38 • THE GRIFFON • Summer 2015
Echo Company Incorporates Reserve Component Soldiers into ‘Integration’ Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office Courtesy Story
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The 1-48th Inf. Regt. is the only Basic Combat Training Regiment on Fort Leonard Wood that incorporates Army Reserve component drill sergeants in their cycle. It is a process that has become known as the Echo Company Model. Integration for Company E, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, from the 43rd Adjutant General Battalion (Reception) is almost the same as every other Fort Leonard Wood initial training company. There is some yelling, never-ending instructions and organized chaos. The difference Saturday was who was reinforcing the commands among the lines of new Soldiers in training meeting their drill sergeants for the first time. Reservecomponent drill sergeants from the 95th Division (Training), 4th Brigade, most from the 3rd Battalion, 339th Regiment based out of Neenah,Wisconsin, conducted the integration. The 1-48th Inf. Regt. is the only Basic Combat Training regiment on the installation that incorporates
Sgt. 1st Class Justin Deal and Sgt. Lori Singer-Barre, Company E, 1-48 Inf. Regt. Drill Sergeants, help motivate a Soldier to follow commands during integration at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Saturday. This pick-up, or “shark attack”, is unique because Company E currently has seven Reserve Drill Sergeants on annual training augmenting the active component drill sergeants. U.S. Army photo by Stephen Standifird/Released
