Soldier who died in Fort Leonard Wood range incident was a month from graduating basic

Pvt. Andrey Okunev, an 18-year-old National Guardsman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, ...

5 takeaways from Hegseth’s ‘liberation day’ military meeting

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a series of changes to the armed forces Tuesday that he claimed will raise the standards of America’s combat troops and unburden commanders from fear of ...
Task & Purpose

‘Shark attacks’ may be coming back to Army Basic Training

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 ...
Yahoo

Soldiers exposed to new combat realities with expanded training

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 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Simmons graduates from basic combat training

Army National Guard Pfc. Khadijah D. Simmons has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Simmons studied the Army mission, history, ...
Yahoo

Infantry basic training briefly bans ‘bay tossing’ before reversal

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 ...
Washington Examiner

Army to expand basic training capitalizing on recruiting bump

The U.S. Army has announced it will expand its basic combat training in what leaders hope is a turning point in its recruiting efforts. Army officials believe the service will hit its target of 55,000 ...
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Army basic training appears to reshape how the brain processes reward

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging suggests that stress experienced during basic combat training may dampen the brain’s ability to respond to ...
The Roanoke Times

Salem High grad Luke Teubert graduates from basic combat training

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 ...
Post and Courier

Casey, Palmer complete basic training

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 ...
Southeast Missourian

Southeast Missouri native completes basic training

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, ...