The Basics of Marching Once you get the hang of stationary drill commands, your training instructor will take it to the next level and have you...
What Military Recruits Can Take from the 'Miracle on Ice' USA Hockey Team Coach Herb Brooks assembles a team of undisciplined individuals and turned it into a team capable of beating the Soviet Union...
Military Boot Camp Schedules at a Glance The timetables for boot camp can depend on the specific military branch. Find out specifics of what you will do week to week.
Basic Training Is Hard, but Here's How to Make It a Little Bit Easier If you have impeccable concentration when a large person is screaming in your face, then great. For everyone else, prep helps...
Length of Basic Training and When You Will Get Your First Paycheck Military basic training isn't created equally in every branch.
Joining the Military: Settling into Your Routine Just when you think you can't keep your eyes open any longer, your drill instructor will tell everyone to hit the rack.
In Basic Training, Surviving the Gas Chamber Requires Sound Strategy Every recruit who goes through basic training is subjected to training in the gas chamber. Learn how to prepare for it.
From the Final Oath to Arriving at Basic: Where Does the Time Go? When you're done with MEPS, it's time to take the oath and head out to basic training.
Fort Jackson Basic Training: What You Need to Know So you're to report to Fort Jackson for basic training. Welcome to the Army's largest Training and Doctrine Command post.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
