"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Infantry OSUT, at 14 weeks long, "is one of the shortest initial entry training sequences we have in our Army," Townsend said. "We definitely need to extend that." ...

A U.S. Army Drill Sergeant assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment directs trainees on the First day of Basic Combat Training on June 12, 2017 at Fort Jackson, SC.

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which ...

FORT BENNING Ga, (June 1, 2022) – The 198th Infantry Brigade, U.S. Army Infantry School, Maneuver Center of Excellence hosted the inaugural Infantry Basic Training Summit at the National ...

Following a recent “bay toss” at Fort Benning, Georgia, that damaged both personal and government property, the practice was ...

Brand-new recruits are now training how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles. New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are conducting counter-drone drills during ...

At Fort Jackson, base officials confirmed a Soldier in training with 3rd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, and an Army officer enrolled in the Adjutant General Basic Officer Leader Course were ...

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.

Gen. James McConville, the Army's vice chief of staff, told Military.com that the service is considering revising its screening process to better prepare recruits for basic training and beyond.

Infantry soldiers-in-training conduct close quarters battle training at Fort Benning, Georgia. A pilot program will add eight weeks to infantry basic starting this summer. (Patrick A. Albright/Army) ...