FORT BENNING, Ga. - "I could've chosen a job in electronics but you don't get to blow stuff up and shoot things, not on purpose anyway," said PVT Kyle Hiura, who is in one station unit training with D ...

For the first time in three years, Army recruits will have to pass a marksmanship test during basic training using only the backup iron sights for the M16 rifles and M4 carbines, officials said. “The ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- With changes to Basic Combat Training marksmanship qualifiers upcoming, Fort Jackson has taken drill sergeants and a few other Soldiers out to the ranges for the last ...

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In today’s world of firearms training for law enforcement professionals, you’d be hard pressed to find a veteran instructor who believes that 100 percent of the requisite firearms training can be ...

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 25-year-old former U.S. Army reservist who shot dead five Dallas policemen in a racially motivated sniper attack was a poor marksman during basic training, a soldier who ...

If you walk into any gun shop in America today you’ll find several dozen different types of paper targets available along with steel targets galore. Among the designs on paper will be everything from ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 25-year-old former U.S. Army reservist who shot dead five Dallas policemen in a racially motivated sniper attack was a poor marksman during basic training, a soldier who ...