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Army Pauses Sending New Recruits To Basic Training Due To Pandemic

Army Pauses Sending New Recruits To Basic Training Due To Pandemic
U.S. Army Gen. Paul E. Funk II, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command incoming commander, stands at attention during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 21, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delaney Gonzales)

The Army has paused sending new recruits to basic training for at least two weeks as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials told reporters Monday. Gen. Paul Funk, head of Army Training and Doctrine Command, noted that recruits already in basic training and advanced training, at Ft. Benning, Georgia, Ft. Sill in Oklahoma, Ft. Jackson in South Carolina, and Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., will continue under strict monitoring of health conditions and enforced social distancing measures. “This conditions-based…

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