FORT SILL, Okla. -- A major change in Army Basic Combat Training, or BCT, better prepares trainees for today's operational theater. The "Forge" is a grueling, 96-hour, cumulative training exercise ...

Forge was the third Field Training Exercise, or FTX, that trainees experienced. The first was Hammer, a one-day, one-night FTX during week 3 of BCT, Davies said.

'Forge' emphasizes battlefield mobility, efficiency This is only Day 1 of 96 hours of some of the intense basic training exercises in the Army. The men and women of D Battery are pioneering new ...

Trainee Eric Shepherd said after competing in the pugil competition against Najee Roman part of The Forge a basic combat training course over 96 hours on April 3, 2018 at Fort Jackson.

The airmen participated in PACER FORGE, a new 36-hour, scenario-based exercise that tests trainees’ teamwork, discipline, and problem-solving skills before graduating basic military training.

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.

Airmen and Guardians will receive the nonfunctioning M4 rifle when they arrive at basic military training and will carry and care for it throughout.

The NIC, which comes after four days and nights in the field, and at the end of the final phase of training — the Forge — is a turning point for many trainees, said Capt. Maria Kienle, Castro ...