A new approach to training brand new recruits in large-scale combat aims to prepare soldiers for future conflicts as the Army readies the force for a potential slugfest against foes like the ...

C/1-79th FA had a virtual basic training graduation ceremony in late March, before the Health and Safety Stand Down. Family members weren’t allowed to attend in person, but they could watch via ...

They will be sent to new training assignments at Lackland and across the country. The Basic Military Training Coin and Naturalization Ceremony was held at the Pfingston Reception Center, one of ...

The reception battalion —responsible for receiving and in-processing basic training soldiers at Fort Jackson — plays a critical role in the voting program, said Army 1st Lt. Chavonda Andrews ...

Basic training at Fort Jackson takes 10 weeks to complete. Unlike high school or college, where you may have been in class and studying around six hours a day, the Army trains for about 12-14 ...

Army Basic Combat Training Locations The Army has five basic training locations. In many cases, where you go depends on what your Army job is going to be.

Basic training started a bit vague during the buildup to a war, said Matthew Rector, Fort Knox historic preservation specialist. "It all kind of started in 1940, then morphed into the U.S. Armor ...

They get nine weeks of basic training combined with five weeks of infantry training for a 14-week continuous course. Prior to that, the recruits are shipped to a reception unit, which does the ...