How long is Army boot camp? The Army’s Basic Combat Training is 10 weeks long and broken into phases. Each phase is like a building block of training for the recruit, rapidly transitioning a ...

Brand-new recruits are now training how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles. New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are conducting counter-drone drills during ...

Students gather during physical training exercises in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly ...

Army Lt. Col. Randy Ready, spokesman for the Army Center for Initial Military Training, said about 6% of those recruits don’t make it through basic and advanced individual training, about the ...

Due to the Army’s recruiting struggles, the number of recruits going through basic training dropped in recent years. As a result, the 15 training units, which total 27 soldiers each, including ...

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future ...

The Army announced in late 2023 that it would add such skills at entry-level training, Army Times reported. "It's going to become a basic soldier requirement to identify, report and in some cases ...

By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet ...

Army set to expand basic combat training. August 4, 2024 at 4:00 a.m. by LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press ...

FILE - Students enlisted in the new Army prep course work together in barracks at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 26, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly enlisted ...

FILE - Students enlisted in the new Army prep course work together in barracks at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 26, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly enlisted ...