An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.

The British Army is remodelling its fitness standards after it changed to "woke" assessment methods. In 2019, the army radically changed its annual fitness tests, with many mocking the new approach as ...

8. Sandbags. Sandbags have many uses by the military, from blocking bullets and building huts to creating a way to add ...

Potential recruits will now be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose weight or improve their test ...

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 ...

A new study of British infantry recruits suggests a recruit's success in basic training relies not just on physical ability but an often-overlooked psychological profile. In other words, your success ...

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, ...

Leaders throughout the Army have recognized that some junior and mid-grade NCOs are not enforcing basic standards and discipline. This is because senior NCOs have failed to train and hold junior NCOs ...

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 ...