Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry training Center in the U.S. Army, training 34 percent of all Soldiers and 69 percent of the women entering the Army each year.
Providing the Army with trained, disciplined, motivated and physically fit warriors who espouse the Army's core values and are focused on teamwork is the post's primary mission.
That means training in excess of 45,000 basic training and advanced individual training Soldiers every year.
Fort Jackson Information
Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1917–present
Controlled by: United States Army
Current Commander: Major General Daryl Hood
Garrison: Chaplain Center and School, Soldier Support Institute
Drill Sergeant School, U.S. Army Basic Training Center of Excellence
Base Occupants: 165th Infantry Brigade, 193rd Infantry Brigade, 282nd Army Band, 81st Readiness Division
Open to the Public: No
Base Location
9810 Liberty Div Road
Fort Jackson, SC 29207
Base Contact Information
(803) 751-7731
(803) 751-5256
(803) 751-2160
(803) 751-4961
(803) 751-6325
