U.S. Army basic training (Initial Entry Training) at Fort Benning, Georgia is divided into 2 parts: Basic Combat Training ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

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.

What is usually an event of tears and hugs of pride and gratitude got a playful twist from one family from Bowie, Maryland. Two sisters, about to pin a U.S. Army patch on their brother’s sleeve as he ...

Recently, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has argued that during the Biden years, Army basic training became too soft and lost some of its hardcore edge. He wants basic training to toughen up. Which ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is a unique Fort Benning battalion that is not widely known, not even by those in the military. Those familiar with the unit are typically aware of ...

How is the U.S. Army Fixing Its Recruiting crisis? In the years following the drawdown of the Wars on Terror, the US military found itself with a problem. Recruiting and retention lagged behind the ...

CAMP HENRY, South Korea — U.S. and Republic of Korea Soldiers participated in a combined training exercise at the Wall Fitness Center on August 27, 2025. The event, which was part of the Ulchi Freedom ...