FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (WNCN) — The XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty military leaders hosted “Meet Your Army Day” on Thursday.
It’s an annual U.S. Army recruitment effort at Fort Liberty’s Pike Field. More than 1,200 high school students from across the state attended the event. Students had the opportunity to speak directly with active-duty soldiers, military officers, and leaders from across the U.S. Army.
Students even had a hands-on experience trying on military parachutes, entering combat vehicles, working alongside medical personnel, interacting with various robotics, and engaging with different types of high-powered weapon systems…