Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A student in the fitness track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course works on deadlifts during a training session.

Students enlisted in the Army's Future Soldier Prep Course in their barracks at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 2022. The course is an an effort to better prepare recruits for the demands of basic ...

The preparatory course at the heart of the recent surge in Army recruitment numbers will tighten its standards, although it was unclear if that meant it will produce fewer future soldiers. Potential ...