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The Navy Channel on MSNOpinion

Secret training that creates elite US soldiers

Basic combat training is where civilians get rebuilt into soldiers through discipline, physical strain, and nonstop repetition of the fundamentals. We break down the red, white, and blue phases - from ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Army set to expand basic combat training

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars ...
usace.army.mil

Building confidence one leap at a time: Slide for Life reopens for training

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Soldiers in training are once again conquering the Slide for Life, after being closed for nearly a decade. Combat Training Company Executive Officer 1st Lt. Kamryn Brinson ...
The Columbian

As recruiting rebounds, the Army will expand basic training to rebuild the force for modern warfare

FILE - Students gather during physical training exercises in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for ...
Army Times

Fort Sill and Fort Leonard Wood to add 4 basic training companies

As the Army appears to be turning the corner in its years-long recruiting challenges, two new boot camp sites will start creating even more soldiers this fall. Basic combat training at Fort Sill, ...
Task & Purpose

How Army Rangers constantly train in hand-to-hand fighting

Almost as soon as Sgt. 1st Class Michael Meegan entered the room, the bad guy was on him. Meegan, then a private with just a few months in the Army, was among a handful of other young soldiers ...