U.S. Basic Training Is About To Change

A private pulls her way to the top of the slide during the confidence course phase of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C., in 2006. A revamp of basic training means more emphasis will be placed on marksmanship and less on physical feats. Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios / Air Force

Revamped Basic Focuses On Marksmanship -- Army Times

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new generation of flabby recruits, and lessons learned during eight years of war, have led to a comprehensive overhaul of basic training.

The reshaped 10-week course reduces the amount of physical stress on recruits — fewer pushups and shorter foot marches — and increases marksmanship. And adds more sleep.

The training revolution, designed to transition the millennial generation of young American volunteers into soldiers, will be launched at installations throughout the Army over the next few months.

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More News On Changes In Basic Training

Army drops bayonets, busts abs in training revamp -- AP
It's a new bootcamp: Army to revamp basic training for first time in 30 years -- New York Daily News
‘The Army is training warriors’, US Army training gets first major overhaul since 1980 -- News Chronicle

My Comment: It appears that the focus will now be on the non-physical aspects of training. Hmmmm .... this is what the European countries implemented in their military organizations a few years back .... and are now dissatisfied with the results.

The Taliban probably have the best training program of all the groups. From the day that they are born they have their weapons, harsh life, and a belief in God. These qualities were more than good enough to defeat the Soviet military in the 1980s, and it is now good enough to have the upper hand over the combined armies of the US, NATO, and our Afghan allies.