FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Some of the Army's newest officers got a refresher course last week in basic drill and ceremony procedures. Drill sergeants with the 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment spent ...

Once you start getting the hang of stationary drill commands, your training instructor will take your unit to the next level and have you march. (You march everywhere you go in basic training.) When ...

Charlotte, N.C. — The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to meet unprecedented training demands by expanding Basic Combat Training capacity. With 10 additional training units established at Fort Leonard ...

The U.S. Army has replaced the chaotic reception recruits entering basic training have long received from shouting drill sergeants with a training event designed to create a bond with their teammates ...

If you’ve observed Army recruits on their first day at basic training in recent years, you may have noticed something a little different: there isn’t quite as much screaming. It’s been almost two ...

For one of the last times, Junior ROTC squadron manager Tamoria Rumph put on his uniform. The Howard High School senior isn't like his other cadets. He said he enlisted in the National Guard and went ...

When I went through basic and advanced individual training, or AIT, at Fort Benning in 2005, there was a subtle yet profound shift between the two phases of my training. It didn’t have to do with ...

In a push to instill more discipline among its newest soldiers, the Army is looking to its drill sergeants for help. With their iconic hats and hard-nosed reputations, Army leaders are taking a ...