Life as a drill sergeant is taxing. Noncommissioned officers assigned to any of the four basic combat training installations across the Army are usually up at 4 a.m. and aren't home until the late ...

An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.

FORT MONROE, Va. (June 11, 2010)-As their tenure as the 2009 Drill Sergeants of the Year draws to a close, active-duty Sgt. 1st Class Michael Johnston and Reserve Staff. Sgt. Joshua Marshall shared ...

When she went undercover as a basic combat trainee last month, Staff Sgt. Caroline Burga-Bagwell pulled her hair into a messy bun sure to irritate a persnickety drill sergeant. She wore eye pros to ...

A good drill can prove to be one of the most versatile tools in your arsenal. Whether drilling in holes, piecing objects together, or taking them apart, you'll find no shortage of uses for a solid ...

When building a tool arsenal for at-home or professional use, it's relatively easy to keep the big stuff in mind. The larger, more prominent tools of the trade tend to come first, and if you know ...

A drill bit is what actually cuts into the rock when drilling an oil or gas well. Located at the tip of the drillstring, below the drill collar and the drill pipe, the drill bit is a rotating ...