Soldiers to shoot more, stay longer in infantry school
PATRICK A. ALBRIGHT/U.S. ARMY
By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: June 26, 2018
The Army will add two more months to infantry school, marking the biggest change to the institution in nearly a half-century in a move the service says is designed to develop a more lethal force.
In July, the Army will extend its one-station unit training from 14 to 22 weeks in a pilot program, so that new recruits will get more weapons and combat training, said Col. Townley R. Hedrick, the commandant of the Army Infantry School, told the Army’s internal news service on Monday.
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