March 17, 2010: The U.S. Army has finally eliminated bayonet drills from basic training. While the bayonet, and the bayonet charge, have a firm place in military history, the reality is rather ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FORT JACKSON, S.C. — New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in “ab blaster” classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C.FORT JACKSON, S.C. — At 5 a.m. on the Army’s largest training base, soldiers grunt through the kinds of stretches, body twists and bent-leg raises that might be seen in an “ab ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. | At 5 a.m. on the Army’s largest training base, soldiers grunt through the kinds of stretches, body twists and bent-leg raises that might be seen in an “ab blaster” class at a ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in “ab blaster” classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic-training regimen for the first time ...

"We geared all of our calisthenics, all of our running movements, all of our warrior skills, so soldiers can become stronger, more powerful and more speed driven," Palkoska said. The exercises are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Heeding the advice of Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans, Army commanders are dropping 5-mile runs and bayonet drills in favor of zigzag sprints and ...

Practical training for the University R. O. T. C. recommenced yesterday morning when companies I and K assembled on Soldiers Field for the first drill of the final half-year. For the present, the work ...

THIS is the moment an 87-year-old Chelsea Pensioner showed the younger soldiers how it’s done by taking part in a bayonet drill. Staff Sergeant Charmaine ‘Bimbo’ Coleman was visiting Army Training ...