Trainees completing Basic Training, #BCT, or One Station Unit Training, #OSUT, must complete the Night Infiltration Course (NIC) before graduating. NIC simulates combat conditions for Trainees as they must navigate under direct fire over 100 meters. The purpose of the NIC is to build U.S. Army Trainees' confidence and introduce them to the sights and sounds of the battlefield in a controlled manner. This exposure allows them to understand how to work as a team and build self-confidence. What was

U.S. Navy sailors with Field Medical Training Battalion - West complete the infiltration course as part of the Field Medical Service Technician course at the FMTB training site on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 16, 2019. Upon graduation of the eight-week course, the students will be qualified to attach to a Marine Corps unit as a Fleet Marine Force hospital corpsman. (U.S Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Stephen Beard) | Camp Pendleton