U.S. Army Guidance on COVID-19. Army.mil: Worldwide News. Future Soldiers with coronavirus-related hardships may be eligible for pay before basic training. Army News Service. Follow Joe Lacdan on ...

Fort Jackson is in Columbia, South Carolina, and is the U.S. Army 's main training center for Basic Combat Training. Our drill sergeants train 50% of the Army's Basic Combat Training trainees, ...

The U.S. Army will not bring a new class of recruits into basic combat training due to disruptions and safety concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, as an order to delay the process for at least ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- 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 ...

Citing a disturbing trend of new soldiers lacking both proper discipline and physical fitness, senior U.S. Army leaders are calling for a tougher and longer basic training program as the military ...

(FORT BENNING, Ga.) – U.S. Army Infantry soldiers-in-training assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, dig into a fighting position May 1, 2017 ...

Basic Combat Training recent graduates screened upon arrival to Fort Lee, Virginia for COVID-19, March 31, 2020. (U.S. Army/Master Sgt. Crista Mary Mack) ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The Army resumed sending recruits to basic training Monday after a two-week pause to contain to ...

U.S. Army soldiers from the one station unit training, OSUT, negotiate an obstacle course during their first week of Basic Training in Fort Benning, Georgia, March 9, 2012.U.S. Army photo by Staff ...

Brand-new recruits are now training how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles. New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are conducting counter-drone drills during ...

The U.S. Army has announced it will expand its basic combat training in what leaders hope is a turning point in its recruiting efforts.. Army officials believe the service will hit its target of ...

Jason Pelletier, 41, graduated this year from Army Basic Combat Training and will soon finish Combat Medic Advanced Individual Training.