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The 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s Supply and Logistics Directorate provided weapons simulations training to Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Course students from Ramstein High School at Panzer Kaserne April 1 and 2.
The engagement skills trainer simulates firing an M16 rifle, M9 pistol and other weapons systems. The marksmanship training can be programmed with different scenarios to teach users how and when to effectively engage a target with force.
During the JROTC visit, half of the group trained on the various scenarios while the other group practiced basic marksmanship skills. Once each student had completed the training, they rotated groups.
“It’s good to know that the training the Soldiers are getting, as well as, is as realistic as they can get it,” said Kevin Stewart, a junior at Ramstein High School, after he went through the training.
The students were also taught how to assemble and disassemble an M9 pistol and how to load an M9 pistol and an M16A2 rifle.
“I think they were very excited — very hungry for more knowledge. As JROTC kids, they were eager to learn more about the military,” said Master Sgt. Andrew Premont, the construction engineer branch non-commissioned officer in charge at the 21st TSC’s Supply and Logistics Directorate.
For some of the students, the knowledge they did gain from the training helped them to see what they could possible do if they joined the military after high school.
“This training shows me what they do on a daily basis,” said Ivan Alvarez, a senior at Ramstein High School, who is in the process of applying to West Point Military Academy. “I was planning on becoming a doctor beforehand, but I’m changing my
mind. I’ve decided that I wanted to be more on the front lines.”
