New medical screenings and protocols are changing the way basic training is conducted. Every year about 69,000 soldiers arrive at Fort Benning, where future infantry and armor soldiers go through ...

Fort Benning is located in an area commonly known as the "Tri-Community", comprised of Columbus, Fort Benning, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. Columbus, known as Georgia's third-largest city ...

at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. “During the 12 weeks of training, the officer candidate received ‘basic soldiering’ instruction ...