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Trainees 'Forge' into Soldiers during Basic Combat Training's new exercise

FORT SILL, Okla. -- A major change in Army Basic Combat Training, or BCT, better prepares trainees for today's operational theater. The "Forge" is a grueling, 96-hour, cumulative training exercise ...
Task & Purpose

Air Force to cut time spent in the field for airmen at basic training

The Air Force is changing the way it conducts Basic Military Training, replacing a four-day-long field training exercise with a new scenario that lasts 36 hours. In an announcement Wednesday, the ...
WIS TV

Fort Jackson trainees fight through 'The Forge,' fostering transition from civilian to soldier

FORT JACKSON, SC (WIS) - Every year, more than 60,000 soldiers make their way through the gates of Fort Jackson, transitioning from civilian life to that of a U.S. Army Soldier. Fort Jackson serves as ...
Post and Courier

To become a soldier at Fort Jackson, U.S. Army recruits face grueling new four-day training test

COLUMBIA — It’s pitch black, the darkness pierced only by the glare of exploding bombs and the streaks of red-hot light that won’t stop bursting from the ends of three M240 machine guns. On the ground ...