FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army ...

The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of recent gains toward reversing a recruiting slump it has struggled with in ...

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 ...

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...

Army Lt. Col. Randy Ready, spokesman for the Army Center for Initial Military Training, said about 6% of those recruits don’t make it through basic and advanced individual training, about the same ...

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, ...

Every year, thousands of regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard noncommissioned officers (NCOs) complete some type of training at Fort McCoy through professional development training, ...