2 Space Force Guardians Become Service's First Graduates of Army's Drill Instructor Academy Space Force Tech. Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji Moore graduated from the Army's program Wednesday, according to a news...
Second Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant Found Dead on Base This Month Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, was found Saturday in his vehicle...
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.
Overworked Drill Sergeants Offered Brief Reprieve at Basic Training Battalion Life as a drill sergeant is taxing. Noncommissioned officers assigned to any of the four basic combat training installations...
Army Expanding Course for Overweight and Low-Scoring Recruits in Bid to Fill the Ranks The Army's pre-basic training courses for applicants who come up short on academic or body fat standards will expand this...
Army Fort Jackson Trainee Arrested After Allegedly Hijacking a School Bus Full of Children Law enforcement officials say he'll now face multiple kidnapping charges.
Army Trainee Accused of Hijacking School Bus Charged with 19 Counts of Kidnapping Pvt. Jovan Collazo was charged with 19 counts of kidnapping, armed robbery, carjacking, and several weapons violations.
Army Recruit Who Hijacked Bus Full of Children Was Just Trying to Get Home, General Says Brig. Gen. Milford Beagle Jr. said the yet-to-be-named recruit could face military charges, including absence without leave.
Fort Jackson Suspends Drill Instructor Involved in Alleged Assault of Black Man The Richland County Sheriff's Department charged Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland with third-degree assault, then transferred...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...