When Sergeant Peters and Flight 258 come down the bomb run this morning, he knows the moment belongs to the Air Force's newest Airmen, but he can't help but share a similar sense of accomplishment. "He's definitely given us a lot of input, and his ability to communicate to the flight and his chain of command has been awesome." "He had a good time at the BEAST and the flights did well," Sergeant Newhouse said. Sergeant Newhouse said Sergeant Peters' expertise in field training, self aid buddy care and the M-16 rifle were beneficial to the trainees and MTIs. The veteran Soldier was confident in helping to prepare the training flight for Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training week, also sharing his knowledge on weapons and infantry skills. He said the Air Force's attention to detail, drill and graduation requirements were some of the differences in the two services' training along with the obvious - terminology and methods. Sergeant Peters came to BMT with an open mind, not knowing what to expect. It's been a neat experience to host him." "It's really neat for our MTIs to interact with Sergeant Peters about how (the Army) does business. "I think the trainees enjoyed the experience as well. "He did a great job and fit in," Colonel Ohotnicky said. Peter Ohotnicky, 322nd TRS commander, was also impressed by the Army drill sergeant. Sergeant Peters brought with him the same mentality as our instructors here - professionalism and the same order and discipline we expect from our instructors." "He's gained the respect and loyalty of his flight and peer instructors. "He's grown on us and we like having him around. "We hate to lose him," Sergeant Newhouse said. Laroy Newhouse, 322nd TRS training superintendent, said the exchange has been a good experience and Sergeant Peters helped make it a success. Today's parade ends Sergeant Peters' 8.5 week-exchange. Brian Fisher, Sergeant Peters' MTI team instructor/trainer during the exchange, picked up the 322nd TRS flight in Week Zero. The Army drill sergeant and Air Force Tech. Joshua Hite, a 322nd Training Squadron MTI, went to Sergeant Peters' unit, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry at Fort Benning to train Army recruits for 9.5 weeks. Let's do it.'"Īfter working out the details, Sergeant Peters arrived at Lackland in early February and Staff Sgt. When I was approached about trying it for one class, I said, 'I'm in. "We had a discussion about (a long-term) exchange but I wasn't ready. "They're different words and a different environment, but it's the same character development operation. "We had a great visit looking at what was just a little bit different," Colonel Mott said. Mott V, 37th Training Wing commander, to tour Army basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. It gathered momentum after General Hertling invited Col. Mark Hertling, then deputy commanding general of Initial Military Training for the Training and Doctrine Command, visited Lackland to see Soldiers who were training on base. The idea for a training cycle drill sergeant-MTI exchange began to formulate last year when Army Lt. I'm an NCO and I'm going to do my best to train them." "Leading Soldiers or leading Airmen is really no different. "The end state regardless of what service we're talking about - the Army and what I've seen with the Air Force - is we're looking to develop agile and adaptive Airmen and Soldiers, leaders that can think on their own and accomplish the mission," said Sergeant Peters, a 14-year veteran and Army drill sergeant the past two years. Though some parts of basic training are service specific and methods may vary, the objective for both services' training instructors remains the same. The drill sergeant-military training instructor exchange has given the Air Force and Army an opportunity to evaluate basic training processes from another prospective by subject matter experts - NCOs who develop future military leaders on a daily basis. David Peters marched Air Force Basic Military Training Flight 258 past reviewing officials in the April 8 parade, it completed one half of a basic training instructor exchange between services.
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