At enlistment
The Knott family gathers following the enlistment into the Army of
"J. P. " "J. P. " stands between his parents. Command Sgt. Maj. and Mrs.
James P. Knott, with his brother, Peter on the end.
Hoke County youth
continues tradition
Most of the family was present
to witness the continuation of
family tradition.
James P. Knott II repeated on
July 25 the oath of enlistment into
the Army that his father had said
over 26 years ago.
Command Sgt. Maj. James P.
Knott advised his son to
"remember the words he said in
that oath" to help get him through
some of the tough times ahead.
That he's getting paid for it will
help some, but he should
remember that he is preparing to
protect and defend his country and
his family, Knott said.
Knott is command sergeant ma
jor of the 82nd combat Aviation
Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division.
The battalion commander, Lt.
Col. Robert M. Seigle, ad
ministered the oath of enlistment
to the 1984 Hoke High School
graduate.
"This is not an oath to be taken
with fear and trepidation," Seigle
told Knott. "This should be a
proud day for you.
Knott, who has wanted to follow
his father's footsteps into the Ar
my "for quite a while," is atten
ding basic training and advanced
Individual training at Fort Knox,
Kentucky. At AIT he will learn the
skills of a cavalry scout.
From Fort Knox he will go to
Fort Benning, Georgia to earn his
paratrooper's wings. On his last
training jump Knott will be accom
panied by his father. Knott hopes
to be stationed at Fort Bragg.
For enlisting for four years as a
cavalry scout, Knott will receive a
$4,000 cash bonus when he com
pletes his training. He also
qualified for and chose to par
ticipate in the Army College Fund.
In that program he will
designate an amount between S25
and SI 00 to have deducted from
his pay each month, it will be
deposited into his personal Army
College Fund account. He may
contribute up to $2,700.
The government will match
every dollar he puts in with two
more dollars. Then the Army adds
$12,000 for enlisting for four years
in a critical skill. At the end of his
enlistment, Knott will have
$20,100 in his Army College Fund
to further his education.
Witnessing the swearing in of
Knott were his parents, CSM and
Mrs. James P. Knott; his grand
mother, Mrs. Mary Knott; his
brother Peter, all of Route 1,
Shannon, and his cousin, Rusty
Knott, who was visiting from
Frederick, Maryland.
Also- present was Lt. Col.
Richard H. White, command of
U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion,
Raleigh. White, the battalion com
mander of knott's recruiter, will
assume command of the 82nd
Combat Aviation Battalion next
year.
Thompson completes ROTC basic training
Melissa A. Thompson, daughter
of Ruth Thompson of Moore
Street, Raeford, has completed
training in fundamental military
skills at the Army ROTC basic
camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
The basic camp is designed to
give junior college graduates and
college sophomores who have not
taken ROTC courses the chance to
enter the program.
David E. Butler
Butler finishes
guard instruction
Staff Sergeant David E. Butler
of Aberdeen, completed the Ad
vanced Noncommissioned Officers
Course conducted by the Office of
the Adjutant General and the
3268th U.S. Army Reserve School
at the North Carolina Military
Academy, Fort Bragg.
The two-week course consisted
of training in many areas, such as,
Personnel Management, Radio
Telephone Procedures, Land
Navigation, Training to Lead and
Issuing Platoon Orders.
SSG Butler is a member of
Headquarters, Headquarters Com
pany (-), 2nd Battalion, 252d Ar
mor of the North Carolina Army
National Guard in Raeford, N.C.
Campbell promoted
Mark I. Campbell, son of
Charles E. and Emma L. Campbell
of E. Lucas St., Bucyrus, Ohio,
has been promoted in the U.S. Ar
my to the rank of sergeant first
class.
Campbell is a missile crew
member in Herzogenaurach, West
Germany.
His wife, Ann, is the daughter of
Frederick R. and Katherine K.
Weber of Lumber Bridge.
The camp also qualifies high
school graduates for the ROTC
program at any of the nation's six
military junior colleges.
During the encampment, cadets
received training in basic rifle
marksmanship, military drill and
ceremonies, communications and
individual and small unit tactics.
Thomspon plans to enter the
ROTC program at Western
Carolina University, Cullowhee.
Command changes
A Change of Command
ceremony will be conducted for the
1st Corps Support Command on
Seay Field at Fort Bragg at 10
a.m., August 17.
Colonel Dane Starling will
assume command of the 1st Corps
Support Command (1st
COSCOM) from Colonel William
J. Richardson, Jr. Richardson has
been the 1st COSCOM com
mander since June 1980.
Starling is a graduate of the U.S.
Military Academy and entered ac
tive duty as an artilleryman in
I960.' He transferred to the
Transportation Corps in 1963. He
holds a Master's Degree in
Business Administration from
Michigan State University. Starl
ing is also a graduate of U.S. army
Command and General Staff Col
lege and the Industrial College of
the Armed Forces.
Wrench honored
Marine Lance Cpl. Herbert W.
Wrench, son of Shirley A. Wrench
of E. Seventh Street, Raeford, has
received a Certificate of Commen
dation.
He received the letter for
superior performance of duty
while serving at Henderson Hall
Arlington, Va.
A Certificate of Commendation
is official recognition of an in
dividual's outstanding ac
complishments, and is presented
during formal ceremonies.
Ray in Germany
for Army duty
Army PFC. Michael Ray, son of
Peter D. and Nina R. Ray of Rural
Route 2, Raeford, has arrived for
duty in Garlstedt, West Germany.
Ray, a food service specialist
with the 2nd Armored Division,
was previously assigned at Fort
Detrick, Maryland.
In the guard
Prtston N. Moore Jr. of Yadkin Trait, Raeford was enlisted as a
Private First Class in the North Carolina National Guard, on Thurs
day, August 2. PFC Moore Is a 1991 graduate of Hoke County High
School, and Is a Junior at North Carolina Central University, in
Durham. PFC Moore is a Criminal Justice major at NCCU and he
will be working with the Headquarters section in Raeford as a Legal
Clerk. He will leave for training next summer. Shown here left to
right, are Moore, and Captain Steven A. Sloan, training Technician
for the 2-2 52nd Armor, North Carolina National Guard in Raeford.
Covington finishes Army food course
Army National Guard Pvt.
Tony L. Covington, son of Percy
and Maggie L. Covington of Hill
Street, Raeford, has completed an
Army food service specialist course
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
The course trained personnel to
prepare and serve food in large and
small quantities.
Students received training in
baking, field kitchen operations,
and the operation of an Army din
ing facility.
New Guardsman
James W. McQueen was enlisted in the North Carolina National
Guard, on July 27. James graduated from Hoke County High School
this past June and will attend East Carolina University this fall, where
he plans to study computer science. James will join the 2/252 Armor
In Raeford and will join the unit's Medical Section as a Medical
Specialist. He will attend Basic Training and Advanced Individual
Training in Texas next summer. McQueen (center) is shown here with
Captain Norman C. Dean, III (left) Adjutant for the 2/252 Armor
and his mother Rosa Lee McQueen.
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