336K views · 4.7K reactions | We got an inside look at what United States Army infantry trainees go through during their first day of basic training at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Georgia. "In combat, there is no prize for second place. So, today only winning will be rewarded." | Insider | Facebook

Throughout Basic Training or One Station Unit Training U.S. Army Trainees receive 11-hours of instruction on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC). The TCCC concept was established in 1996 by Special Operations Forces as an evidence-based and battlefield-proven way to reduce deaths at the point of injury. Trainees are exposed to all three phases of TCCC and how to treat their battle buddies in the proper order, by most critical situation first, if they're ever exposed to combat. | U.S. Army Cente

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53K views · 918 reactions | During White Phase, Trainees are exposed to live hand grenade's. This graduation requirement challenges Trainees to confidently deploy an M67 fragmentary grenade after successfully throwing three simulation grenades. Throughout Initial Military Training, Trainees are exposed to basic warrior tasks that all Soldiers, no matter their Military Occupational Specialty, should be proficient in. | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training | Facebook

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

37K views · 230 reactions | Before they train Army recruits at basic...