In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
After 2 Years, Navy Sees Successes with Pre-Boot Camp Prep Course After about two years of operation, the Navy's pre-boot camp program for recruits who need help meeting the physical and...
Always Faithful, Always On: The Taxing Job of a Marine Corps Drill Instructor Marine Corps drill instructors represent one of the most legendary roles in the military. From the 1987 war movie "Full Metal...
Air Force Sees Historic Numbers of Airmen Waiting to Go to Boot Camp in 2025 More young Americans have been signing up for the Air Force's delayed-entry program in recent months, a promising trend in...
Dying to Serve: Dozens of Recruits Have Died Nationwide While Training to Become Police Officers At least 29 recruits died during basic training at law enforcement academies around the country in the last decade, an AP...
Army Set to Dramatically Grow Basic Training, Riding Recruiting High By April, the service expects to have 10 additional basic training units established across Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and...
Marine Corps Full Steam Ahead on Integrating Platoon-Level Drill Instructor Roles The depots currently have seven gender-integrated drill instructor teams at the platoon level, though that number can...
Tuskegee Airmen, WASP History Will Stay in Air Force Boot Camp Curriculum Following Outcry The Air Force is resuming its boot camp lessons about trailblazing Black and female World War II pilots after the material...
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...
‘Nobody to Watch My Twins.’ Military Spouses Quit Jobs, Families Bust Budgets in Scramble for Child Care Military families and on-base child care providers have known for a long time that theirs is a system delicately balanced on...
New Report Details Airman's Humvee Death Amid Halt in Vehicle's Usage at Missile Bases A 19-year-old airman who was killed in a Humvee rollover during a 2023 convoy back to F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming...
Army ROTC Cadet Dies During Fort Knox Land Navigation Training A 22-year-old Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet died Thursday during a land navigation exercise at Fort Knox...
How Navy SEAL and SWCC Training Is Alike and Different Navy SEAL and Navy SWCC training share a foundation rooted in rigorous training, water competency and high fitness standards.
Ulysses S. Grant Picked a Confederate Slave Owner to Take Down the KKK Amos T. Akerman was a curious case to become President Ulysses S. Grant's attorney general, as depicted in Guy Gugliotta’s...
