Every Grunt a Swimmer: Behind the Marine Corps' New Focus on Water Skills At the conclusion of the 14-week course, 90% of the newly minted grunts had the skills needed to survive in deep water.
New Marine Infantry Training Course Aims to Make Deadlier, More Independent Grunts The 14-week course is part of efforts to redesign the Marine infantry battalion.
3 Female Marine Officers to Attempt Infantry Officer Course as Another Graduates The Marine Corps will soon have its second female infantry leader.
The Marine Corps Is Considering Merging All Infantry Jobs Into Just 1 MOS Infantry Marines, Commandant Berger said, are going to be operating in a more decentralized, distributed way in the future.
Army’s Sci-Fi Infantry Goggles Change the Mechanics of Shooting, Soldiers Say Soldiers offered feedback on the Army's futuristic new IVAS technology.
The Army Is Looking at Changing Up the Size of Its Infantry Squads Maneuver officials at Fort Benning, Georgia, are looking at restructuring future ground combat units, including an effort...
Army Still Wants a Precision Infantry Weapon to Destroy the Enemy From Behind Cover The XM25 was a semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon that fired 25mm high-explosive, air-bursting ammunition.
Army Offers to Repay Soldiers’ College Loans if They Go Infantry The U.S. Army is offering to pay off student loans of up to $65,000 to recruits willing to sign up for the infantry.
There's Still Time to Snag a Hefty Army Bonus for Joining the Infantry The Army began offering sizable bonuses for 11X, the infantry military occupational specialty, in May 2019.
Army Picks Gunmakers for Next Test Phase of Future Infantry Weapons The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.
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...