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Calley underwent basic training at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and received advanced individual training as a clerk at [[Fort Lewis]] in [[Washington]]. Calley applied for and was accepted into [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] (OCS) in 1967, and after graduation from OCS Class No. 51 of 1967 on September 7, 1967[http://25thaviation.org/id299.htm], was commissioned a [[second lieutenant]] of infantry.
Calley was assigned to Charlie Company. 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, and began training at [[Schofield Barracks]], [[Hawaii]] before the brigade's deployment to the [[Republic of Vietnam]]. In Vietnam, the brigade became part of the [[Americal Division]]. As a combat leader, Calley was apparently not highly regarded. Contemporary reports when My Lai first became public described him merely as "ordinary". [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901624-2,00.html] Later, as the investigation progressed, a more negative picture emerged. Many members of his platoon told Army investigators that he lacked common sense and couldn't even read a map or compass properly.
==Trial and aftermath==
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