Army National Guard Pvt. Shelby N. Padilla

Aug 22, 2009 1 min read

Army National Guard Pvt. Shelby N. Padilla has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

During the nine 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 is the granddaughter of Dielma Rodriguez of Lake Worth, Fla., and daughter of Rafael Padilla of Cape Coral.

Padilla graduated from a home school program in 2009.