SBHS grad completes basic training
Army Pvt. Steven T. Larson has graduated from the Infantryman
One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The
training consists of basic infantry training and advanced
individual training.
During the nine weeks of basic combat training, Larson, who
graduated from San Benito High School in 2007, received training in
drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics,
military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid
skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional
training included development of basic combat skills and
battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use of various
weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
The advanced individual training course is designed to train
infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ,
fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and
neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment;
operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks;
and other tasks.
Pvt. Larson is the son of Kirk and Sheryl Larson of Cabernet
Drive in Hollister.
SBHS grad completes basic training
Army Pvt. Steven T. Larson has graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of basic infantry training and advanced individual training.
During the nine weeks of basic combat training, Larson, who graduated from San Benito High School in 2007, received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons employment, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid skills, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experienced use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
The advanced individual training course is designed to train infantry soldiers to perform reconnaissance operations; employ, fire and recover anti-personnel and anti-tank mines; locate and neutralize land mines and operate target and sight equipment; operate and maintain communications equipment and radio networks; and other tasks.
Pvt. Larson is the son of Kirk and Sheryl Larson of Cabernet Drive in Hollister.
Hollister resident earns MBA online
Enrique Limon of Hollister has been awarded a master’s of business administration degree from Kaplan University. Limon’s accomplishment was celebrated during a graduation ceremony on July 25, in Chicago. Award-winning actress America Ferrera, star of ABC Television’s popular series “Ugly Betty,” served as the commencement speaker.
“Education is the key to improving our economic standing and most importantly, our understanding of the world,” Ferrera told graduates during the ceremony, held in the Grand Ballroom at Chicago’s Navy Pier. “With your degrees, knowledge, and passion for learning, you are now going back into the world to better the lives of those around you. Your education has made it possible for you to do that.”
The Kaplan University summer 2009 class of more than 2,500 students earned their associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees completely online. Hundreds of the students traveled from around the country and the world to attend the ceremony, meeting face-to-face for the first time.
