Potential recruits will now be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose weight or improve their test ...

How is the U.S. Army Fixing Its Recruiting crisis? In the years following the drawdown of the Wars on Terror, the US military ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

8. Sandbags. Sandbags have many uses by the military, from blocking bullets and building huts to creating a way to add ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study of British infantry recruits suggests a recruit's success in basic training relies not just on physical ability but an often-overlooked psychological profile. In other words, your success ...

A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, died last week, the Army announced Sunday. (Sgt. Mark E. Morrow/Marine Corps) A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort ...

U.S. military recruiting is surging in FY2025, with all branches meeting their goals and reversing the crisis of 2022. -The ...