Add Task & Purpose (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Nearly five years ...

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 ...

The sharp echo of drill sergeants’ voices and the thud of boots hitting pavement greeted busloads of high school students as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student in the fitness track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course works on deadlifts during a training session.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New basic training rules forbid drill sergeants from making social media content with new trainees. Army drill sergeants are now ...

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 ...

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 ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...

The U.S. Armys basic training includes a fitness test at the outset and rigorous physical training (PT). Heres what you need to know about the Armys PT exercises and the fitness test you have to pass.