Learn about the essential phases of Army basic training—from obstacle courses and hand-to-hand skills to packing, field maneuvers, and the final graduation that marks the start of service.

Here is a list of just a few of the many former military officers and enlisted who train civilians to lose weight and prepare for military training. A future service member asks Stew Smith, ...

Bayonet training has mostly been replaced in US Army basic training by other hand-to-hand combat, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” may have led to its return.