The United States Military Academy Preparatory school was formally established in 1946. The US Military Academy Preparatory school has several names: USMAPS, the Prep School, or West Point Prep. In 1916, Congress enacted legislation to authorize Soldier appointments to West Point. The prep school prepares Soldiers to attend the United States Military Academy and be successful. USMAPS accepts students and Soldiers from all walks of life. Students or Cadet Candidates are high school graduates or enlisted personnel from the Active, Reserve or National Guard force. The school challenges the students to meet and exceed West Point’s rigorous admission standards. The training is ten months. The first day the cadets arrive, military training referred to as Cadet Candidate Basic Training starts. It is a four-week training program. The focus of training is Basic Rifle Marksmanship, Land Navigation, Medical Readiness Training and Crew Served Weapon Familiarization Fire. The Academic Program establishes the intellectual foundation for service as a highly educated commissioned officer, and develop the knowledge and skills necessary for service and continued growth.
This week we salute Larry Kautzman. Larry served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1967. He went to Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Gordon (now called Ft. Eisenhower) GA and airborne school (jump school) at Ft. Benning, GA. His military occupational specialty was 11B, Infantryman. After graduation from jump school, he was assigned to the 1-8th Air Mobile Cav-1st Cav. Instead of deploying to Vietnam with his unit, Larry was selected to attend the West Point Preparatory School. After several months of training, he changed his career path and asked to be reassigned. He was assigned to the 101st Airborne as the company clerk. Although no formal military training as a clerk typist, Larry excelled and was moved up to the Battalion Headquarters S1. During his military time, Larry did 37 jumps (out of a perfectly good airplane). He retired after 21 years working at the plant in Colstrip. His family moved to Rosebud county in 1963, and he has lived here ever since. He is married with two sons and one daughter.
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