WASHINGTON (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 prep ...
Fort Leonard Wood in south central Missouri is known for training our U. S. Army and specialized military. 85 years ago it ...
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 ...
Fort Eustis, Va.- Leaders from across the entire U.S. Army Initial Military Training (IMT) enterprise assembled on Fort Eustis from August 11th through the 14th to discuss how the Army is transforming ...
The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest the service is clawing its way out of a yearslong enlistment crisis.
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 ...