for God and country, Hawkins said. The USACHCS trains chaplains and religious affairs specialists/ncos to provide religious support to America s Army and their families while assisting commanders in ensuring the right of free exercise of religion for all Soldiers. Over 20 courses are offered to the chaplains and the reli- Basic Leader Course, residence and non-residence Chaplain Captain Career Course, Brigade Chaplain Course, Advanced Individual Training and the Lieutenant Colonel Course. Functional Courses include the Resource Manager Course and the Fund Clerk Course. In 2017, 1390 chaplains, chaplain candidates and religious affairs specialists received instruction in a variety of courses. The different components represented are: 477 active duty, 361 National Guard, 551 Reserve and 1 international student. The religious affairs specialist also helps ensure a Soldier s spiritual wellness is taken care of. Religious affairs specialist training began as the Enlisted Assistant Basic Course in 1950 at the Chaplain School then located at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. In 1996, the U.S. enlisted courses, moved to its present home at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Together, the chaplain and religious affairs specialist make up the Unit Ministry Team. The UMT provides religious support and advice to the commander. It is the duty and responsibility of the religious affairs specialist along with their Chaplain to tend to the spirit of each Soldier. While the chaplain is a non-combatant, the religious affairs specialist is responsible for the security of the team, and is fully trained in Soldier tasks and religious support matters. Today, there are chaplains and religious affairs specialists serving the Army in active duty, Reserve and National Guard units around the world.