FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Nine new faces will be enshrined on the walls of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson after being inducted into the Drill Sergeant Hall of Fame in a ceremony ...

VERY LOCAL APP. SALUTE TO HEROES WEEK CONTINUES ON WXII 12. THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL HONOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL DEEDS. SECOND HARVEST FOOD ...

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.

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - Drill sergeants from across the Total U.S. Army will gather at Fort Jackson, SC from Sept. 13-19 to compete for the coveted title of Drill Sergeant of the Year (DSOY).

Childhood astronaut dreams first attracted Staff Sgt. Yuji Moore to the mission of the Space Force. But while his career didn’t lead where he initially expected, he’s discovered an ability to reach ...

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 ...

Well, it finally happened — someone in the Pentagon has a spine. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just took a flamethrower to the kind of feel-good, clipboard-carrying, HR-driven nonsense that’s been ...

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...

For decades, drill sergeants have been represented by Hollywood stereotypes, characterized as the stern and intimidating enforcers of the U.S. Army. But in reality, the role of a drill sergeant has ...

The Army reportedly is investigating an apparent incident of politically driven hazing within its ranks, a troubling development that comes as Donald Trump and his followers have sought to portray the ...

WASHINGTON — The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video on social media of soldiers being hazed under a MAGA flag, which is a violation of regulations prohibiting ...

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