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Construction on Fort Jackson’s Drill Sergeant School (DSS) will be completed by the end of this year, combining three drill sergeant schools from across the nation into one training facility that will serve 1,600 drill sergeant candidates each year.
“Since all drill sergeant training is currently completed in different areas around base, the new DSS will be convenient not only for students, but for everyone on base, since the facility will free up lodging and traffic around post,” Army Sergeant First Class Dwight Smith said. “In addition, the new facility will offer state-of-the-art technology with automated lessons so that students can work through computers in conjunction with their instructors.”
The DSS is just one of many construction projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Charleston District, bringing advanced technology, greater energy efficiency and convenience to the 50,000 soldiers who train at Fort Jackson annually.
These Fort Jackson military construction projects are currently headed by the USACE Charleston District, who will complete $1 billion in construction projects for
Fort Jackson by the end of 2015.
Other projects currently under construction include the Basic Training Complex (BTC) II, a $74 million project which includes three barracks, a dining facility and headquarters, and the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center (AFCC), a $10 million project that will enable training not only for members of the Army, but for Navy and Air Force chaplains as well. The $60 million Starship 11000 and $30 million Starship 12000 maintenance and repair projects will improve the quality of life, health and readiness for thousands of soldiers by renovating barracks that are more than 20 years old.
“The Corps of Engineers is helping Fort Jackson by providing buildings with a larger capacity, as well advanced technology and efficiency,” Resident Engineer Bryan Tempio said. “Not only will soldiers no longer have to live in buildings built in the 1960’s, but they will now be able to walk to ranges instead of waiting for bus rides.”
