Farewell Drill Sergeant School

The Army recently closed the doors to its highly regarded Drill Sergeant School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, which had been operating since 1964. The reason was to consolidate this training at a single installation…Fort Jackson, SC. Personally, I think this is a sign of other initial entry training related consolidations which may come later…like basic training itself. Unlike Fort Leonard Wood which has several large and important diverse missions including basic training, Jackson is largely focused on just initial entry training and seems to be in the sights of Army planners who are seeking to "become more efficient". I'm not all that sure I agree with this direction, however, so I'll sit back and "observe from the sidelines" a bit longer.