Fort Sill trainees who stopped a suicide attempt receive promotions in basic
Kyle Rempfer
Two 22-year-old trainees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, were promoted to E-2 after they stopped a fellow trainee from hanging himself Sept. 3, one week into basic combat training, post officials said in an Army news release.
Carlos Fontanez and Ari Till, of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, were promoted outside their battalion headquarters in front of 230 of their fellow trainees Friday, the release stated.
The two men had only been in basic combat training for a week when the incident occurred, according to their battery commander, Capt. Bianca Huntsman.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/21/fort-sill-trainees-who-stopped-a-suicide-attempt-receive-promotions-in-basic/
