Trainees tie together all the skills they learned during basic training during a 96-hour field training exercise called “The Forge.” It is through this culminating exercise that U.S. Army Soldiers are forged…on the path to #BeAllYouCanBe U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Jackson U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence US Army Fort Sill U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training

A major change in U.S. Army Basic Combat Training, or #BCT, better prepares trainees for today's operational theater. The "Forge" is a grueling, 96-hour, cumulative training exercise that puts week-seven trainees in a patrol base as they encounter a multitude of scenarios. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Jackson U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood US Army Fort Sill | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training