Socastee High graduate passes Army training

Army Pvt. Bailey V. King has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia. King is the son of Leslie R. King of St. Matthews and is a 2014 graduate of Socastee High School, Myrtle Beach.

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.

This story was originally published May 2, 2015 at 6:48 AM with the headline "Socastee High graduate passes Army training."