FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- There was a time at Fort Jackson when female drill sergeants could not lead trainees through the Bayonet Course and perform some of the same duties as their male counterparts.

COPPERAS COVE – Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Aerial Vega spent three years as a drill instructor during her 20 years in the military, helping young recruits get in shape and learn to be soldiers.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas — Instructors, drill sergeants and newly graduated combat medics recently spent the day with 200 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from San Antonio ...

Two Space Force Guardians have graduated from the Army's Drill Instructor Academy at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, marking a first for the nation's newest service branch. Space Force Tech. Sgt.

New rules forbid drill instructors from creating "social media content" with recruits after videos spread online of ...

The total number of active duty female officers in the U.S. Army sits just below 16,000, according to data from the January 2015 Active Duty Master Personnel File. Given that this number makes up only ...

The training units that each drill sergeant belonged to were between training cycles, having just graduated a class of basic trainees. By Patty Nieberg Published Dec 20, 2023 2:23 PM EST Two Army ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) – The first female commandant of the Army’s elite drill sergeant school, who had been suspended for a time by the Army, has bid a tearful farewell to supporters, students and ...

Clinton Helms spent more than 20 years teaching in the U.S. Army and the Army reserve. Teaching recruits how to stand at attention, do close order drill and obey on command when he barked an order, ...