At an age when most baby boomers might be looking ahead to retirement, 55-year-old John Taffe has been running, low-crawling and doing pushups at Army basic combat training for the past 2 1/2-months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, died last week, the Army announced Sunday. (Sgt. Mark E. Morrow/Marine Corps) A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort ...

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...

Charlotte, N.C. — The U.S. Army is taking bold steps to meet unprecedented training demands by expanding Basic Combat Training capacity. With 10 additional training units established at Fort Leonard ...

A 22-year-old soldier who died last month during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, has been identified as Pvt. Gabriel Perez, Army officials have announced. Perez, of Anchorage, Alaska, ...

Fort Benning will serve up some 13,000 Thanksgiving meals this week to its trainees and the soldiers who live on post.

Sustainment Soldiers must receive comprehensive training in basic combat skills to meet the evolving demands of modern warfare. Historically, support units have been vulnerable when forced to engage ...

Army Pvt. Emilio Medina has earned his Silver Wing as a paratrooper in the Army's Airborne School at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., in August. The soldier successfully completed the required skills for ...