31K views · 619 reactions | The 1st Battalion 34th Regiment - Always Forward! BCT Graduation ceremony link is available and viewable after 5 pm EST: https://livestream.com/FortJackson/Graduation Feel free to Share this video or Tag your family and friends back home in the comments below! #BonusVideo #MeetYourArmy #KnowYourMil #VictoryStartsHere #BasicCombatTraining #FortJackson #MilitaryFamilies | Fort Jackson | Facebook

BCT Graduations are opening up to families again before you know it! Just over 3 weeks away! When graduations open to families on May 20th, they will all be held at the Fort Sill Polo Field for the time being, so please keep an eye on the 434th Field Artillery Brigade page for updates and to see the way events will transpire on Family Days and Graduations. All BCT Graduations o 09:30 am - Arrive for graduation (In lane vetting will begin no earlier than 8:30 am) Fort Sill Polo Field; enter at Ke

3.2M views · 58K reactions | Before they train Army recruits at basic...

Before they train Army recruits at basic training, drill sergeants must graduate from the nine-week United States Army Drill Sergeant Academy. Insider spent a week at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, to see what it takes to become a drill sergeant. The Drill Sergeant Academy has adopted a new strategy where the old days of breaking down recruits with yelling and push-ups have been replaced with a more collaborative and respectful tone. Drill sergeant candidates are taught how to effecti