Air Force Touts Success of Program Allowing Recruits to Meet Drill Instructors Before Shipping Out to Boot Camp The Air Force says a program allowing recruits to connect online with a drill instructor before arriving at basic military...
Air Force Refocuses 'Zero Week' of Boot Camp in Hopes of Getting More Recruits Through Keeping airmen and Guardians in the service and making sure they make it through basic military training has become a top...
Too Heavy to Fight? How the Army Is Combating the Obesity Crisis to Find Recruits Pvt. David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he...
Once a Pilot, Army Program for Recruits Who Fall Short of Weight, Academic Standards Is Becoming Permanent The Future Soldier Preparatory Course was launched as a pilot program in August last year.
Army Recruit Dies at Fort Moore Just Before Completing Basic Training Pvt. Jacob Atchison, of Pella, Iowa, died July 12 due to a medical emergency, the Army said. The cause of death was unclear...
Nearly 1 in 3 Female Recruits Were Injured in Army Basic Training Last Year Women are at least twice as likely as men to be injured in Army basic training, according to data collected over six years by...
'Did I Make the Right Decision?' How to Take the Guesswork out of Army Basic Training The goal of basic training is to transform a recruit into a soldier. It's as much about constructing the proper mindset as it...
A Marine Vet Used a Chokehold Leading to a Man's Death. The Technique, Taught in Basic Training, Faces Fresh Scrutiny. Days after Jordan Neely died after being held in a chokehold by a Marine veteran aboard a New York City subway train, the vet...
Recruits, Especially from the South, Are Getting Injured at Alarming Rates in Basic Training Southern states contribute the most Army recruits compared to each state's general population of young adults.
6 Tips for Basic Trainees Who Want to Keep Their Drill Instructors Happy Any veteran will tell you that -- in retrospect -- basic training is physically demanding but actually not as hard as it...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...