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.

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The ...

Pvt. Andrey Okunev, who was fatally injured “while training on a rifle range,” was more than halfway through the service’s 10 ...

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

Pvt. Andrey Okunev died on Friday after being injured on the rifle range. He and his fellow soldiers were slated to graduate ...

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

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 ...

U.S. Army soldiers from the One Station Unit Training low-crawl while negotiating an obstacle course during their first week of basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia, March 9, 2012.

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 ...

Senior U.S. Army leaders are pushing a campaign to enhance recruiting, toughen physical fitness training and extend Basic Combat Training to prepare soldiers for a major future conflict.