FORT JACKSON, South Carolina -- The Army's pre-basic training courses are here to stay and will likely be a fundamental tool for the service to fill the ranks amid falling academic performance and ...

For women, it's between 30% and 36%. Soldiers can move onto basic training with body fat 2% above what the policy permits, with the assumption they will lose it before graduation. The course includes ...

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Basic Combat Training is a demanding 10-week journey where young men and women leave civilian life behind and become U.S. Soldiers. Recruits tackle intense physical fitness, weapons skills, navigation ...

WASHINGTON – A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment numbers, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

March is National Women's History Month, where we celebrate the achievements of women. While women have made strides in medical fields nationally, they still make up only about one-third of all ...

Editor's note: A version of this story was initially published in 2015. Millions of men and women across the country have started careers as fresh-faced recruits in basic military training (BMT) on ...

PARMA, Ohio -- Women of all ages and abilities, with little to no experience, are invited to a free self-defense class this summer in Parma. “This is the first year where I’ve been able to get the ...