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 ...

As the U.S. Army shifts its focus from counterinsurgency operations to large-scale combat operations (LSCO), the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, GA, has taken deliberate steps to reshape ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...

It may sound counterintuitive, but sometimes you have to make a mess to teach Army trainees how to keep things clean. The practice is known as “bay tossing,” in which drill sergeants can overturn ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

The soldier who died during Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson last month was a 22-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, officials at the South Carolina installation said. Pvt. Gabriel J. Perez was ...

Two memos recently shared on social media show that the Army's 197th Infantry Brigade commander briefly banned "bay tossing" by drill sergeants before rescinding the order a short time later. Bay ...