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Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive |
Military NewsPublished Wednesday, February 10, 1999 in the Gurdon TimesArmy Pvt. Eric. Nutt has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning near Columbus, Ga. The training consisted of basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). During basic training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremonies, map reading, tactics, military customs and courtesies, physical fitness and first aid. The recruit developed combat skills and handled various weapons available to the infantry soldier. During AIT the soldier received instruction to qualify as a light-weapons infantryman and an indirect-fire crewman assigned to a rifle or mortar squad. Instruction included weapons qualifications, tactics, patrolling, field communications, combat operations and survival during a nuclear, biological or chemical attack. Nutt is the son of Ricky D. and Carla S. Nutt of Gurdon. He is a 1998 graduate of Arkadelphia High School. Search | Nevada County Picayune by date | Gurdon Times by date |
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