Published: July 02, 2008 04:54 pm      

7/2 Military news

Local woman finishes basic



Army National Guard Pvt. Brandy F. Arteese has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

She is the daughter of Madonna Hasty of Alvarado and Darrel Ferguson of San Antonio.

Arteese graduated in 1998 from Weatherford High School and received a master’s degree in 2007 from Remington College in Fort Worth.

—Special to the Times-Review