"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits ...

FORT BENNING Ga, (June 1, 2022) – The 198th Infantry Brigade, U.S. Army Infantry School, Maneuver Center of Excellence hosted the inaugural Infantry Basic Training Summit at the National ...

Following a recent “bay toss” at Fort Benning, Georgia, that damaged both personal and government property, the practice was ...

Two memos recently shared on social media show that the Army’s 197th Infantry Brigade commander briefly banned “bay tossing” by drill sergeants before rescinding the order a short time later ...

Citing a disturbing trend of new soldiers lacking both proper discipline and physical fitness, senior U.S. Army leaders are calling for a tougher and longer basic training program as the military ...

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, the Training and DoctrineAca,!a,,cs deputy commanding general for Initial Military Training, spent some time at Fort Knox last week to talk about bringing more consistency ...

Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Anna Zaccaria, the first female Army Reserve Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course graduate in the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii ...

A U.S. Army Drill Sergeant assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment directs trainees on the First day of Basic Combat Training on June 12, 2017 at Fort Jackson, SC.

U.S. Army training leaders said Wednesday the service plans to extend infantry training as part of an effort to make soldiers in close-combat units more lethal. The Army will launch a pilot ...

Infantry soldiers-in-training conduct close quarters battle training at Fort Benning, Georgia. A pilot program will add eight weeks to infantry basic starting this summer. (Patrick A. Albright/Army) ...