So you've gotten orders to report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Army basic training. Welcome to the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) post in the entire Army! Basic combat training ...

From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.

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: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- This week more than 1,100 basic cadets marched to Jacks Valley to continue with their military career. The training is divided into two phases. Cadets are training in ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 23, 2023) — After suffering through a catastrophic injury that could have ended her short career as a Soldier, Pfc. Dominique Lopez graduated basic training Jan. 27, nearly 14 ...

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the class of 2029 completed the Obstacle and Assault Courses in the Jacks Valley training complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday. The second phase of Basic ...