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"Shark attacks" are meant to allow drill sergeants to establish dominance over trainees early on. The Army has moved away from the practice.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth considers reversing the ban on "shark attack" training, where drill sergeants swarm and yell at Army recruits during basic training.

The event served as a preview to the U.S. Army Basic Training Experience (USABTE), a larger initiative planned for March 25-26, 2026, at Fort Hood.

At the Army base in Columbia, South Carolina, where about half of new U.S. soldiers train for combat, basic training would be unrecognizable to a soldier of a different era.

While your natural tendencies may set the stage, your development during training plays a crucial role in your overall success as a military recruit.

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The Forge, which has been part of Army basic training for several years, puts new soldiers through a three-day field training exercise that concludes with a 10-mile ruck march.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the "shark attack," the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training.