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.

So you've gotten orders to report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Army basic training. Welcome to the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) post in the entire Army! Basic combat training ...

You KNOW you should exercise. You really do plan to start one day soon. It’s just that home exercise equipment can be so expensive. It’s cold and dark these days when you have time to visit a gym.