Getting their hair cut is a rite of passage for new recruits in the military. (Scott A. Thornbloom/U.S. Navy) Haircuts are a rite of passage during military basic training. Almost immediately after ...

Drill sergeants with 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, welcome a new soldier to Fort Leonard Wood on training day zero as part of the End Strength Increase in 2017. (Stephen Standifird/Fort ...

Members of the first gender-integrated one-station unit infantry basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, report in February 2017. Lieutenants will soon be reporting to lead platoons. (Patrick ...

FORT MEADE, Md. -- To help slow the spread of coronavirus, the Army will halt the movement of new recruits to basic combat training for at least two weeks, service leaders said Monday. New recruits ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Some recent changes to Army ...

As Emma Lollar prepared for Air Force basic training in 2019, she spent hours scouring the internet for what to expect once she arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. Lollar said she ...