Military Glossary
Upon arrival at Basic Training recruits get haircuts and physical training uniforms.
Upon arrival at Basic Training recruits get haircuts and physical training uniforms. Joining the Army involves looking the part, and all new recruits receive haircuts. Male recruits get their heads shaved. Female recruits must wear their hair above the collar.
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Basic Training
Drill instructors demand that recruits move quickly, be thorough and move as a unit.
Navy divers train hard and often so they can save lives under any circumstance.
Air Force recruits tackle a challenging obstacle course during the fourth week of Basic Military Training.
Seaman Recruit Heather Bevel describes what the first week of Coast Guard Basic Training is like.
Army National Guard recruits showcase their physical strength as they complete a demanding obstacle course.
Marine Officer Selection officers define the leadership potential and qualifications of an officer candidate.
Tech. Sgt. Luigge Romanillo participates in a helicopter rescue mission exercise.
Army Reserve Soldiers train to become MPs (Military Police). MPs help keep a military installation secure, protect travel routes and maintain law and order.
As part of its service obligation, the Air Force Reserve 610th Aerospace Medical Flight trained at a hospital in Belcourt, N.D.
Basic Training isn't just about building physical strength and endurance. Recruits must also spend time in the classroom.
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).
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