A drill sergeant with 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, welcomes a new soldier to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. (Stephen Standifird/Army) FORT JACKSON, S.C. — There’s just something about a ...

The competition is held every year by the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson to identify strong competitors who could ...

After a week of demonstrating physical fitness, Soldiering skills and drill sergeant prowess ... of many of the same tasks taught in basic combat training. Some of the skills the nine competitors ...

following basic combat training. Ever since 1964, when the Drill Sergeant Program was established, legions of drill sergeants have received their training at Fort Jackson. "Anyone who has been ...

Retired US Army drill sergeant Lamont ... He retired in 2018 as the command sergeant major of Fort Jackson, the Army's main training center for basic combat training. He is now the director ...