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U na Montana National Guard soldier graduated as a sniper of the US Army for the first time , after it displayed a superior performance in an infantry training course, so in the sniper course he met all standards.
Although the identity of the soldier has not been revealed, it is known that she graduated on November 5 at Fort Benning, Georgia, thanks to the statement issued by the Defense information service .
General J. Peter Hronek assured: “ We are very proud of the achievement of this soldier and we recognize that it is a milestone not only for Montana, but for the entire National Guard and Army. ”
The outstanding woman enlisted in December 2020 in the Army National Guard from Montana , after which she was dispatched to Fort Benning to complete Station Infantry Unit Training. It is a and advanced individual training of infantry skills.
There, caught the attention of the training personnel and chain of command , so it was recommended so that she could attend the sniper course, with which she began in September 2021.
It is seven weeks of training for selected individuals to be assigned as snipers, with the skills of gathering information from the field and being able to perform long-range precision shots.
She “ met all the standards required to graduate from the Army Sniper Course . She arrived prepared for training and physically conditioned to be successful. We wish her luck in her return to her unit as a qualified sniper, ”said the commander of the Battalion of the US Army Sniper School, Captain David Wright.
The woman “epitomizes what it means to be an infantryman and there was no doubt that she would be successful on the course.”
Captain Joshua O’Neill, Company Commander.
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