FILE - Students gather during physical training exercises in the new Army prep course at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly enlisted soldiers in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars. The added training will begin in October 2024 and comes as the Army works to reverse several years of dismal recruiting when it failed to meet its enlistment goals. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)
FILE - Students enlisted in the new Army prep course work together in barracks at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 26, 2022. The Army will expand its basic combat training for newly enlisted soldiers in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars. The added training will begin in October 2024 and comes as the Army works to reverse several years of dismal recruiting when it failed to meet its enlistment goals. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)