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This We’ll Defend:Training tomorrow’s Army demands time, energy, leadership

Every Basic Combat Training cycle, they’re faced with new challenges, new civilians to shape into successful warriors — and each drill sergeant has their own way of doing that.

A BCT cycle is divided into three phases: Red, White and Blue.

According to many drill sergeants, toughest part is always Red Phase, or the first three weeks of training. During Red Phase, trainees get introduced to military life and Army…     Read More...

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Good advice: get moving

By Robert Johnson
Managing editor

One of the toughest jobs in the Army has got to be that of the drill sergeant. A drill sergeant’s day-in, day-out demands far outweigh the requirements of most other jobs I have ever seen in the Army…     Read More...

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St. James is Missouri wine country

By Amy Newcomb
GUIDON staff
any.newcomb@conus.army.mil

Military Families have the opportunity to live overseas as well as travel throughout the U.S., and those who are wine connoisseurs have the opportunity to taste everything from California wines to German wines to Korean Sansachun.
 
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Intramural soccer begins

 
Story and photos by Brittany Carlson
Assistant editor
brittany.carlson1@us.army.mil

The first unit-level intramural soccer game of the season proved one thing: participation is key.

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