FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Thousands of soldiers graduate from the basic training course each year. This morning on the parade field at the National Infantry Museum, graduation was just a little ...
Charlotte, N.C. — The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to meet unprecedented training demands by expanding Basic Combat Training capacity. With 10 additional training units established at Fort Leonard ...
From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.
FORT DETRICK, Md. – Lots of yelling. That was Staff Sgt. Vontrella Jeffries’ first memory of drill sergeants when she arrived at basic training 13 years ago. “That’s always your first interaction. You ...
New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in “ab blaster” classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic training regimen for the first time in three decades.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman kneeled down in a wooded section of Fort Eustis and calmly told six soldiers he had never met before to prepare: They might find an improvised ...
What makes drill sergeants so effective? This video explores the training techniques that push recruits to their limits while building discipline, teamwork, and confidence. There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax ...
WATCH: To become a Canadian soldier, recruits endure vigorous training meant to toughen them up for a potentially dangerous job. But, one former soldier claims the abuse he endured at the hands of his ...