Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Harrington says it helps as a drill sergeant if you’re “naturally born loud,” but mentoring is at the heart of the job.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is planning for a potential future fight that could require it to train more recruits quickly. The service recently ...

The Army crowned its top drill sergeants for the first time since the service brought recruiting and initial training under the same three-star command.

In late 1962, Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr Jr. directed Under Secretary of the Army Stephen Ailes to conduct a survey of recruit training in the Army. This survey was conducted over a long ...

Under a new policy, sergeants who become drill sergeants will be eligible for automatic promotion to the rank of staff sergeant.

More than half a century later, I remember the punishing hills, but I also remember the chaplain who saw a brother rather ...

NCOs serving in the rank of E-5 could get a bump after completing the Drill Sergeant Course, and E-7s could receive a similar “merit-based promotions” ...

An Army Reserve drill sergeant with 1st Brigade, 95th Training Division, speaks to trainees on Fort Sill, Oklahoma.Maj. Linda Gerron/US Army The US Army is testing whether it could use reserve drill ...