'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...
Air Force Ends BEAST Week Mock Deployment at Boot Camp The Air Force announced it is getting rid of BEAST week during Basic Military Training, the four-day-long deployed war...
Top 5 Items for Basic Training Here is a list of the top five items you won’t want to be without when you leave for basic training.
Less Screaming, More Weightlifting: The Army Is Reinventing Basic Training for Gen Z Army drill sergeants who model themselves on R. Lee Ermey's ruthless Marine Corps drill instructor in "Full Metal Jacket''...
This Week’s Top Military Photos: F-35 Copy-Paste, a Revolutionary Charge, Gas! Gas! Gas! Military.com's top photos of the week, July 11 - July 15.
Here's How the Army Is Keeping Basic Trainees from Getting Injured as Often A lot of recruits suffer injuries in basic training, some of which can be attributed to the sudden ratcheting up of physical...
Why Winston Churchill Once Visited Fort Jackson To prove that the U.S. Army would be ready, General Marshall took Churchill to the only place that made sense: Fort Jackson.
The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Marine Corps Brings in Civilians to Tackle Barracks Management, Repairs in Decades-Old Housing The Marine Corps is expanding its plan to put civilians in its barracks manager program, a move intended to improve decades...
Air Force's New Deployment Model Sparks Criticism, Staffing Concerns at Bases Some Air Force officials are concerned by the service's innovative deployment model, a new government watchdog report...
Family of Airman Killed in Japan Osprey Crash Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Scrutiny of the military's Osprey aircraft is ramping up as family members of an Air Force special operations airman who was...
![Tug of war at Fort Benning, GA.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-04/mil-fort-benning-tug-of-war-1800.jpg?itok=e_Pt0Str "Newly arrived trainees in different platoons in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Battalion compete against each other in tug of war during the "First 100 yards" on October 21st, 2022 at Fort Benning, GA. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder)")
