Army tightens standards for its basic training prep course

Previously, the course allowed potential recruits to work on both losing weight and meeting the Army’s academic requirements.
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Hegseth eyes lifting ‘Shark Attack’ training practice ban for Army recruits

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...
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NY Army Guard officer is there as his former Iraqi interpreter finishes U.S. Army basic training

FORT JACKSON, South Carolina --In 2008, when New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian Napier was a lieutenant running an ad hoc route clearance platoon north of Baghdad, he developed a bond with ...
Army Times

Infantry basic training briefly bans ‘bay tossing’ before reversal

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...
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Army basic training appears to reshape how the brain processes reward

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging suggests that stress experienced during basic combat training may dampen the brain’s ability to respond to ...