hiː ˈɛntɚd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt ænd ɐtˈɛndᵻd bˈeɪsɪk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æt fˈɔːɹt bɹˈæɡ, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, ænd ɐdvˈænst ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl tɹˈeɪnɪŋ æt fˈɔːɹt blˈɪs, tˈɛksəs.
He entered the United States Army in February 1968 and attended Basic Training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Bliss, Texas.