They want YOU in the Army — even if you’ve spent too much time in the “mess hall.” A new program launched by the military branch coddles overweight, out-of-shape and intellectually challenged recruits ...

WASHINGTON — The Army is widening access to its new preparatory course to allow a candidate to enroll in the fitness and academic tracks to help more potential recruits meet the service’s entry ...

Fort Dix, New Jersey – Instructors from the 83rd United States Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC) under the 100th Training Division, had 32 soldiers graduate from the Basic Leaders Course ...

WASHINGTON – A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment numbers, ...

Students enlisted in the Army's Future Soldier Prep Course in their barracks at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2022. The course is an an effort to better prepare recruits for the demands of basic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia ...

Just over a year ago, the Navy launched a three-week prep course for new recruits who might never have made it to boot camp. The Navy Future Sailor Preparatory Course gave a path to enlistment to ...

The Army is expanding its pre-basic training course this month so that soldiers who fall below the service's physical fitness and academic standards can try to clear both hurdles at once -- rather ...

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 ...

FORT SILL, Oklahoma (April 7, 2021) -- Cadets from Cameron University’s Army ROTC “Comanche Battalion” trained with their Fort Sill community partner 1st Battalion, 79th Field Artillery April 6, at ...