Name: COVID-19如何改變美國陸軍訓練營 (How COVID-19 Is Changing US Army Boot Camp)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T10:36:57.000Z
Duration: 4 min 34 s

Gary Brito: The Army's mission will not stop.

蓋瑞布里托：軍事訓練不會因此暫停。

We're gonna continue to train within some limitations.

我們會繼續在有限的情況下進行訓練。

程度副詞

Narrator: The COVID-19 crisis has already made an impact

on training at the US Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence

are changing the way basic training is conducted.

Every year about 69,000 soldiers arrive at Fort Benning,

每年，將近 6 萬 9000 千人進入班寧堡受訓。

was shot when we visited Fort Benning in February of 2020,

2020 年二月，我們參觀班寧堡所拍攝

before training was impacted by the crisis.

當時新冠肺炎還未影響美國國軍。

the patients were not part of training operations.

這 6 名病患沒有參加新兵訓練。

On March 24, Fort Benning's commanding general

三月二十四號，班寧堡總指揮官

in a town hall broadcast on Facebook Live.

we do not have any positive COVID-19 cases

Now I'm not gonna be naive and say that it may not happen,

我也不會天真地說，當中永遠不會有人染上新冠肺炎

we'll continue to offer the best protection

Narrator: Every week, hundreds of new recruits arrive

to begin their One Station Unit Training,

new recruits will still be received amid the pandemic.

在新冠肺炎大流行時期，仍會繼續招募新兵。

to receive future soldiers, although perhaps

繼續訓練新兵，或是在未來幾個月內

in some smaller numbers over the next couple of months.

incoming recruits get their temperature taken

that takes them to Fort Benning and they're asked questions

and they may be coming from one of those states

that is heavily hit like New York State at this time

and move he or she directly to a safe quarantine location

to ensure that we minimize the risk of any COVID-19 spreads.

將新冠肺炎的傳播風險最小化。

Narrator: As for the thousands of recruits

training will continue, albeit with some limitations.

訓練照常進行，並實施防疫措施。

there's a lot of measures in place to assist us

in social distancing, managing physical distance

and the simple risks that our soldiers may be opened up to.

以及實施預防將新兵暴露風險之中的措施。

some of the training requires physical contact,

recruits are being ordered to incorporate

a so-called physical dispersion of at least 40 inches,

所謂的肢體隔離，彼此至少相隔 100 公分。

which is a bit more than three feet between themselves

According to Fort Benning, training like you see here

known as combatives, which requires physical contact,

And for training like military operations

城鎮戰演練，或稱都市地區軍事行動

to incorporate social distancing as much as possible.

Brito: The commanders and command sergeant majors

are empowered to keep the soldiers physically fit,

and stop people if they're doing the wrong thing.

is what happens to the soldiers after they graduate.

which typically happen every week and the future timelines

for graduates ready to join the Army remains unclear.

on how and when they will be shipped to their gaining unit.

商討何時能將士兵送到各單位服役。

Narrator: According to Major General Brito,

there is no shortage of space at Fort Benning

to house the graduates who, for now, cannot leave.

安置這些結訓士兵，但目前而言，士兵必須留守。