FORT DIX, N.J. (Dec. 11, 2015) -- Soldiers who attend the Army Basic Instructor Course, or ABIC, are usually experienced trainers, but many have difficulty translating their training skills to the ...

You probably won't be court-martialed in basic training. It's also unlikely that you'll be punished under the provisions of Article 15 while in basic training (unless you commit a serious crime, such ...

Army Basic Instructor Course (ABIC): This course is designed to teach personnel selected as instructors the basic skills and knowledge to plan and present instruction. It consists of five modules that ...

Basic trainees move in formation during the Forge, the final field training exercise of Army initial entry training, on Feb. 19, 2018, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina (U.S. Army photo). Earlier this ...

Feedback from the field has inspired the Air Force to revamp basic training to focus on readiness, lethality, fitness and warrior ethos. The changes, which took effect Sept. 4 but were announced ...

Air Force recruits in their fifth week of training learn rifle fighting techniques during pugil stick training. The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks.

The title of this article is actually a misnomer: There is no way to make your drill instructor/drill sergeant/MTI/RDC happy. If there were, they would never show it, and they sure as hell would never ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — 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: ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan — The Army should start teaching soldiers meditation techniques in basic training to make them more resilient to trauma they might face in combat, according to the author of an ...