Navy Cuts Length of Boot Camp Amid Rise in Recruiting Totals The Navy says that, starting next month, it will shorten the length of its Basic Military Training program -- commonly known...
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...
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...
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.
Why 'Back in My Day' Views of Navy Boot Camp Changes May Be Missing the Point Is Navy boot camp different than veterans remember it? Is it still hard? And what do those changes say about the sailors...
Inside Today's Navy Boot Camp: Less Yelling, Same Sleep Deprivation After a number of changes were made to the program in the last several years, we came to find out what’s so different – and...
Marine Corps Boot Camp: How to Physically Train for Entrance into the Military The longer running distance and pull-ups alone are the events most people have trouble with when assessing themselves at the...
Navy Allows Boot Camp Recruits to Use Personal Cell Phones to Make Calls to Family at Home The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test...
'The MARSOC 3 Are Free': Drinking Convictions Dismissed Against Marine Raiders, Ending 6-Year Legal Saga A military court of appeals on Friday dismissed the final convictions against two Marine Raiders embroiled in a yearslong...
Here's Where Trump's Pentagon and National Security Nominees Stand Ahead of New Year President-elect Donald Trump's nominees to lead the Pentagon and other key national security and veterans agencies face a...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Here Are the 89 Highly Skilled Air Force Jobs Eligible for Retention Bonuses in 2025 The 89 career fields on the list eligible for the bonus in fiscal 2025 are a notable increase from the 73 careers for fiscal...
Rare Corruption Case Against 4-Star Admiral Runs Headlong into Mistress Testimony Issues, Pentagon Culture The witness in question is a woman with whom Burke was having an affair and who, according to court filings, went to...