From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...

So you've gotten orders to report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Army basic training. Welcome to the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) post in the entire Army! Basic combat training ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 23, 2023) — After suffering through a catastrophic injury that could have ended her short career as a Soldier, Pfc. Dominique Lopez graduated basic training Jan. 27, nearly 14 ...

The U.S. Army announced Monday that it is halting all shipments of recruits to basic training for at least two weeks as the highly contagious novel coronavirus continues to spread across the country.

Despite the presence of about 50 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the Army plans to resume sending new recruits to basic training there next week, confident ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ...