Army tightens standards for its basic training prep course

Previously, the course allowed potential recruits to work on both losing weight and meeting the Army’s academic requirements.
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Army scales back eligibility for Future Soldier Prep Course

The Future Soldier Preparatory Course, a cornerstone of the Army’s recent recruiting gains, is set to narrow its eligibility ...
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Once these recruits couldn't make the cut. Now they make up a quarter of Army troops.

FORT JACKSON, SC – Every Tuesday before dawn, hundreds of hopefuls line up with exposed midriffs to be weighed and measured at this South Carolina Army base, which takes in more recruits than any ...
Newsday

The Army's answer to a lack of recruits is a prep course to boost low scores. It's working

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Index cards taped to a large board on the wall at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, reveal the sometimes blunt and gritty reasons that new recruits took a chance at a last-ditch ...
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Future Soldier Preparatory Course to expand based on initial success

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Based on the initial success of the Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the Army will expand the course in January 2023 to help increase the ...