"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits ...

The Army has already been working to revamp basic training to increase the focus on physical fitness and discipline.

The Army wants to establish a 90-day pre-basic training preparatory course for those who don’t meet minimum physical or aptitude standards.

Citing a disturbing trend of new soldiers lacking both proper discipline and physical fitness, senior U.S. Army leaders are calling for a tougher and longer basic training program as the military ...

Who's the best judge of how well a young person is performing in Basic Combat Training, or BCT? It turns out the Army thinks that other basic trainees might be really good at evaluating how their ...

Blind obedience-oriented basic combat training is out; confidence-building and thinking-oriented training is now in.