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The main gate of Fort Jackson near Columbia, South Carolina. It is the Army's largest basic training installation. For the second time in a little over one week, an Army drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

Today, Fort Jackson is the biggest and most active Initial Entry Training center in the entire U.S Army training 50 percent of all Soldiers and 60 percent of the women entering the Army each year.

In 1949 the Department of Defense announced that Fort Jackson would be closed. Legend holds that President Harry Truman ordered the shutdown to spite Governor Strom Thurmond. Available evidence suggests economics as the major cause. The Korean War halted the closure.

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WBMA) — Two Army Drill Sergeants were found dead on base at Fort Jackson in South Carolina just eight days apart. Both men were from Alabama. WBMA reached out to the Army to find out where they are at in the investigation and are waiting for a response.

The installation will soon be renamed as an Army Training Center. Effective Friday Oct. 1, Fort Jackson will no longer be known as the Basic Combat Training Center of Excellence. "You'll see some changes on the signs, but in terms of our mission, it will not change," said Col.

Fort Jackson is located in the city of Columbia, SC, which is the state capitol. Columbia offers a diversity of experiences and attractions. Columbia displays its patriotism proudly and is proud to be the home of Fort Jackson, the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center in the U.S. Army.

Fort Jackson, SC History Camp Jackson was deactivated as a regular Army installation in 1922, and abandoned by the Army, although it was used until 1940 by National Guard troops as an encampment area. With the U.S. involvement in World War II, the post was reactivated and again used to train recruits.