The Air Force says a program allowing recruits to connect online with a drill instructor before arriving at basic military training is now being used across the country and has reduced the number of ...

New rules forbid drill instructors from creating "social media content" with recruits after videos spread online of ...

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 ...

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: ...

Charlotte, N.C. — The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to meet unprecedented training demands by expanding Basic Combat Training capacity. With 10 additional training units established at Fort Leonard ...

This is the second story in a three-part series that follows recruits through the first-ever boot camp just for Space Force Guardians. Over three months, Military.com interviewed more than a dozen ...

There will be fewer female E-4 to E-6s available and eligible to meet drill instructor requirements in coming years. (Pfc. Marvin Chavez/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps hurtles toward ...

CAMP ASHLAND — When Sgt. Jennifer Feldt prepared for drill instructor training in South Carolina, she didn’t know it would make her a record-holder. A few weeks before she left Kearney for the ...