WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars ...

Female drill sergeants will soon trade their upturned brims for the iconic, olive campaign hat long worn by their male ...

A trainee from the 198th Infantry Brigade low crawls through an obstacle at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Capt. Stephanie Snyder/U.S. Army) A new approach to training brand new recruits in large-scale combat ...

As the Army appears to be turning the corner in its years-long recruiting challenges, two new boot camp sites will start creating even more soldiers this fall. Basic combat training at Fort Sill, ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...

Army Pvt. Luke N. Teubert has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core ...

Army Pvt. Cashmere Casey has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Benning, Ga. Casey is the son of Derla And John Booker of Goose Creek. He is a 2013 graduate of Goose Creek High School. Army ...

Former Charleston, Mo., resident Anthony T. Quinn has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Quinn studied the Army mission, history, ...

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 Russian ...