Sunday, May 30, 2010 —
Pvt. Kasey L. Franklin has completed basic combat training at Fort Sill, Okla., where she was recognized as an honor graduate.
Franklin, daughter of Michael and Hayley W. Franklin of Richfield, is now at Fort Sam Houston in Texas for AIT training for 16 weeks.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition, core values and physical fitness.
She also received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
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