Army National Guard Pfc. Andrew M. Collier has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, Collier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.
Collier, a 2008 graduate of Brandon High School, is the son of Charles and Jane Collier of Groveland Township.