Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student in the fitness track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course works on deadlifts during a training session.

They want YOU in the Army — even if you’ve spent too much time in the “mess hall.” A new program launched by the military branch coddles overweight, out-of-shape and intellectually challenged recruits ...

Soldiers in the fitness track of the Army's pre-basic prep course doing circuit training with kettlebells. (Steve Beynon/Military.com) FORT JACKSON, South Carolina -- The Army's pre-basic training ...

A higher number of military recruits are failing to pass basic training since changes were implemented to boost enrolment, ...

Displaying the gear and equipment used by the U.S. Army’s premier fighting force, a soldier moves across the field to the delight of the crowd in attendance for the Initial Entry Training (IET) ...