The Air Force is reshaping basic training around aircraft, small teams and simulated airfields as it prepares airmen for a ...

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

U.S. Army soldiers from the One Station Unit Training low-crawl while negotiating an obstacle course during their first week of basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia, March 9, 2012. (Staff Sgt.

Trainees high crawl through the mud on an obstacle course during Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. The nine-week course designed to transform young American volunteers into Soldiers.

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 ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Some recent changes to Army ...

Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the U.S. Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars. The ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, April 27, 2011) -- Soldiers are now able to obtain their citizenship faster than ever during a time of war, and may soon see United States Citizenship and ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- Who's the best judge of how well a young person is performing in Basic Combat Training, or BCT? It turns out the Army thinks that other basic trainees ...

Army drill sergeants are now banned from making social media posts with trainees during basic training, according to a new policy. An August update to the handbook Army drill sergeants use to train ...