After Legal Battles, Sikh Graduates Marine Corps Boot Camp with Beard, Turban In a historic legal win for religious freedom in the military, a member of the Sikh community graduated from Marine Corps...
Army Recruit Dies at Fort Moore Just Before Completing Basic Training Pvt. Jacob Atchison, of Pella, Iowa, died July 12 due to a medical emergency, the Army said. The cause of death was unclear...
Space Force Guardian Makes History as Top Basic Training Graduate Space Force Specialist 3 Dakota Desrosiers was not only named as Space Force's top performer for his class, but also was the...
Army Pre-Boot Camp Course Expanded as Recruiting Challenge Looms The pre-basic course is designed to help recruits who are physically out of shape or have trouble taking tests.
Ask Stew: What You Should Do if You're Worried About Deconditioning During Navy Boot Camp Navy boot camp is not known for its overly challenging physical fitness programming, but an average recruit still needs to...
A Historic Female Unit Will Be Deactivated as the Marine Corps Continues Integrating the Force The Marine Corps has announced that it is deactivating a historic training battalion at Parris Island as a sign that it is...
Experts Question Military Recruiting Fixes Such as Pre-Boot Camp Courses The recruiting crisis has been growing for several years and has hit every branch of the military.
6 Tips for Basic Trainees Who Want to Keep Their Drill Instructors Happy Any veteran will tell you that -- in retrospect -- basic training is physically demanding but actually not as hard as it...
Army Expanding Pre-Boot Camp Course for Overweight and Low-Scoring Applicants The course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, was stood up in August as the service faced grim recruiting challenges.
Ask Stew: How Can I Add Extra Workouts During Navy Boot Camp? If you are preparing yourself for Navy SEAL, SWCC, EOD, diver or rescue swimmer schools after Navy boot camp, you are right...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...