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Rhoades graduates Air Force basic training |
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February 14, 2018 |
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U.S. Air Force Basic Airman Jade Alana Rhoades, the
daughter of Brianna Rhoades, Adam Fleck and the
late Dusty Rhoades, all of Bonners Ferry,
graduated from basic military training at Joint
Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas,
in January.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week
program that included training in military
discipline and studies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness and basic warfare principles
and skills.
During her time in basic, Jade earned the
Thunderbolt for earning a grade of 97.3-percent
in physical training, the highest PT score in
her graduating class. She missed being named
honor grad by two points, scoring 94-percent
overall. She enlisted to serve six years' active
duty.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn
four credits toward an associate in applied
science degree through the Community College of
the Air Force.
Jade, a 2017 graduate of Bonners Ferry High
School, is currently continuing her training at
Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to become a fuel
systems/welding specialist. Upon graduating from
that class March 26, she will be promoted to
airman and stationed to her first duty
assignment at Ellswoth Air Force Base near Rapid
City, South Dakota.
Jade's grandparents are Alana and Gary Brady,
Jim and Natalie Kucherry and Joe Fleck, her
great grandparents are Yolanda DeBoer, Judy and
Harry Shearer, the late Joe Fleck Sr. and Zayle
and Bob Magnussen. Her younger siblings are
Dusty, 15, Miley, 10, Addy, 8, and Jax, 7.
"We are so blessed to have her in our lives,"
her mother, Brianna, said. "She has made us so
proud and represented her community so well." |
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