Talk:Fort Jackson (South Carolina)

FTUs have been closed
I believe the FTUs have been closed across the board by TRADOC, effective sometime September 2004. I know that this was the case with Knox, and have heard from various places that it was TRADOC wide.

-John

Soliders or soldiers
I see you put soliders into lower case. According the GEN Schoomaker, he states that the word Solidier should be capitalized. Should we capitalize? --Hal06 14:28, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Just because one General made the statement does not mean that it is an accepted fact. Not to detract from the Army in any way, but more to the fact that the general population doesn't capitalize it.  And if it is capitalized, I will make the argument that sailor should be capitalized to Sailor :-)
 * Supersquid 00:43, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. Schoomaker is on a bizarre trip where he thinks capitalizing the word "soldier" somehow emphasizes its importance. The correct way, by all stylebooks except the army, is lower case. It is not a proper noun, therefore not capitalized. The army has also apparently deemed generic unit names to be capitalized (i.e. "the Brigade," "the Platoon" is wrong. On the other hand, "1st Brigade" or "1st Platoon" is capitalized because it is a name of a specific unit). I, for one, will continue to revert to the proper lower case whenever I see it on here. I'm not bound by the Chief of Staff's rule :-)--Nobunaga24 00:58, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I believe that if you are saying soldier in a generic sense, you should lower-case the first letter. But, if you are refering to a soldier of the United States Army for example, it should be capitalized. USS Noob Hunter (talk) 08:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Non-notable and other references
I removed some references that were non-notable, not NPOV, and basiclly didn't see any use of them in the article. Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 16:46, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008
Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 17:45, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Conscientious objectors
It seems that Camp Jackson was used, during the First World War, to incarcerate Conscientious Objectors. The prisoners were allowed no contact with the outside world and their reatives and friends did not know where they were held.

Should this be recorded in the article? (SOURCES: Mennonite history and Living the Peace Testimony: the legacy of Howard and Anna Brinton by Anthony Manousos. Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Pendle Hill, 2004 (Pendle Hill pamphlets #372) ISBN 0-87574-372-2 page 8.  Vernon White  . . . Talk 22:06, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Food Poison Threat allegations
This content should be added in history

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=84222&catid=2 Friday Update on Fort Jackson Investigation of Poison Threat

Fort Jackson, SC (WLTX, CBS) - Three of the five Fort Jackson soldiers being investigated for claims of making threats have been cleared, CBS News reports.

Late Thursday, the Christian Broadcasting Network's website and Fox News reported that some soldiers were under investigation on claims they threatened to poison food at the training base. Previous Coverage: Reports Surface of Investigation of Food Poison Plot at Fort Jackson

Fort Jackson officials confirmed to WLTX Thursday night that the investigation started in December to look into "potential verbal threats against fellow soldiers."

Bachcell (talk) 18:37, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Awarded the Medal of Honor?
In Notable People it states certain people who were “Awarded the Medal of Honor.” The Medal of Honor is not an award, it is a medal that we “receive” for the highest acts of valor and bravery.

The working should be changed to “recipient of the Medal of Honor.” 2600:100F:B12B:DA82:145A:6EDA:E373:13AD (talk) 13:44, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Army locations
The army has posts, not bases. 2600:6C44:4A7F:CA5F:4CE8:3D0D:F3CE:8618 (talk) 03:54, 6 August 2023 (UTC)