Haircuts are a rite of passage during military basic training. Almost immediately after arrival, your hair will be cut so short that it almost feels like you were shaved bald (guys only). After the ...

Check out the updated version of the Army combat fitness test (ACFT). The Army's basic training physical fitness test is a three-event physical performance test used to assess endurance. It measures ...

Tens of thousands of people have taken the online basic Incident Command System (ICS) training. How much of that do they really retain over time? It all becomes very real when someone is told they are ...

WASHINGTON -- The drill sergeants yelled at him relentlessly, as Josh Oller pushed himself through the trying weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Oller had already endured ...

I am absolutely positive that everyone will not agree with what I’ve written below. Perhaps it will provoke some discussion on the topic where you live and work. I have noted that where I live, some ...

Infantry soldiers-in-training conduct close quarters battle training at Fort Benning, Georgia. A pilot program will add eight weeks to infantry basic starting this summer. (Patrick A. Albright/Army) ...

According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), basic training, or boot camp, is the first step for anyone who wants to be a soldier in the U.S. Army. It is a 10-week program that has three phases ...

With the establishment of the all-volunteer force in 1973, the Army viewed increasing women’s participation as critical to meeting recruitment goals. But questions arose about the roles of women ...

The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...

WASHINGTON - The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Integration Center has developed guidelines for Incident Command System (ICS) training providers that will help them ensure that the ...

The FEMA Emergency Management Institute’s (EMI) Curriculum Management Branch offers the Independent Study Program (ISP). This is a distance learning program which offers training, free of charge, to ...

An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.