"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The ...

The 197th Infantry Brigade commander at Fort Benning, Georgia, directed drill sergeants to stop using “bay tossing” with ...

Well, it finally happened — someone in the Pentagon has a spine. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just took a flamethrower ...

Pete Hegseth explained why he plans to bring back the military tradition of having drill sergeants scream at recruits at the start of basic training.

Navy basic training is seven weeks, plus one week at the beginning called processing week, which isn't officially part of basic training, but because you still will have drill instructors yelling ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which was largely ended in 2020.

SecDef Hegseth reversed a ban on "bay tossing" and is looking to bring back "shark attacks" by drill sergeants as part of his broader effort to focus on toughness and lethality inside the U.S.

For example, if you're in Week 2 of basic training and you get sick and put in the hospital for two weeks, when you get out, you won't be returned to your basic training unit (which is now in Week 4).

Hayes, the 1-61 commander, thinks the prep course will improve outcomes for their trainees in basic training, advanced training and beyond. “So we’re investing in America’s youth.