Army Times

‘Prep course’ pilot breaks basic training norms — and just might work

Members of the Future Soldier Prep Course play a game of football with their instructor on August 22, 2022 at Fort Jackson, S.C. (Davis Winkie/Staff) FORT JACKSON, S.C. — On a humid August morning ...
Military.com

Fort Jackson Basic Training: What You Need to Know

So you've gotten orders to report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Army basic training. Welcome to the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) post in the entire Army! Basic combat training ...
usace.army.mil

Brigades move to new model for basic training

FORT SILL, Okla. -- Newly arrived trainees at Fort Sill don’t realize just how different their Basic Combat Training experience is, but for battery command teams, drill sergeants, and cadre used to ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Across the military, basic training is changing with a focus on mentorship, not yelling

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...
The York Dispatch

Mentorship, not yelling: The U.S. military's basic training is changing

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ...