WASHINGTON (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army prep ...

A new Basic Needs Allowance to help low-income troops is expected to be implemented by the military over the next year. (Mark Lennihan/AP) House leaders are pushing military leaders to make ...

Service members saw their biggest pay raise in 22 years — 5.2% — this past January. The pay bump in 2025 likely won’t be as large for all troops, but some junior personnel could get a windfall if ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — On average, the Basic Allowance for Housing or BAH is going up 12 percent, but here in San Diego an enlisted Sailor or Marine will see much more. A Sergeant or a Petty Officer ...

When setting goals for a new and challenging military profession with future physical testing and training to endure, going from sedentary to fully prepared and ready to serve can take some time. If ...

When potential military recruits consider a life in service, questions about basic training are typically among the first asked. While there are resources aplenty, particularly for Army basic training ...

As military training ramps back up, personnel will face 14-day quarantines when they arrive at their destination, at least for the rest of 2020. Usually, quarantines will be held in dorm rooms or ...

More than 40 feet up the tower at Fort Jackson, Army recruit Robert Smith missed setting his feet on the 4-by-4 plank from which he was to start rappelling down. “I said: ‘Sergeant, what should I do?’ ...

Some elements of basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are the same as they've always been. New airmen wake up at the crack of dawn for physical training, eat silently in the chow ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has interrupted operations in a variety of institutional settings, necessitating considerable changes. Similarly, the COVID-19 outbreak had a negative ...

The salary potential for psychologists is of great interest to those who aspire to work in the field. In the case of the military, compensation is adjusted annually to keep pace with civilian salaries ...