Maj. Gen. Phil Brooks, Fires Center of Excellence commander, center, observes students disable drones at the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University. (Christopher Wilson/U.S. Army) ...

Key Points and Summary – After years of recruiting shortfalls, the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort Jackson is quietly reshaping how America fills its ranks. -The program targets ...

The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of recent gains toward reversing a recruiting slump it has struggled with in ...

The Army is set to expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training starting in October, as officials are confident the service is digging out of a recruiting slump it has struggled with for ...

The command will now control everything from the initial Army brochure a new recruit sees to their completion of their basic ...

What is usually an event of tears and hugs of pride and gratitude got a playful twist from one family from Bowie, Maryland. Two sisters, about to pin a U.S. Army patch on their brother’s sleeve as he ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...

SCHERERVILLE - The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 had a lasting impression on the Graf family, especially their then 5-year-old son, Ryan. Ryan helped his father, Eric, create a model of the New York City ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – On a rainy Wednesday last month, soldiers shuffled into lecture halls eager for the end of their 10-week introduction to Army life. The morning’s training wouldn’t be dedicated to ...

The more Staff Sgt. Samuel Matlock experienced in the armed services, the more he realized it was the life for him. Matlock, who is from Palmer, enlisted in the Alaska National Guard before switching ...

We know that diverse teams are more creative and productive than homogenous teams, but how do you get individuals who aren’t alike working together smoothly? As I’ve seen from teaching over 960 ...