Story by Jonathan Austin | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 08.29.2024
The Army has begun baseline cognitive assessments during Initial Entry Training, and all services will follow in the coming months, officials say....
Story by Mark Getman | New York National Guard | 10.22.2020
CAMP SMITH, New York --Fifty-three new members of the New York Guard, the state’s volunteer emergency response force, went online this fall for their version of the Army’s basic training from October 5 to 9. Traditionally the New York Guard holds a week-long Initial Entry Training program for new volunteers in the summer at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. During the......
Story by Brian Hill | Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office | 08.07.2020
As the Army works to complete its transition to the Army Combat Fitness Test, Fort Leonard Wood units are continuing to provide Soldiers with plenty of opportunities to gain experience and improve their abilities to excel in the six graded events....
Story by Spc. Tynisha Daniel | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 11.04.2017
On November 4, 2017, family, friends, and colleagues of six U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers came together at 108th Training Command (Initial Entry Training), for a ceremonial expression of appreciation and gratitude for their combined years of federal service to the U.S. Army and the nation....
Story by Spc. Tynisha Daniel | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 10.19.2016
Army Basic Combat Training transforms civilians to Soldiers from day one. It embodies the definition of a Soldier. BCT instills discipline, self-confidence, teamwork and the Warrior Ethos. For 43 years Fort Jackson, the largest of the four BCT locations in TRADOC, has given Soldiers their first taste of life in the Army, across the world. This life-changing experience is one no Soldier will......
Story by 1st Lt. Troy Preston | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.23.2016
FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Victory Tower on Fort Jackson is one of many required training events that new Soldiers have to pass in order to graduate basic training. Victory Tower is also the first of many trying tasks that will test Soldiers endurance, will, and courage. The privates of Foxtrot Company 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment faced Victory Tower, Aug. 23, 2016, as part of their......
Story by 1st Lt. Troy Preston | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2016
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Drill sergeants of the 1st Battalion, 518th Regiment, 98th Training Division, are currently in charge of 214 recruits as they conduct a cycle of basic combat training in support of the Foxtrot Company Mission from Aug. 10 – Oct. 27, 2016 as part of the U.S. Army Reserve....
Story by Sgt. Javier Amador | 108th Training Command- Initial Entry Training | 08.14.2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The 108th Training Command (IET) honored Maj. Gen. David W. Puster for completing more than 30 years of military service with a retirement ceremony held Aug. 13 at it's command headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ceremony, which is traditionally held outdoors, took place in the command's drill hall due to sweltering temperatures outside....
