An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...

What’s it really like to be a Drill Sergeant? In the US Army, drill sergeants are noncommissioned officers responsible for coaching and mentoring new recruits, turning them from civilians into ...

Well, it finally happened — someone in the Pentagon has a spine. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just took a flamethrower to the kind of feel-good, clipboard-carrying, HR-driven nonsense that’s been ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about empowering drill sergeants and eliminating training "powerpoints" during a gathering of top military leadership Tuesday in Quantico, Virginia. "We're ...