Army Pvt. Michael L. Huggins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
For nine weeks, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons and chemical warfare.
He also studied 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.
Huggins — the son of Melissa and stepson of Richard Overton, and grandson of Cathy Overton, all of Crestview — is a 2015 Crestview High School graduate.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview man graduates from Army basic training