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 ...

The Army is set to expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training starting in October, as officials are confident the service is digging out of a recruiting slump it has struggled with for ...

Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

New U.S. Navy recruits don’t have to part with their cell phones right away. It’s a big change in policy from the Navy Recruit Training Command, which announced the new approach for basic 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 ...

Wendy Gallardo Gallegos was marching with a backpack as part of Air Force Security Forces training when she twisted her right foot. It swelled up painfully, a nightmare scenario for an airman basic, ...

Editor’s note: The headline for this article was updated at 11:31 a.m. EDT on Oct. 25, 2023, to note that the cause of death remains under investigation. After a tragic accident during a ruck march, ...

NO MOTIVE YET FOR THAT. WE HAVE LEARNED, IS IOWA ARMY RECRUIT DIED DURING BASIC TRAINING IN GEORGIA. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS I-80 ATKINSON JOINED THE ARMY AFTER GRADUATING FROM PELLA HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR ...

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is any airman’s first step into the massive world of the Air Force. From security forces to combat controllers, logisticians to mechanics, all airmen start their ...

A young Army recruit died during basic training at Fort Moore, Georgia, last week, according to the service. Pvt. Jacob Atchison, of Pella, Iowa, died July 12 due to a medical emergency, the Army said ...

A police recruit in Knoxville, Tennessee, died after collapsing during a routine physical training session about a week before he was set to be officially sworn in as an officer, authorities said ...