Basic Training/Boot Camp

The U.S. Air Force has expanded its Basic Military Training from seven-and-a-half weeks to eight-and-a-half weeks.

More than 400 recruits are on hold at Fort Benning, Georgia's reception station and may have to wait as long as three weeks.

The Army's top enlisted official said the service is considering extending the time trainees spend in Basic Combat Training.

"I saw it on Facebook. It has to be a thing, right?"

Recruits with a more sedentary background have seen rising injury levels, an official said.

Army training officials have finalized a plan to ensure new recruits in Basic Combat Training receive more trigger time.

The U.S. Army will soon launch a redesign of Basic Combat Training intended to build more discipline.

Big changes may be on the horizon for the Coast Guard as its leaders look to further develop troops' skill sets and training.

As the Corps pushes to develop a more mature and highly skilled force, top brass may opt to raise the bar to get to boot camp...

Sgt. Riley R. Gress, a former drill instructor, is accused of violation of a lawful general order, cruelty and maltreatment.