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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Gen. Phil Brooks, Fires Center of Excellence commander, center, observes students disable drones at the Joint Counter-small ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (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 ...

Learn about the essential phases of Army basic training—from obstacle courses and hand-to-hand skills to packing, field ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of ...

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 trainee from the 198th Infantry Brigade low crawls through an obstacle at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Capt. Stephanie Snyder/U.S. Army) A new approach to training brand new recruits in large-scale combat ...

Army Reserve Pvt. Joshua D. Seyer has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction ...