WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is set to expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training starting in October, as officials are confident the ...

From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.

Graduation rates declined from roughly 80% under the full-length program to about 60% under the shortened version, according to records obtained by The Washington Post ...

Sailors finish basic training The 722nd batch of Navy recruits shout slogans during a ceremony at a boot camp in the ...

A lot of memorization goes on during basic training. Maybe you're the type of person who can easily concentrate while some mean, large person is screaming in your face 24 hours per day, or maybe ...

In boot camp, If you want to stand out, you better excel… or expect a lot of pain. In Basic training (boot camp), recruits follow orders without hesitation, or they won’t make it. To stand out, you’d ...