Stefanie W., now 42, tells PEOPLE about the unexpected challenges of joining the army later in life ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the Army and Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) The ...

Insider got an inside look at the United States Air Force's 7.5-week basic military training program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

New soldiers arriving for their first day of basic combat training on Fort Jackson, S.C., are welcomed by drill sergeants from both the Army and Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/ Army) In ...

A U.S. Marine Corps recruit with Company F., 2nd Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, navigates over an obstacle during basic warrior training at Page Field on Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris ...

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 ...

Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the U.S. Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars. The ...

For decades, Air Force recruits went through basic training without any exposure to planes. Now, boot camp will revolve around them.

Fifty-five years have come and gone. In the spring of 1964, I was a 19-year-old basic trainee at the U.S. Army Training Center at Fort Ord. I’d embarked upon a personal mission and was convinced that ...