WASHINGTON — Soldiers soon will shoulder the responsibilities of noncommissioned officers earlier in their careers, following a new Army directive that will promote all junior enlisted members to the ...

The first class of more than 150 students with a new curriculum for the Basic Leadership Course (BLC) graduated June 22 at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy. BLC is designed to ...

Junior enlisted soldiers will soon have to pin on the rank of corporal before they can become sergeants, according to an Army news release. Corporals are formally recognized as noncommissioned ...

Army planners are moving toward a sweeping overhaul of the service's professional military education pipeline for noncommissioned officers, part of an aggressive push to slash costs. The overhaul is ...

The Army on Thursday revamped how junior soldiers will move up to leadership positions, requiring all enlisted soldiers to first pin on the rank of corporal before they can become sergeants. All ...