Cadet completes ‘Beast Barracks’ training

Cadet Danielle R. Gordon, daughter of Stephen and Cathy Gordon of Howard Beach, recently completed Cadet Basic Training (CBT) at the U.S. Military Academy.
Gordon entered West Point on June 28 and has successfully completed six weeks of CBT. Also referred to as “Beast Barracks,” CBT is one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy.
The initial military training program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline, pride, cohesion, confidence and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets. Areas of summer instruction included first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological and chemical training.
Gordon began classes August 15. The West Point curriculum offers 45 majors balancing physical sciences and engineering with humanities and social sciences leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.
A graduate of Fontbonne Hall Academy, she plans to graduate from West Point in 2015 and be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. – Tonia N. Cimino