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Army Basic Training Packing List 2026: What to Bring & Skip

Combat Fitness

Published on: 24/03/2026

The definitive Army basic training packing list: required documents, authorized items, and the contraband that gets confiscated at the Reception shakedown.

Military Fitness

Army Basic Training Locations: Where You Go & Why

Combat Fitness

Published on: 28/02/2026

There are 4 Army basic training locations - Fort Jackson, Leonard Wood, Sill & Benning. See how your MOS decides where you go before you ship out.

Military Fitness

Army Height & Weight Standards 2026: Chart, Calculator, Tape

Combat Fitness

Published on: 14/02/2026

2026 Army height and weight standards: full chart by age and gender, ABCP body fat limits, tape test, new WHtR screening, and how to train to meet them.

Military Fitness