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Welcome to Fort Jackson, the U.S. Army's main production center for Basic Combat Training. The installation trains roughly 50 percent of all Soldiers and more than 60 percent of women entering the Army each year.
WELCOME TO FORT JACKSON Victory Starts Here. POST INFORMATION. Fort Jackson, as the U.S. Army’s main production center for Basic Combat Training, trains 50 percent of the Army’s Basic Combat Training load and 60 percent of the women entering the Army each year.
They will learn combat skills such as land navigation, medical care, rifle marksmanship, how to throw grenades and moving under live machine gun fire. They will negotiate obstacle courses and rappel from a 40-foot tower. They will spend several nights in the Fort Jackson forests sleeping and operating under the stars.
Fort Jackson, adjacent to Columbia, S.C. is a 53,000 acre U.S. Army Training Center. Named for President Andrew Jackson-- a South Carolina native -- it was originally established in 1917 when it trained men of the 30th and 81st Infantry Divisions.
In-Processing Fort Jackson All Permanent Party Soldiers arriving at Fort Jackson between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, must report in uniform for in-processing in Room 200 in the Strom Thurmond Building located at 5450 Strom Thurmond Blvd, Fort Jackson, SC 29207.
Fort Jackson trains and develops Soldiers in order to build readiness at scale for our Army and provides a community where our Soldiers, Army Civilians, and Families have every opportunity to excel. Vision. Fort Jackson is the Army's training center of choice for basic combat training and an installation consistently recognized for excellence.
Your friend or family member has chosen to serve their country and is set to graduate from Basic Combat Training here at Fort Jackson. This is a defining moment in their life and an experience they will remember with pride.
Fort Jackson Headquarters address. 2400 Jackson Blvd., Fort Jackson, SC 29207. Public Affairs. 3330 Century Division Av., Fort Jackson, SC 29207
U.S. Army Training Center & Fort Jackson Did you know? Assistance with deployment and mobilization is available through the ACS Soldier and Family Readiness Group program.
Fort Jackson Family Homes (formally Balfour Beatty Communities), in partnership with Fort Jackson, now manages and maintains on-post Family housing. Our commitment to Soldiers, Families, retirees and civilians is to provide a home they can be proud of.