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Army National Guard Recruits Learn Skills

Non-commissioned officer demonstrating obstacle clearance.

Photo by Sgt 1st Class Arthur Coon, New York Army National Guard (Released)

QUEENSBURY--New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt Adam Barber, a member of Recruiting and Retention Command, shows members of the New York Army National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program the proper way to move through an obstacle during training here on Saturday, Nov. 6, a recruit Josh Ziter(right) covers him.
Army National Guard recruits are enrolled in the Recruit Sustainment Program while they wait to go to basic training.

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