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.

Since January, the Ultimate NPR Workout Mix has been highlighting music that makes listeners move. Currently stationed at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert, Lt. Col. Sheryl Dacy is preparing to make her ...

Previously, the course allowed potential recruits to work on both losing weight and meeting the Army’s academic requirements.

Former Cape Girardeau resident Sylvia A. Lindy has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training Lindy studied the Army mission, history, ...