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.

Whether your goal is your first 5K or an ultramarathon, you want to follow a training plan. And every good training plan has one thing in common: phases. Each training phase—base, build, peak, taper, ...

There’s a reason that well-developed training plans don’t immediately kick off with sprint workouts or 18-mile runs: The body needs time to gradually adapt to the demands of training. Periodized ...

Future soldiers want to know whether they should prepare for the two-mile Army Physical Fitness Test timed run, the Ranger five-mile timed run or rucking 6-12 miles. The short answer is: All of the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — 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: ...

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