The yelling, the sweat, the thousand-yard stares — these movies either nailed the chaos or missed it. Every service member has a boot camp story — the sand, the blisters, the broken sleep, the recruit ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Boot camp, or military recruit training, is a rite of passage for all enlisted soldiers, guardsmen, sailors, Marines, airmen, and coasties. The main goals of boot camp are to prepare recruits for the ...

The Army is expanding the number of recruiting companies at its boot camps to increase throughput of potential soldiers. The service hopes they are hitting a turning point in the service’s recruitment ...

Defense chief visits Army boot camp Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back (L) talks with an Army recruit in full combat gear as he ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Military service has long been one route to U.S. citizenship. Now the Army and Navy, in need of specialists and language skills in wartime, are speeding things up by allowing ...

Army Sgt. Sandra Coast graduated from U.S. Army Basic Combat Training at the age of 51, finishing training with one of the highest physical fitness test scores in her company after having to lose 30 ...

You’re tuning in for part one of this two-part special on Navy boot camp. I am joined by fellow Military.com reporter Konstantin Toropin. He’s also a Navy veteran who went through boot camp here at ...