Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

Trainees high crawl through the mud on an obstacle course during Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. The nine-week course designed to transform young American volunteers into Soldiers.

If your instructor tells you to get a good night's sleep, he's not being nice. That's code for: 'It's going to be a tough day tomorrow.' (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Xavier Saldana/U ...

Nearly a month removed from “I-Day,” their June 23 arrival to the Air Force Academy, basic cadets from the class of 2026 stood in a picturesque field on base, uniformed and in formation. More than 100 ...