Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, died last week, the Army announced Sunday. (Sgt. Mark E.

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...

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 ...

At Camp Pendleton in the late ’70s and ’80s, Dodge tractors did some of the pulling, and the ride was, by all accounts, ...

The Army will slash nearly one dozen mandatory training programs for its soldiers in the summer as it looks to streamline their time to focus on combat readiness tasks, service officials said. The ...

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. – Safe, deliberate and controlled marksmanship instruction remains one of the most valuable tools for preparing Soldiers for the rigors of Basic Training. An Engagement Skills ...

Sgt. 1st Class John Taffe may be 55 years old, but he definitely doesn’t act his age. That’s because Taffe may possibly be the oldest person to graduate from basic combat training – tackling sit-ups, ...

The programs will cover everything from basic training to command-level courses, creating a unified platform for the entire ...

Sustainment Soldiers must receive comprehensive training in basic combat skills to meet the evolving demands of modern warfare. Historically, support units have been vulnerable when forced to engage ...