PEA RIDGE — Pvt. Taylor graduates
Army Reserve Pvt. Corby A. Taylor has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. The course of instruction included basic combat training and advanced individual training (AIT).
The basic trainee received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history and traditions.
During AIT, the soldier completed the Combat Engineer Course to perform basic combat construction and rigging operations;
operate light and heavy engineer wheeled and armor tracked vehicles while participating in combat mobility, countermobility, and survivability operations; assist in assembly and maintenance of military standard float and fixed bridges; prepare, install, and prime firing systems for demolition and explosives; arm, disarm, and install anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, locate mines by visual means or with mine detector; and recognize and neutralize land mines, firing devices and booby traps.
Taylor, a 2006 graduate of Pea Ridge High School, is the son of Darrall Taylor of Mariano Road, Pea Ridge.
Brewer graduates boot camp
Marine Private BreannaBrewer has graduated from Marine Corps Boot Camp Oct. 23.
During the 13 weeks of training, theprivate studied Marine Corps history, land navigation, rifle marksmanship, Marine Corps martial arts program, Corps customs and courtesies, armed and unarmed combat, drill marches, first aid and physical fitness.
Brewer is the daughter of Charlie and Belinda Brewer of Pea Ridge and is a 2009 graduate of Pea Ridge High School.
Speer attends U.S. Air Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Shea Speer, a 2005 graduate of Pea Ridge High School, is set to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in 2010.
Speer is one of 36 cades from Arkansas, who arepart of the more than 4,500 cadets who attend the USAF Academy.
Over Labor Day, a large portion of the parents of USAF Academy cadets attended an USAF Academy parents weekend. There in Colorado Springs, parents and families had a chance to attend classes with their cadet, tour the Academy grounds, attend squadron gatherings, watch a Cadet Wing Parade, view a show of the Wings of Blue, the nationally recognized parachuting team; and experienced a segment of the nationally recognized USAF Academy Soaring Team’s show.
All in all, the weekend was a much deserved opportunity for cadets to enjoy time with their families at the academy as well as a break from the usual Academy life. The USAF Academy cadets have strenuous academic schedules, taking over twenty hours of credits per semester as well as the meeting the demands of military leadership and physical fitness requirements. The United States Air Force Academy is ranked seventh in undergraduate institutions in the nation, according to the America’s Best College rankings released by Forbes.
School, Pages 10 on 11/11/2009