AMAKHONI OMANINE AMASEBENZI AMASEBENZI PENDLETON, CA - BangabaseMarines abasula indlela yokulwa. Ama-Marines okuthiwa "i-sappers" asebenzisa ukuzimisela ngobuqili namakhono okunqoba ukuzivikela kwesitha futhi bafunda ukukwenza kahle eCamp Pendleton.
Isifundo se-Sapper sinikeza izikhali zokulwa - Izikhali zamarines ithuba lokufunda amasu amasha, kusukela ensimini ehamba phambili ekubhekaneni neziqhumane eziphezulu ngesikhathi sokulwa.
Igama elithi "sapper" libuyele emuva ngo-1501. I-Sappers ijwayele ukwakha nokulungisa izikhali, kodwa ihlanganisa nokudilizwa njengengxenye yamakhono abo emasimini. Baphula ukuzivikela kwesitha okulandelwayo onsana.
Inkambo ye-sapper yangezinyanga eziyisithupha ibeka ikhono lomqondo lomkhumbi namandla omzimba ekuvivinyweni.
"Inkambo yeSapper inikeza amaMarines ukuxuba okuhle kokubili izinselele ezingokomqondo nezingokomzimba," kusho uGunnery Sgt. UDave J. Dill, isikhulu esiphezulu esingenasikhathi esiphezulu-esiphethe inkambo yeSapper neBattonali ye-1st Combat Engineer.
Umkhankaso we-Sapper wokuqeqeshwa awukona nje ukwakha ingqondo namandla, kodwa futhi ukufundisa amasu ayisisekelo nokuthuthukiswa kokulwa.
"Inhloso yesikole sikaSapper ukuphoqa umlingisi omncane wezokulwa uMarines ngokusebenzisa inkambo ukuze aqonde imibono yezinyawo ezihamba ngezinyawo, ukuchithwa kwezidumbu nokubhekana namadivaysi aqhumayo," kusho u-Staff Sgt. UShaun A. Anderson, umfundisi omkhulu wesikole saseSapper.
Nakuba ukuqeqeshwa kweSapper esikoleni kugxile kuphela kumasu okulwa nokulwa, amaMarines akudingeki abe yizinjini zokulwa ukubhalisa.
"Ngokuyinhloko amaningi aseMarines ezandleni zokulwa (insizakalo yemisebenzi yezempi) angabhalisela iSapper inkambo," kusho uDill.
Ukubhalisela esikoleni iSapper kuyinkqubo engavumelekile, wanezela.
"Ngokuvamile u-Marines ngamunye ushayele noma usithumelele nge-imeyili ukuze sibone ukuthi zingaki izihlalo ezitholakalayo ku-Marines ku-unit yabo," kusho uDill.
"Sinezinhlanzi zamabutho kanye nezinqola zamabhomu uMarines angena eSapper inkambo; sasize sinezipheki zokulwa emhlanganweni," esho.
Isikole saseSapper sinezigaba ezinhlanu ezenza amaMarine abe nemingcele, kusho uDill. Isigaba sokuqala ukuxhumana nokuhamba komhlaba, isigaba sesibili sihamba, isigaba sesithathu ukuhlonishwa, isigaba sesine impi yezimayini kanye nesigaba sesihlanu ukubhujiswa komhlaba.
Ngemuva kokuthi amaMarines agcwalise zonke izigaba ezinhlanu, ulwazi lwabo luvivinywa ekusebenzeni kwezinsuku ezinhlanu, u-Anderson uthe.
Abafundi baphonswa emoyeni baya endaweni yokuqeqesha. Lapho nje izinyawo zabo zishaya phansi, umsebenzi wabo uqala.
"Isivivinyo sokugcina sibonisa ukuthi amaMarines angasebenza kanjani ngaphansi kwengcindezi, njengendawo yokulwa," kusho u-Anderson. "Ngokungalali lutho nokudla okuncane, i - 'Finex' ifana nesimo sokulwa."
Abaqeqeshi badlala indima ebalulekile kuyo yonke inkambo kaSapper, kusho uDill.
I-Sgt. U-Albert H. Finan III, owayengumfundi weSapper, wavuma.
"Abafundisi babesebenza kakhulu," kusho u-Finan, manje okhonza njengomfundisi. "Bashesha ukuphendula noma yikuphi imibuzo abafundi ababenayo."
Ama-Marines ahlale ezwa sengathi awakwazi ukuqhubeka futhi afuna ukuyeka izifundo, kodwa abaqeqeshi bazimisele ukuphoqa amaMarines ukuze baqede iziqu, kusho uDill.
"Amaningi aseMarines ahamba ngeSapper abe amaMarines angcono ngenxa yokuqeqesha abakhuthazelayo," kusho uDill.