The Navy's boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois, says it will start letting recruits have some access to cell phones while they are in training. "Over the next few weeks," recruits in two divisions -- ...

The Air Force says a program allowing recruits to connect online with a drill instructor before arriving at basic military training is now being used across the country and has reduced the number of ...

An Eighth Army soldier uses a Drone Defender counter-small unmanned aerial system device during a training exercise February 2023 in South Korea. (Spc.William Hunter/Army) Soon brand new Army recruits ...

A group of U.S. Marine Corps recruits wait inline before jumping into the water during swim training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot pool, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C. (AP ...

Among Marines, there’s an internal battle over who had it worse at boot camp: recruits at Parris Island or recruits at San Diego. Stepping out onto yellow footprints, living meal to meal, and being ...

Clarification: This article has been updated to include a clarifying statement from the Marine Corps regarding the use of mixed-gender drill instructor teams. The Marine Corps has hit its goal of ...