FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas -- Everyone in the Army is a Soldier first and continues to find novel ways to train to win during the COVID-19 Pandemic. During this time of social distancing, Soldiers and ...

U.S. Army training officials have finalized a plan to ensure new recruits in Basic Combat Training receive more trigger time on their individual weapons. In the past, new soldiers would learn to shoot ...

As you get ready to leave for boot camp, you may be confused about what to bring with you and what to leave behind. In fact, recruits email me asking this question more than any other. Therefore, I ...

Maj. Gen. Phil Brooks, Fires Center of Excellence commander, center, observes students disable drones at the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University. (Christopher Wilson/U.S. Army) ...

Jim McCloughan credits Fort Knox basic training with saving his life. After graduating college, the former Army combat medic and Medal of Honor recipient attended basic training at Fort Knox in 1968 ...

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, ...

An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.

Air Force recruits in their fifth week of training learn rifle fighting techniques during pugil stick training. The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks.

A change at one of the Army’s basic training installations has resulted in a huge drop in reports of abusive sexual contact and sexual harassment among recruits in their first weeks of joining the ...