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

The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of recent gains toward reversing a recruiting slump it has struggled with in ...

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 ...

Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

FORT LEONARD Wood, Mo. — With the U.S. Army exceeding last year’s recruiting goals, Fort Leonard Wood has added five new basic combat training companies to pave the way for more new Soldiers to be all ...

Key Points and Summary – After years of recruiting shortfalls, the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...

A US Army UH-72 Lakota, which the service says is too advanced to teach its student pilots elementary flying skills and is now looking at fielding a more basic solution. (US Army) The US Army is ...

The US Army is considering a new basic training system for its helicopter pilots to potentially replace its UH-72 Lakota aircraft. The first of 18 Airbus UH-72B Lakota helicopters (above) was ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin says it will disclose which aircraft it proposes as replacement for the US Army's UH-72A Lakota trainer in ...