Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is set to expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training starting in October, as officials are confident the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roughly 1 in 4 young adults are too overweight to qualify to serve in the military. But even a lot of the ones who make it through ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

Soldiers in the fitness track of the Army's pre-basic prep course doing circuit training with kettlebells. (Steve Beynon/Military.com) FORT JACKSON, South Carolina -- The Army's pre-basic training ...