Air Force Blocks Families from Attending Recruit Training Graduations The Air Force has suspended family-attended graduation events at Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Drill Sergeant to SMA: Non-Grunt Army Recruits Need Marine Combat Training The new sergeant major of the Army was told that non-combat arms recruits need something like Marine Combat Training.
Air Force Recruits Start Receiving OCP Uniform at Basic Military Training The phase-in of the Air Force OCP uniform continues.
Congress Takes 1st Step in Forcing Marines to Make Boot Camp Coed The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps men and women in separate units during entry-level recruit training.
Trainees at Air Force BMT to Start Training on M4 This Summer Starting as early as next month, new recruits at Air Force Basic Military Training will begin training on the M4 carbine.
Navy Boot Camp Changes Increased Early Washout Rate. But That's Good, MCPON Says Generation Z is stepping up to meet stricter standards, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith says.
14 Sikh High Schoolers Get Waivers to Enter Army Basic With Beard, Turban Manav Sodhi will help lead a wave of Sikh soldiers enlisting in the Army who will be allowed to wear the turban and beard.
First Marine Co-Ed Boot Camp Company Graduates at Parris Island Marine leaders will review the company's performance as the service assesses whether to duplicate the model in the future.
Navy Recruit Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test at Great Lakes Seaman Recruit Kierra Evans was pronounced dead after she collapsed following physical training.
What the Air Force's Changes to Basic Military Training Really Mean The Air Force announced earlier this month it has expanded BMT from seven-and-a-half weeks to eight-and-a-half weeks.
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...
