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) ...
U.S. Army basic training (Initial Entry Training) at Fort Benning, Georgia is divided into 2 parts: Basic Combat Training ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...
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The Military’s Recruiting Surge

For a few years, the all-volunteer military construct was failing. Fresh thinking, financial resources, and untold amounts of effort have turned things around.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...
Army National Guard Pfc. Jessica P. Hite has graduated from basic combat training in Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Hite received instruction and practice in basic ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...
Army Lt. Col. Randy Ready, spokesman for the Army Center for Initial Military Training, said about 6% of those recruits don’t make it through basic and advanced individual training, about the same ...