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Army offers combat refresher course

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posted on Sep, 27 2004 @ 11:18 AM
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Aimed at recruits with prior military experience.

FORT KNOX, Kentucky (AP) -- The loss of Christopher Crawford's landscaping business and a divorce brought him back to the military after a 14-year break.

Brandon Beaver's Navy career wasn't progressing, but the prospect of getting out and attending a civilian police academy seemed dull.

Beaver and Crawford are both in the Army now.

They are among 26 in the first batch of recruits with prior military service going through the Army's new combat refresher course, taught at Fort Knox, 40 miles south of Louisville.

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After four weeks here, and for some, additional training in their specialty, half will likely join Army units in Afghanistan or Iraq.

The course will be taught to about 3,200 soldiers with prior service in the next year -- including all those participating in "Operation Blue to Green." The course has training in Army doctrine, weapons handling and combat skills such as thwarting convoy attacks.

For those without Army experience, there are differences. Most of them are small, such as Army soldiers saying "Hoo-ah" for "yes" rather than the Navy's "Uh-ah." Others are bigger, such as learning how to handle Army weapons. Half had never spent a night sleeping in the backwoods during an exercise -- a mainstay in Army life -- before coming to Fort Knox.

Many of the participants from the Air Force and Navy say the Army's daily physical fitness requirements are tougher than what they were used to. But that doesn't mean those without Army experience are not up to par: Two former air men had the highest scores after the second day the new recruits were out on the range.

Although this class is taught by the same drill sergeants at Fort Knox who instruct traditional new recruits in Army basic training, these participants are treated as accepted professionals and get privileges such as Sundays off.



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