Fort Jackson plays a major role in shaping today’s U.S. Army by training almost half of tomorrow’s disciplined, well-trained, professional Soldiers. With an ideal climate for year-round training, more than 45,000 Initial Entry Training Soldiers are trained here each year.

The first stop on the road to becoming a Soldier is the 120th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception), one of the finest facilities of its kind anywhere. This modern complex receives new Soldiers at any time of day or night and has the facilities to feed, house, administratively process and properly outfit the men and women beginning Army service.

After processing and general orientation, new Soldiers begin nine or 10 challenging weeks of Basic Combat Training assigned to a battalion in either the 193rd Infantry Brigade or the 165th Infantry Brigade.

The focus of Basic Combat Training is transforming civilian volunteers to basically trained, disciplined, motivated and physically fit “Warriors” who espouse the Army’s Core Values and are focused on teamwork.