Basic Combat Training (BCT) in the US Army

Soldiers in the United States (US) Army are volunteers. The Army trains recruits at basic training units. The main basic training unit is Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

Basic training is nine weeks. The instructors are non-commissioned officers (NCOs). They teach basic military skills, including drill and weapon training.

Recruits in basic training live and sleep in barracks. They wear a military uniform. They don’t go home during basic training and they don’t see their family before graduation.

(Source: MELLOR-CLARK, S. ALTAMIRANO, Y. B. Campaign: English for the military. Student’s book 1. p. 14.)