Waltham

Army Reserve Pvt. Elena M. Garcia

Army Reserve Pvt. Elena M. Garcia 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.She is the daughter of Debra Garcia of Flood Street, Waltham, Mass.Garcia is a 2009 graduate of Waltham High School.Source: Armed Forces News Services