"New cadets from the Class of 2019 conduct rappel training and perform rappel operations at "Ranger Rock," located in the West Point training area, July 22, 2015, as part of Cadet Basic Training, or CBT. U.S. Army Soldiers from U.S. Army Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division and the 10th Mountain Division Light Fighters School, Fort Drum, NY, provided instruction and oversight of the new cadets during the training, checking for proper harness rigging techniques and observing the new cadets once on rappel. The purpose of CBT is to assist in transitioning the new cadets from civilian to cadet and to provide them with the values necessary to develop as leaders of character, strongly committed to military service. Story
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Photo courtesy of Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Bunkley, USMA Public Affairs Office