Cadets from the Reserve Officer Training Corps and United States Military Academy joined Brig. Gen. K. Todd Royar, acting senior commander of the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell, Aug. 8, for ...

Seven platoons and one cadre team from the Basic Leader Course (BLC) Class 008-24 competed for the coveted Iron Platoon Shield on July 29. During the 22-day course each student is challenged to ...

Who are the “hyperfit” women of the military, capable of its most arduous physical and mental courses, and what makes them so competitive? Army medical researchers have aimed to uncover answers in a ...

For women, it's between 30% and 36%. Soldiers can move onto basic training with body fat 2% above what the policy permits, with the assumption they will lose it before graduation. The course includes ...

In 1986, when I attended the Georgia Smoke Diver course, I knew that I would be subject to some very rigorous physical training. I prepared like I thought I should by doing a lot of running on the ...

A new study identifies psychological measures that may predict who is more likely to complete - or quit - a demanding marine training course. The United States military has a constant need for service ...

Criminal justice students from both the Hewes and LoGuidice educational centers met at the Jamestown Fireman's Grounds for a SWAT obstacle course and a bicycle patrol course. P-J photo by Jordan W.