Recruits can move on to basic training being 2% above the normal Army standard, with the presumption they'll lose that weight there. Recruits have their body fat measured once a week.

The dumbed-down course amounts to “basic training without the yelling,” said Pvt. 2nd Class Daysia Holiday, 23, who improved her test scores after signing up.

So, keeping your thoughts to yourself: My best friend in basic — and a friend still to this day — was Joe Hiller. Joe hailed from Helena, Montana. He was a bona fide cowboy and guitar player.

Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. 2nd Class Holiday is a proud graduate of Army basic training, and is finishing her advanced instruction at Fort Lee ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — At a hazy, humid Thursday morning ceremony on Fort Jackson’s Hilton Field, some 951 basic combat training graduates from 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, marked the ...

You may want to consider a beginner program just to get moving again before jumping into an Army training program. Try Treat Yourself Like a Beginner just for a few weeks while you work out some ...

“Everyone has a basic training whether you are in the military or not,” said Ashanti. One thing he hopes the show will do is let people know that they are not alone in what they are going through.

The basic training course on safe decommissioning of nuclear facilities includes three modules, offering general information on major concepts and approaches, roles and responsibilities of key players ...