Suicide Prevention is everybody's business. For resources and information to help those thinking of it and those who may know someone exhibiting the signs, see our Suicide Prevention page here. Have your battle buddy's six and get help even if they resist.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced lottery applications for military dependents for the annual Fort Polk Youth Turkey Hunt. The hunt is scheduled for March 28th, 2020. Ten lottery slots are available for active duty military dependent youths between the ages of 10 and 17 on the day of the hunt. The form must be filled out by an active-duty military parent or legal guardian assigned to Fort Polk. If the active-duty service member is deployed, spouses may sign up their youth.
Applications must be submitted individually for one youth per form. Instructions are on the form that you can find HERE. Applications must be received by March 7, 2020. Good Luck!
Suicide Prevention is everybody's business. For resources and information to help those thinking of it and those who may know someone exhibiting the signs, see our Suicide Prevention page here. Have your battle buddy's six and get help even if they resist.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced lottery applications for military dependents for the annual Fort Polk Youth Turkey Hunt. The hunt is scheduled for March 28th, 2020. Ten lottery slots are available for active duty military dependent youths between the ages of 10 and 17 on the day of the hunt. The form must be filled out by an active-duty military parent or legal guardian assigned to Fort Polk. If the active-duty service member is deployed, spouses may sign up their youth.
Applications must be submitted individually for one youth per form. Instructions are on the form that you can find HERE. Applications must be received by March 7, 2020. Good Luck!
COngratulations to these graduates of the Air Assault course. The training adds a level of expertise for these Soldiers when they rejoin their formations.
These Soldiers are competing for the right to wear the Expert Field Medical Badge. The training for this honor is tough and realistic and earning the badge promotes a culture of excellence in our formations.
A youth enjoys a ride on his dirt bike on a trail created utilizing internal facilities to increase the quality of life for Soldiers and their families.
Col. (R) Greg Gadson, a double amputee and star of the sci-fi movie "Battleship", visited the JRTC and FOrt Polk to talk to Soldiers about resiliency. While here he also attended the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment's St. Barbara Day Ball.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Geronimo Trail. It is a quality of life initiative that will give Soldiers another way to stay physically fit and provide a safe route to visit the post exchange complex.
Soldiers conduct an After Action Review following a rotation. The AAR process is important as it allows leaders and Soldiers to take lessons learned back to their formations, improving their fighting capabilities.
The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division experiences the hospitality of the Joint Readiness Training Center's Operations Group and 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment during JRTC Rotation 19-10.
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Fort Polk is located in central Louisiana.This vibrant installation is home to the Army’s premier Combat Training Center and multiple globally deployable combat formations.Fort Polk has approximately 8,000 Soldiers stationed at the installation, 13,000 Family Members living on and off-post, 6,000 Department of the Army Civilians and contract employees working on post, and more than 40,000 retirees that live in Central Louisiana and rely on the installation for support / services.
As a Soldier, being stationed at JRTC and Fort Polk will be a professionally enhancing assignment as you and your formation focus on “Forging the Warrior Spirit” – building Readiness through establishing proficiency in collective and individual tasks.The Quality of Life at Fort Polk is an aspect of this installation that you don’t realize until you are stationed here – Soldiers and Army Families enjoy living in one of the Army’s best communities; with many activities – there is something at Fort Polk for everyone!At an installation focused on building Army readiness; we view Soldier and Army Family Quality of Life as: Education, Housing, Child Care, Health Care, Spouse Employment, and Recreation.We are surrounded by the most supportive neighbors and local communities in the Army; we see this region as the “intersection of Army Values and Louisiana Values.”
We welcome you to the “Home of Heroes” and look forward to “Forging the Warrior Spirit” together as we all serve – Soldier, Family Members, and DA Civilians – at JRTC and Fort Polk.
