The 192nd
Infantry Brigade is responsible for
conducting Army Basic Combat Training and
Infantry One Station Unit Training in direct support
of the Global War on Terrorism.
Each battalion is responsible for basic Soldier
skills instruction, as well as the health and welfare
of the trainees. The battalions are composed
of five or six, four-platoon companies
and a drill sergeant leads each platoon, usually
55 to 60 trainees.
The training requirements for a Soldier include:
instruction on the M4A1 and M16A4 rifles, physical
training, hand grenades, nuclear, biological
and chemical training, as well as squad level tactics.
Soldiers of the 192nd are also instructed in
first aid, map navigation, military operations in
urban terrain, convoy operations, military communication
systems, check point operations and
improvised explosive devices. The foundation of
all training is the seven Army values—Loyalty,
Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity
and Personal Courage. Drill sergeants—the standard
bearers of the U.S. Army-teach these core
values for Army living, as well as most of all training
of Soldiers.