The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will this month boost its personnel by 11 000 in a major Military Skills Development System (MSDS) intake to put more – trained – boots on the ground. An ...

The Army is again dramatically expanding its pre-basic training courses that were created to get young Americans into compliance with the service's enlistment standards, as those courses are ...

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, in an interview with The Associated Press, said the service is eyeing future expansions to basic training next year if it can maintain its current recruiting groove.

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

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 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.

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

The Army's basic training is not the most challenging course a soldier can attend, but it does prepare them for the training they face following graduation.

Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Kyle H. Van Meter graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future ...