Curious about where you’ll live during Army Basic Training? Here’s a look inside the barracks at Fort Jackson! 🪖 The barracks are your home for 10 weeks, and they’re designed to support your training and personal development. The newer buildings even have laundry rooms right inside the bay! You’ll have your own bunk with at least three feet of space around you. Plus, every barracks bay has workout equipment like pull-up bars and hex bars to help you stay mission-ready. This is where you’ll bond

Before they train Army recruits at basic training, drill sergeants must graduate from the nine-week United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy. Insider spent a week at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, to see what it takes to become a drill sergeant. The Drill Sergeant Academy has adopted a new strategy where the old days of breaking down recruits with yelling and push-ups have been replaced with a more collaborative and respectful tone. Drill sergeant candidates are taught how to effecti