When recruits were punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say ...

Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries.

The Army and Navy exceeded the legal level of recruits with the lowest acceptable Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, ...

Gunnery Sgt. Jensen Runion, recently selected as Drill Instructor of the Year, has perfected the art of the scream.

Atlanta-based Vets Who Code has helped more than 300 military veterans transition to software engineering careers since 2014, generating over $20 million in graduate salaries with a 97% job placement ...

The Army wants food vendors and tech companies to pitch ideas to upgrade dining halls that serve trainees at boot camp and ...

Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

Netflix’s military coming-of-age dramedy Boots looked like a sleeper hit — debuting on October 9, 2025, to solid viewership ...

Netflix's cancellation of one of its highest-scoring shows after just one season has raised some troubling political ...

Inspired by The Pink Marine, the memoir of former U.S. Marine Greg Cope White, Boots follows a closeted young man Cameron Cope ( Miles Heizer) who enlists with his best friend Ray McAffey ( Liam Oh ).

The Coast Guard is looking for training space because of a surge in personnel. Beaufort County officials think they have the ...

More eyes landed on Boots as a result, itself a military drama that centers on service members navigating identity, loyalty, ...