Among the biggest shocks that hit Jason Pelletier at Army basic training was when he realized he was older than most of his drill instructors. Pelletier, 41, graduated earlier this year from Basic ...

In basic training, soldiers discover they’re stronger, more disciplined, and more resilient than they thought. They learn to push past limits, trust others, lead with patience, and believe in ...

After all, I wouldn't be able to see him for months while he was in quarantine and basic training. We dropped him off at a hotel on a Sunday evening so he could check in at the local MEPS ...

BEAST Week, which stands for Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, was an important part of the Air Force's initial entry training for 16 years. The training was a four-day-long deployed war ...

The US Space Force has hit a critical milestone: dedicated basic training for its early recruits. As dawn breaks on Day 38 of basic training at Joint Base San Antonio, a bugle playing reveille ...

Despite concerns by national level commissions, scholars, and practitioners about the substance of police academy basic training, this study is the first since the 1980s to examine the content of ...

WASHINGTON – A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment ...

Wherever the new soldiers come from, Ukrainian field commanders said that because training is so deficient, they must often devote weeks to teaching them basic skills, such as how to shoot.