FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Index cards taped to a large board on the wall at Fort Jackson, S.C., reveal the sometimes blunt and gritty reasons that new recruits took a chance at a last-ditch program to get ...

“We’re behind globally, and this is our aggressive attempt to close that gap,” said the director of the Fort Rucker, Alabama, course. By Patty Nieberg Published Aug 21, 2025 10:00 AM EDT Soldiers will ...

The new Louisiana POST Military Police Officer Course, establishes a pathway for military police veterans to become Louisiana ...

Gen. Gary Brito discusses the AH-64 Apache Longbow Crew Trainer at Fort Rucker, Alabama, November 2022. (Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard/Army) As the Army has adjusted its doctrine and modernized how it ...

Military fitness training has infiltrated our country’s fitness world for decades. From fitness enthusiasts putting on a backpack and walking for “fun” to paying to race an obstacle course, the ...

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...

Happy Friday! One of the biggest stories this week has been about how the Army announced it was slashing the number of training courses that soldiers are required to take each year from 27 to 16. This ...

Riding motorcycles is a high-risk endeavor, and the Army works to mitigate the dangers of riding with motorcycle safety courses offered by the Installation Safety Office. Safety officials recently ...

Army efforts to field soldiers as adept as adversaries at using drones in combat are taking a detour from the field into the classroom in an effort to standardize operations training on the ...