Sustainment Soldiers must receive comprehensive training in basic combat skills to meet the evolving demands of modern warfare. Historically, support units have been vulnerable when forced to engage ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After six long weeks, trainees are now entering the final phase of basic combat training. The Blue Phase requires them to put everything they have learned into action. These ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...

Army National Guard Pvt. Adam T. Litwinsky has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, included instruction and practice in basic combat ...

Basic combat training is where civilians get rebuilt into soldiers through discipline, physical strain, and nonstop repetition of the fundamentals. We break down the red, white, and blue phases - from ...

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic training” evoke. Hollywood and pop culture have helped ingrain the ...

COLUMBIA — A soldier who died during basic combat training last week has been identified. Pvt. Gabriel J. Perez, 22, was assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, according ...