An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student in the fitness track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course works on deadlifts during a training session.

FORT BENNING, Ga. — It came as a surprise for Army Pfc. Jesse Knight to find his hard-nosed drill sergeants behind serving stations Wednesday afternoon at Fort Benning’s Kouma dining facility, piling ...