"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

The goal of basic training is to transform a recruit into a soldier. It's as much about constructing the proper mindset as it is building up the body.

A lot of memorization goes on during basic training. Maybe you're the type of person who can easily concentrate while some mean, large person is screaming in your face 24 hours per day, or maybe ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits ...

The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly enlisted soldiers in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars.

The Forge, which has been part of Army basic training for several years, puts new soldiers through a three-day field training exercise that concludes with a 10-mile ruck march.

Three years ago, the Army faced a recruitment crisis. Behind its recovery is a program for would-be soldiers who don't make the cut.

Who's the best judge of how well a young person is performing in Basic Combat Training, or BCT? It turns out the Army thinks that other basic trainees might be really good at evaluating how their ...

The Army's 10-week basic training course is fast-paced, with new soldier tasks taught almost daily. Missing a day could put the soldier behind when they show up to their first duty assignment.

The Army wants to establish a 90-day pre-basic training preparatory course for those who don’t meet minimum physical or aptitude standards.

Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging suggests that stress experienced during basic combat training may dampen the brain’s ...