No, Fort Gordon is not a Basic Training Center. It primarily serves as a training facility for electronic warfare, signal operations, and cyber operations for the U.S. Army. While it provides advanced individual training and specialized courses, basic training for new recruits typically occurs at other locations, such as Fort Benning or Fort Jackson.
I believe I was exposed to it in April of 1968 during basic training at Ft Gordon.
Fort Custer Training Center was created in 1917.
Fort Irwin National Training Center was created in 1940.
Fort Irwin National Training Center's population is 8,845.
The area of Fort Irwin National Training Center is 18.267 square kilometers.
Basic can be anywhere but AIT is in Ft. Leonardwood, Mo. Most times you can do both there.
Yes, Basic Training at Fort Irwin, California, did occur in 1966. Fort Irwin was primarily used as a training facility for soldiers during the Vietnam War era, and it provided various training programs, including Basic Training for new recruits. The installation has evolved over the years but was active in training military personnel during that time.
No, the only Army Basic Training posts are Fort Jackson located on Columbus South Carolina, Fort Knox in Louisville Kentucky, Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville Missouri, Fort Sill in Lawton Oklahoma, and Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia.
Yes, there is a Basic Combat Training (BCT) school in Texas. The BCT program is conducted at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, Fort Jackson in South Carolina, and Fort Sill in Oklahoma. These are the three locations where the United States Army conducts its basic training for new recruits.
Yes. US Army infantry attend One Station Unit Training (essentially, Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one package) at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Fort Sill. There are some Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training units there.
I believe he had an Infantry MOS, in which case, he would've done One Station Unit Training (Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, rolled into one package) at Fort Benning, Georgia.