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Army Basic Combat Training Locations The Army has five basic training locations. In many cases, where you go depends on what your Army job is going to be.
NCOs keep returning to the Basic Combat Training (BCT) page because of the time it saves them when researching and preparing for training, making it one of ATN’s top 10 most visited pages.
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- Who's the best judge of how well a young person is performing in Basic Combat Training, or BCT? It turns out the Army thinks that other basic ...
You probably won't be court-martialed in basic training. It's also unlikely that you'll be punished under the provisions of Article 15 while in basic training (unless you commit a serious crime ...
U.S. Army soldiers from the one station unit training, OSUT, negotiate an obstacle course during their first week of Basic Training in Fort Benning, Georgia, March 9, 2012.U.S. Army photo by Staff ...
The U.S. Air Force is getting rid of "BEAST Week," a four-day simulated deployment that had been a staple of the service's basic military training for 16 years.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A year ago, officials were looking at adding one extra week to basic training to bolster soldier readiness from the ground level, but that plan is taking a backseat to the ...
Brand-new recruits are now training how to counter enemy drones as they learn how to march and fire their rifles. New soldiers at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are conducting counter-drone drills during ...
New Navy recruits will now have 10 weeks of basic training, in the service’s biggest overhaul to training in nearly 20 years. The 10-week training, which went into effect on Jan. 3, incorporates ...
Air Force basic military training has included mock deployments and combat scenarios since 1999, when the field training was known as “Warrior Week.” It was expanded and dubbed BEAST in 2006.