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15 - The Sparta Ambassador - November 2019
From Fort McCoy
FORT McCOY
Theresa Fitzgerald
125,166 troops train at Fort McCoy during
fiscal year 2019
For the 35th consecutive year, more than
100,000 troops have trained at Fort McCoy as
125,166 service members completed training
on post during fiscal year (FY) 2019.
The numbers were lower than FY 2018’s total of 148,733 because several Army National Guard units that usually con-
duct training at Fort McCoy were sent on deployments to areas of the world where the Army supports numerous ongoing
operations.
Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security personnel document the training statistics each month of the
fiscal year. This involves combining numbers of the entire transient training population, which encompasses reserve- and
active-component military forces as well as other training agencies, such as law-enforcement agencies or the Wisconsin
Challenge Academy.
The FY 2019 training statistics were split between extended combat training (ECT) and battle drills. The ECT total for the
fiscal year was 68,812, which includes institutional, civilian, and law-enforcement training and major exercises. The battle
drill weekend training total for FY 2019 was 56,354.
Fort McCoy has supported the training of at least 100,000
troops annually since 1984. An annual-training record of
155,975 was set in fiscal year 2017.
The post’s varied terrain, state-of-the-art ranges, new as well
as renovated facilities, and extensive support infrastructure
combine to provide military personnel with an environment
in which to develop and sustain the skills necessary for
mission success.
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