WASHINGTON — The Army is widening access to its new preparatory course to allow a candidate to enroll in the fitness and academic tracks to help more potential recruits meet the service’s entry ...

The Army is expanding its pre-basic training course this month so that soldiers who fall below the service's physical fitness and academic standards can try to clear both hurdles at once -- rather ...

FORT SILL, Okla., Oct. 2, 2020 -- When trainees of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery finished two weeks of controlled monitoring, they were rewarded with their first physical challenge ...

Drill sergeants at the Future Soldier Prep Course are not your average drill sergeants. The instructors at the course, a new initiative launched this summer to help get more potential soldiers ...

It’s getting harder and harder to find people to enlist in the Army. With the service expected to miss its projected end strength for this fiscal year by about 10,000 people, the Army isn’t in a ...

Members of the Future Soldier Prep Course play a game of football with their instructor on August 22, 2022 at Fort Jackson, S.C. (Davis Winkie/Staff) FORT JACKSON, S.C. — On a humid August morning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a recent video, Alexander takes on one of his toughest ordeals yet: the basic underwater demolition (BUD) obstacle course which ...

The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...

Nearly a month removed from “I-Day,” their June 23 arrival to the Air Force Academy, basic cadets from the class of 2026 stood in a picturesque field on base, uniformed and in formation. More than 100 ...