WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

A new Basic Needs Allowance to help low-income troops is expected to be implemented by the military over the next year. (Mark Lennihan/AP) House leaders are pushing military leaders to make ...

When setting goals for a new and challenging military profession with future physical testing and training to endure, going from sedentary to fully prepared and ready to serve can take some time. If ...

Service members saw their biggest pay raise in 22 years — 5.2% — this past January. The pay bump in 2025 likely won’t be as large for all troops, but some junior personnel could get a windfall if ...

From my experience and feedback from fellow military retirees and others with firsthand experience, the in-your-face, aggressive yelling in the first hours and days of boot camp did not deter recruits ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — On average, the Basic Allowance for Housing or BAH is going up 12 percent, but here in San Diego an enlisted Sailor or Marine will see much more. A Sergeant or a Petty Officer ...

No matter what branch of the military you are interested in joining, you're essentially going to follow the same process. Before sending in your application, you'll have to decide what branch you want ...

When potential military recruits consider a life in service, questions about basic training are typically among the first asked. While there are resources aplenty, particularly for Army basic training ...

As military training ramps back up, personnel will face 14-day quarantines when they arrive at their destination, at least for the rest of 2020. Usually, quarantines will be held in dorm rooms or ...

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...