Army National Guard Pvt. Chad D. Jacobs has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.
Jacobs earned distinction as an honor graduate and was recently promoted to the rank of private two.
He is the son of Patricia K. and Charles L. Jacobs of Gwen Drive, Hamer. He is a 2009 graduate of Dillon High School.