A basic training soldier fires his M4 carbine during a weapons qualification practice round at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on August 26, 2021. (Staff/Davis Winkie) ...

Training and Doctrine Command’s commander, Gen. Paul Funk, who oversees basic training, explained the rationale for the moves in an Oct. 11 press conference.

Per an article from Military One Source, toiletries you’re allowed to bring to basic training include “a toothbrush with a case, hairbrush or comb, one washcloth and towel, antiperspirant ...

In total, that’s about 35,000 trainees each year, with about 96.4 percent making it to graduation, according to the 737th Training Group, which oversees basic training.

The U.S. Air Force is getting rid of "BEAST Week," a four-day simulated deployment that had been a staple of the service's basic military training for 16 years.

FORT SILL, Oklahoma (May 24, 2021) – Army families were invited to attend a basic combat training graduation ceremony for the first time since to global ...

A project five years in the making, “Ten Weeks,” a docu-series about recruits going through the U.S. Army basic training, is slated to premiere on the Roku Channel on Thursday, Nov. 11, in ...

"Basic" premiers on YouTube Oct. 28. (Screen shot via YouTube) When potential military recruits consider a life in service, questions about basic training are typically among the first asked.

New Navy recruits will now have 10 weeks of basic training, in the service’s biggest overhaul to training in nearly 20 years. The 10-week training, which went into effect on Jan. 3, incorporates ...

Visitors haven’t been allowed at graduations since the COVID-19 pandemic started JBSA-Lackland to allow guests at basic training graduations starting July 22, 2021. (KSAT) ...