The Most Common Military Service Fitness Training Errors Many people are doing the wrong workouts that lack the specific requirements of military testing, basic training and special...
Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested. The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants...
Army Surpasses its Goal for Recruiting Active-Duty Soldiers, But Just Barely The Army says it has hit recruiting goals for this year following a military wide slump, a sign the service may be overcoming...
Air Force Top Enlisted Leader Says Trainees Carrying Real Rifles at Boot Camp Is 'Desired End State' Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said during a media roundtable at the annual Air and Space Forces...
The Army Is Set to Expand Basic Training, Fueled by New Recruiting Momentum Fort Sill in Oklahoma and Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri will get two additional basic training units each -- able to train an...
During Basic Training, Airmen and Guardians Now Required to Carry Practice M4 Rifles at Most Times Airmen and Guardians will receive the nonfunctioning M4 rifle when they arrive at basic military training and will carry and...
Struggling with a Military Fitness Test? Here’s What You Should Do If you are preparing for a fitness test and feeling overwhelmed, don't worry: You are not alone.
So You Want to Become a Marine? Here's How to Build Your Fitness Level. Too many times, young people start to prepare too late for professions that require fitness tests. Lives may depend on their...
Why Boot Camp Is No Place to Show Up Out of Shape for Military Service As our adult population grows in waist size and decreases in fitness level, so has American children's weight and fitness.
Here's How You Should Train for Boot Camp What do I need to do to prepare for boot camp? This article will be a one-stop shop for people to find links on boot-camp...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
![Newly arrived trainees compete in tug of war at Fort Moore](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-08/mil-trainees-tug-of-war-fort-moore-1800.jpg?itok=tEqNWA_e "Newly arrived trainees in different platoons in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Battalion compete against each other in tug of war during the "First 100 yards" on October 21st, 2022 at Fort Benning, GA. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Stephanie Snyder)")
