Army Private First Class
Stephanie Kay Thorne has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
During the 9 weeks of training, the soldier 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.
She will remain at Fort Leonard Wood for 9 weeks of Advance Individual Training.
She is the daughter of
Stuart and
Katherine Thorne of Lakewood. She is a 2007 graduate of Alameda High School.