The Army has revamped the Forge, which has been the capstone event of basic training for over half a decade, based on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, Gen. Gary M. Brito told Task & Purpose in ...

A new study of British infantry recruits suggests a recruit's success in basic training relies not just on physical ability but an often-overlooked psychological profile. In other words, your success ...

Maj. Gen. Phil Brooks, Fires Center of Excellence commander, center, observes students disable drones at the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University. (Christopher Wilson/U.S. Army) ...

Recently, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has argued that during the Biden years, Army basic training became too soft and lost some of its hardcore edge. He wants basic training to toughen up. Which ...

The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of recent gains toward reversing a recruiting slump it has struggled with in ...

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 ...

Two-time Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Kirby Dick wishes he could say he was surprised when he first heard about the allegations of sexual misconduct between basic training instructors ...

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging suggests that stress experienced during basic combat training may dampen the brain’s ability to respond to ...