SPRINGFIELD, IL (03/29/2016)(readMedia)-- Three Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and 11 Soldiers from other states' National Guard units graduated from the 129th Regional Training Institute's Food Service Specialist (92G) qualification course at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois March 28.
Sgt. Jacob Eastburn of Geneseo, Illinois; Staff Sgt. Curtis Whitten of Milan, Illinois; and Sgt. Kyle Wolber of Villa Park, Illinois; will all return to their units as food service specialists.
Whitten, a Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 123rd Engineer Battalion in Milan, Illinois, was recognized as the phase one honor graduate while Wobler, with Company G, 634th Brigade Support Battalion in Joliet, Illinois, was recognized as the phase two distinguished honor graduate with a 100 percent grade point average.
During the four-week, two-phase course, Soldiers are trained on food safety, cooking techniques, field and garrison feeding equipment, and field and garrison feeding operations, including how to operate a dining facility. To graduate, Soldiers must complete a total of 340 hours of instruction in both phases as well as five written exams and two hands-on evaluations.
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