Basic trainees, soldiers at Fort Jackson head home for the holidays

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WIS) - Roughly 8,000 soldiers and basic trainees are shipping out of Fort Jackson for the holidays. It’s ...

Army wants to overhaul dining at basic training

The Army wants food vendors and tech companies to pitch ideas to upgrade dining halls that serve trainees at boot camp and ...
Arizona Daily Star

Basic training without yelling: Army recruits get 2nd chance

So far, 5,400 soldiers have made it through the prep course since it started in August at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. That’s an important boost since the Army fell dramatically short of its ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The real reason the US Army’s recruiting numbers are now surging

Key Points and Summary – After years of recruiting shortfalls, the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course at Fort ...
USA Today

Once these recruits couldn't make the cut. Now they make up a quarter of Army troops.

FORT JACKSON, SC – Every Tuesday before dawn, hundreds of hopefuls line up with exposed midriffs to be weighed and measured at this South Carolina Army base, which takes in more recruits than any ...
Stars and Stripes

‘A little taste of home’: Fort Benning leaders serve up Thanksgiving meal to basic trainees

FORT BENNING, Ga. — It came as a surprise for Army Pfc. Jesse Knight to find his hard-nosed drill sergeants behind serving stations Wednesday afternoon at Fort Benning’s Kouma dining facility, piling ...