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Army basic training PT exercises

Here’s what you need to know about Army PT workouts and the fitness test you need to pass at basic training camp.
Task & Purpose

How to ace U.S. Army Basic Combat Training

From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.
The Virginian-Pilot

Across the military, basic training is changing with a focus on mentorship, not yelling

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...
The York Dispatch

Mentorship, not yelling: The U.S. military's basic training is changing

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ...
usace.army.mil

Basic trainee overcomes injury to graduate basic training

FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 23, 2023) — After suffering through a catastrophic injury that could have ended her short career as a Soldier, Pfc. Dominique Lopez graduated basic training Jan. 27, nearly 14 ...