💥 Tactical Excellence in Action 💥 After receiving a week of comprehensive instruction, West Point - The U.S. Military Academy Yearlings put their knowledge into action. The FTX (Field Training Exercise) provides the ideal platform for cadets to apply everything they learned, showcasing their expertise and adaptability in a dynamic training environment. During the FTX, Yearlings showcased their proficiency in react to contact drills, squad assault and squad defense scenarios, nighttime patrolli

Throughout the 72-hour culminating Field Training Exercise #FTX called the Forge Basic Trainees are tasked with engaging OPFOR, reacting to a mass casualty event, resupplying, and proving their proficiency in all Skill Level 1 Tasks they've learned to date. This #FTX is the Trainee's final graduation requirement prior to participating in the Soldier Ceremony, which graduates Trainees to the rank of Soldier. | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training