PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - New Jersey Army National Guard Spc. Sanaa Drinks survived a drive-by shooting and credits her survival to ...

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

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...

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 ...

In this video, we take an in-depth look inside U.S. Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) — the intense program that transforms recruits into soldiers. You’ll see the physical drills, mental challenges, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Army recruits who lost excess weight to enter military training experienced fewer musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs), particularly in the lower extremities, during basic combat training than those who ...

Starting this month, the Army has begun closing some dining facilities at major bases to begin renovations that will overhaul and privatize how soldiers eat on base. But according to documents posted ...

When a soldier, not a coach, stopped practice to teach a crucial lesson, it highlighted a unique partnership designed to instill discipline and teamwork in the DeSoto Eagles U.S. Army Soldiers from ...

A soldier training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina has died, the U.S. Army said April 27. Pvt. Gabriel J. Perez, an active-duty soldier in basic combat training, is the soldier who died ...