Here’s what you need to know about Army PT workouts and the fitness test you need to pass at basic training camp.

Army Lt. Col. Randy Ready, spokesman for the Army Center for Initial Military Training, said about 6% of those recruits don’t make it through basic and advanced individual training, about the same ...

Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez died on April 24, 2025, during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. A 22-year-old soldier who died last month during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training. The ...

One of the hardest and most uncomfortable parts of Army basic training is the so-called Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical or NBC training, which teaches recruits to effectively use protective ...