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 ...

NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — The 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, completed their final live fire training exercise of the year on ...

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 ...

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Students attending the Infantry Advanced Leader Course conducted a multi-day field training designed to test leadership, planning and small-unit tactics at the 166th ...

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 ...

The Army has decided that starting this year, second lieutenants commissioned from the Third Military Academy and military scholarship officers in the personnel and political warfare specialties will ...

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, ...