Army Adds 10 Basic Training Units

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Army Adds 10 Basic Training Units

Buoyed by a resurgence in enlistments after two tough recruiting years, the Army is expanding the number of units that can train new recruits.

Ten additional training units will be established by April and split between basic training sites at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to Hunter Rhoades, a spokesman for the Army’s Center for Initial Military Training.

Soldiers Test Next Generation Squad Weapon

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Soldiers test the Next Generation Squad Weapon at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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Soldiers Test Next Generation Squad Weapon

About 200 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division tested the capabilities of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon system from Sept. 1 to Oct. 30 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

The operational assessment included a range of weapon configurations, force-on-force engagements and static live-fire ranges, according to an Army news release.

Camarillo: Army Already Applying Lessons from Ukraine

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Soldiers conduct live-fire training.
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Camarillo: Army Already Applying Lessons from Ukraine

Some of the lessons learned so far from the war in Ukraine have come into play as the Army considers how it will fight in the Indo-Pacific, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said.

Brito Calls on Leaders, Soldiers to Master the Basics

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Brito Calls on Leaders, Soldiers to Master the Basics

Army leaders must master the basics to effectively lead the service’s transformation and preparation for the future fight, said Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of Army Training and Doctrine Command.

“It all boils down to [our ability to] overmatch … the enemy … and being damn good at your basic blocking and tackling,” Brito said during the 2024 Maneuver Warfighter Conference at Fort Moore, Georgia. “We need to train the most lethal warfighting soldiers and develop competent leaders. … That’s the core mission.”

Baseline Cognitive Assessments Underway for Trainees

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U. S. Army Paratroopers assigned to Castle Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage a target using a M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Dec. 6, 2022.
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Baseline Cognitive Assessments Underway for Trainees

Seeking to reduce the risk of brain injury, the Army has begun baseline cognitive assessments for soldiers entering basic training.

The Army, which is spearheading the brain health initiative within DoD, will take a multilayered approach to brain health risks, protective measures and care, according to an Army news release.