You probably won't be court-martialed in basic training. It's also unlikely that you'll be punished under the provisions of Article 15 while in basic training (unless you commit a serious crime, such ...

FORT DIX, N.J. (Dec. 11, 2015) -- Soldiers who attend the Army Basic Instructor Course, or ABIC, are usually experienced trainers, but many have difficulty translating their training skills to the ...

One of Maj. Gen. Chris Hughes, commander of U.S. Army Cadet Command and Fort Knox, focuses during his command is to ensure that Cadets have "world-class cadre." Cadet Command has recently taken one ...

Basic trainees move in formation during the Forge, the final field training exercise of Army initial entry training, on Feb. 19, 2018, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (U.S. Army photo). Earlier this ...

The title of this article is actually a misnomer: There is no way to make your drill instructor/drill sergeant/MTI/RDC happy. If there were, they would never show it, and they sure as hell would never ...

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: ...

Air Force recruits in their fifth week of training learn rifle fighting techniques during pugil stick training. The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks.

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. (Patrick ...