Military Glossary
Basic Training isn't just about building physical strength and endurance. Recruits must also spend time in the classroom.
Basic Training isn’t just about building physical strength and endurance. Recruits must also spend time in the classroom.
Over ten weeks, recruits study the Seven Core Army Values, the rules of military life and the nuts and bolts of the weapons and equipment they will use.
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Recruits take on the Bayonet Assault Course and learn how to channel their intensity toward an enemy.
Navy reservists move into firing positions during a simulated improvised explosive device (IED) attack.
During BEAST, Air Force recruits spend four days applying the skills they have learned in past weeks of Basic Military Training.
Seaman Recruit Cliff Boon reflects on how much he's accomplished during Coast Guard Basic Training.
An Army National Guard recruit writes a letter during Basic Combat Training (BCT).
View a water rescue mission from the perspective of Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo.
At Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sgt. Melissa Esquivel trains to become a Marine Corps drill instructor.
Army Reserve Soldiers participate in a nighttime cargo drop exercise.
New Air Force reservists walk in the graduation parade after completing Basic Military Training (BMT) at Lackland Air Force Base.
Army recruits must pass the three phases of Basic Training. Each phase is named after a color of the American flag.
Recruits learn rappelling to prepare them to deploy from helicopters, navigate difficult terrain and gain access to buildings.
Aviation Rescue Swimmers (AIRRs) practice their escape from a downed helicopter that has gone underwater.
Before graduation from Air Force Basic Military Training, recruits participate in the Airman's Run.
Coast Guardsmen from the cutters Tybee and Sanibel complete water survival and life raft training.
Army National Guard recruits learn how to fire automatic weapons during the later stages of Basic Combat Training (BCT).
Marine officer candidates go through intense training, proving their moral, mental and physical strength.
Pvt. Stephanie Patterson trains with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW).
A pararescueman takes a leap from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter into the water. Pararescuemen can rescue individuals from almost anywhere.
During Army Basic Training, recruits develop endurance, strength and flexibility.
Recruits learn the basics of weapons safety and marksmanship during grass week.
The Air Force offers many options for medical careers, including diagnostic imaging, which involves taking X-rays and scans of the body.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Heller, a boatswain's mate, demonstrates the heat escape lessening position during the station's annual wet drill training.
Members of the Army National Guard graduate from Basic Combat Training (BCT).
After Basic Training, the next step for Soldiers is Advanced Individual Training (AIT), where they study for their specific jobs.
Marines disembark from a landing craft and prepare to move inland for an exercise.
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