Students attending the First Sergeant Course Phase II as of February, whether in residence or through Video Tele-training, are quickly realizing that the course is not like the one described by former ...

(Editor's Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series on what it takes to be a drill sergeant.) FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- They are the "Men in Black" of the military profession. Masters ...

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathan Foster, a logistics/embarkation specialist, pins Zephrin Green Jr. to the rank of Sergeant during a ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 3, 2020. (photo by Cpl. Tawanya ...

The Army is changing how it selects top enlisted leaders for promotion, and if all goes according to plan, the question of “how the hell did this person make sergeant major?” will be a thing of the ...

Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, who went from being a warehouse clerk before a stint as a drill instructor, will become the Marine Corps’ principal enlisted leader and adviser to the commandant, Corps ...

We went inside the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy at Fort Jackson, SC, to see how the position has evolved over time While everyone thinks they know what U.S. Army Drill Sergeants do—thank you, ...

For the second time in less than two weeks, a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, has been found dead. Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry ...