Now promotion to sergeant E5 and staff Sergeant E6 are automatic. There are some administrative hoops, but I frequently hear stories of soldiers being forced to attend promotion boards, and if they refuse or do poorly, they will probably be barred from reenlistment. Every soldier is a leader...
To graduate AIT, you must score 180 points or higher on the end-of-cycle APFT with at least 60 points in each event. The following chart shows the minimum score allowed to graduate from AIT and the requirements for your semiannual Army PFT thereafter: Age GroupGenderPush-UpsSit-Ups2-Mile...
The Army can be an amazing experience, and some people consider it to be one of the best experiences of their lives. However, there's no need to go rushing in without some extra knowledge; despite its good points, there are awful aspects of the Army that
The Navy has started its own recruit prep course, and earlier this yearbegan to enlist people who lack a high school degreeor get a GED certificate, as long as they score 50 or above (out of 99) on the Armed Services Qualification Test. It was the...