Beginning in Calendar Year 2026 (CY26), all brave volunteers will be greeted by the iconic campaign hat, as the U.S.

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — The holiday spirit was in full force at Fort Benning, where soldiers in training received a special thanksgiving meal served to them by their own commanders and drill ...

Thousands of Army trainees from Fort Benning are heading home for the holidays as part of a long-standing military tradition that temporarily pauses training to allow soldiers time with family.

U.S. Army drill sergeants encourage a trainee on the first day of Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (Spc. Darius Davis/U.S. Army). Female drill sergeants will soon trade their ...

Nearly five years ago, the Army moved away from the practice of several drill sergeants surrounding trainees and yelling at them to establish dominance at the start of basic training — a practice ...

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, ...