Story by Harry Lundy | U.S. Air Force Academy | 07.22.2025
Class of 2029 in-processing stats indicate the average high school GPA of the 1,112 basic cadets is 3.86.
Story by Donald Herrick | Fort Sill Public Affairs | 10.21.2024
Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill has introduced counter-unmanned aircraft systems training to better prepare new Soldiers for the tactical challenges of modern warfare. As part of "The Forge," the capstone field training exercise (FTX) of BCT, recruits now gain hands-on experience in identifying and responding to drone threats, a critical aspect of countering enemy surveillance and......
Story by Hunter Rhoades | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training | 11.09.2023
National Guard leaders from all fifty states and four territories gathered at Fort Eustis Oct. 24-25 to share best practices and lessons learned from their individual Recruit Sustainment Programs (RSP)....
Story by Emily Hileman | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 04.13.2023
As the stadium rumbled with the stomps and roars of ecstatic Family members waiting to see their Soldiers emerge from the plumes of yellow and green smoke on Hilton Field, an unlikely figure was amongst their ranks, 55-year-old Spc. Miguel Nieves....
Story by Hunter Rhoades | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training | 03.16.2023
Amid the most challenging recruiting crisis since the establishment of the all-volunteer force, retaining every willing volunteer matters. The Army National Guard, through multiple innovative programs, consistently maintains the lowest attrition rate during initial military training across all three components of the U.S. Army. One innovative program directly helping the Army National......
Story by Robert Timmons | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 02.09.2023
For one recently graduated Soldier one of the hardest parts of training was counting down the days until graduation. When he finally did graduate, he joined a long line of relatives who wore Army Greens – and three generations to serve at Fort Jackson. Pfc. Chantz Husted graduated Basic Combat Training Feb. 2 with 3rd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, and joined five Family members who......
Courtesy Story | 25th Infantry Division | 10.20.2022
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii – The 25th Infantry Division and Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center held an opening ceremony for the JPMRC rotation 23-01, Oct. 20, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii....
Story by Cpl. Shaylin Quaid | 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 06.12.2022
The Illinois Army National Guard Company H. Recruit Sustainment Program based in Woodstock, Illinois, conducted an orientation flight, worked in groups for phase training, and conducted physical training June 11 - 12....
