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Army picks 1st woman to lead drill sergeants

Undated photo provided by Fort Jackson of Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King, commandant-select of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, S.C. The Army has named the 47-year-old North Carolina native as the first female commandant of its only drill sergeants' school. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Fort Jackson)
Undated photo provided by Fort Jackson of Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King, commandant-select of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, S.C. The Army has named the 47-year-old North Carolina native as the first female commandant of its only drill sergeants' school. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Fort Jackson)Read more
    by Lissa Atkins
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SUSANNE M. SCHAFER
Associated Press Writer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first woman chosen by the Army to lead its school for drill sergeants says Thursday she does not expect any trouble commanding the service's toughest instructors.