The Army is preparing to sunset its Lakota helicopter as its primary basic trainer while bringing on an entirely new approach to its aviator schoolhouse.

The Army's basic training is not the most challenging course a soldier can attend, but it does prepare them for the training they face following graduation.

The Forge, which has been part of Army basic training for several years, puts new soldiers through a three-day field training exercise that concludes with a 10-mile ruck march.

Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the U.S. 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. The ...

WASHINGTON – A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment ...

An ex-US Army general who witnessed Russia's basic training of recruits says it was awful, and the 'newbies' being drafted face disaster on the front line ...

U.S. Army soldiers from the One Station Unit Training low-crawl while negotiating an obstacle course during their first week of basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia, March 9, 2012.

The Army is examining a new training model for aviators as its helicopter fleet evolves into a complex network of manned and unmanned aircraft.

A new Army program that gives lower-performing 90 days of fitness or academic instruction before boot camp has already helped whip new soldiers into shape and shore up the military’s ranks.

Brand-new recruits are now training how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles. New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are conducting counter-drone drills during ...