"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry training Center in the U.S. Army, training 34 percent of all Soldiers and 69 percent of the women entering the Army each year. Providing ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WSPA) – A basic combat training soldier was found dead at Fort Jackson this week. Fort Jackson officials confirmed the soldier was found on Thursday during training.

Fort Eustis, Va.- Leaders from across the entire U.S. Army Initial Military Training (IMT) enterprise assembled on Fort ...

as trainees arrive on the first day of basic combat training June 12, 2017, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The Army began phasing out the shark attack in recent years and largely ended it in 2020. It was ...

The United States Army Training Center (USATC) and Fort Jackson welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. William M. Shoaf as its new command sergeant major during a 9 a.m. change of responsibility ...

An Army drill sergeant takes part in a “shark attack” as trainees arrive on their first day of basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, on June 12, 2017. Army photo by Spc. Darius Davis.