Staying Connected During Basic Training Basic training can leave some recruits feeling isolated, but phone calls, mail from home, and battle buddies will help.
Settling in: To the Barracks You Go Initial in-processing is over, but you still have a few more steps before your first night at basic.
The Top 3 Reasons You Could Fail Basic Training It is possible to fail basic training? You could go through the trouble of leaving everything behind, only to come back a...
The Importance of Drill Military drill is mostly used for military ceremonies, such as military parades, and to instill pride and discipline during...
Coast Guard Boot Camp Timeline at a Glance Coast Guard training lasts about eight weeks and is designed to be tough.
Marine Corps Closes Parris Island Boot Camp to New Recruits as COVID-19 Cases Spread The Corps is halting shipments of recruits to Parris Island after more than 20 people there tested positive for coroanavirus.
Top Military Myths Debunked On this episode we speak with journalist Jeff Schogol a beloved piece of military culture: the myths, rumors and legends that...
This 59-Year-Old Army BCT Grad Is About to Be the New Guy in His Son’s Unit A veteran of the Marine Corps and Army National Guard, he went through boot camp more than four decades ago.
The First Space Force Recruits Are Headed to Basic Military Training Seven new recruits will head to basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
All Your Space Force Questions Answered You've got Space Force questions, Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman has answers.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
