Chitty graduates from basic

Published 1:14 pm Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Army National Guard Pvt. Marteka L. Chitty 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. Chitty is the daughter of Patricia Battle of Donalsonville, Ga., and granddaughter of Lillian Chitty of Abbeville, Ala. In 2008, the private graduated from Seminole County High School, Donalsonville.

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