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 ...

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 ...

Students enlisted in the Army's Future Soldier Prep Course in their barracks at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2022. The course is an an effort to better prepare recruits for the demands of basic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 JACKSON, S.C. (WIS) - Fort Jackson opened up its gates Tuesday night to give the community a look at a big night for basic trainees known as night infiltration training. This phase is part of ...

Military fitness training has infiltrated our country’s fitness world for decades. From fitness enthusiasts putting on a backpack and walking for “fun” to paying to race an obstacle course, the ...