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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Hometown News: Amanda Gilbert

Army National Guard Pvt. Amanda L. Gilbert has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

She is the niece of Frances Perdue of Oakwild Drive, Montgomery and daughter of Charlotte Simpson of Portorino Drive, Hope Hull.

Gilbert is a 2008 graduate of Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery.

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