Sewage Was Overflowing at Military Family’s Fort Jackson House. Then a 4-Year-Old Got Sick A family is suing Fort Jackson's housing provider, alleging continuous sewage leaks led to their 4-year-old son contracting...
The Army's Answer to a Lack of Recruits Is a Prep Course to Boost Low Scores. It's Working Started as a trial program two years ago to help boost dismal recruiting numbers, the prep course is fueling the Army’s...
As Recruiting Rebounds, the Army Will Expand Basic Training to Rebuild the Force for Modern Warfare The expanded training is part of a broader effort to restructure the Army so it is better able to fight against a...
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.
Tricare Patients Fear Losing Preferred Health Care Providers Amid Contract Transition Doctors and patients said they have been caught off guard by the shift from Health Net Federal Services to TriWest Healthcare...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
