COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - After six long weeks, trainees are now entering the final phase of basic combat training. The Blue Phase requires them to put everything they have learned into action. These ...

Basic combat training is where civilians get rebuilt into soldiers through discipline, physical strain, and nonstop repetition of the fundamentals. We break down the red, white, and blue phases - from ...

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...