FORT JACKSON, SC (WSPA) – America’s newest soldiers had the chance to sit down with some veterans ahead of their basic combat training graduation. Friday morning, about a dozen veterans from the ...

So you've gotten orders to report to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for Army basic training. Welcome to the largest TRADOC (Training and Doctrine Command) post in the entire Army! Basic combat training ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District started work in June on the Basic Training Complex Four, Phase Two. When complete, it will make training for new Soldiers at ...

As the coronavirus continues to spread, the Army announced it will stop shipping recruits to basic training, which will halt new soldiers from arriving at Fort Jackson in Columbia. Those currently in ...

An Army trainee died during one of the early events of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina this week, officials said in a release. Pfc. Veronica L. Wynn was in her company’s ...

Army Reserve Pvt. Gerell S. Richardson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fort Jackson says an active duty basic combat training trainee was shot just before a basic training exercise was set to begin, sustaining was the base calls a "serious" injury. The ...

From Green Berets to the S-1 clerk and everyone in between, every soldier has something in common with each other: they’ve all started their military careers at the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training.

A soldier in basic training at Fort Jackson died Tuesday, U.S. Army officials said. The 29-year-old was a National Guard soldier from Connecticut, spokesman Thomas Byrd said in a news release. The ...

Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez died on April 24, 2025, during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. A 22-year-old soldier who died last month during basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, ...

With the establishment of the all-volunteer force in 1973, the Army viewed increasing women’s participation as critical to meeting recruitment goals. But questions arose about the roles of women ...