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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Nine trainees at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island are being sworn in as U.S. citizens.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Fort Jackson is inviting the community to take a 6 hour tour and get a snapshot of how soldiers in basic training live and train. Reporters got a sneak peak Wednesday.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Children of soldiers and civilians who work at the military base celebrated the day with a birthday party and cake.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Governor Haley was among thousands in attendance during Ft. Jackson's basic training graduation.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  More than 36,000 soldiers go through basic training at Fort Jackson each year, and this year 13 year old Alyssa Braden can consider herself a part of it.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  The Army is giving its male and female military spouses a chance to experience basic training exercises.

Friday, April 15, 2011  Fort Jackson, in the business of training army recruits since 1917.  A lot has changed since then.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  The Army is revamping its yearly fitness tests for the first time in 30 years to better toughen soldiers for battle, adding exercises like running an obstacle course in full combat gear and dragging a body's weight.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Nineteen-year-old Private Jordan Chase of Maine passed away from complications caused by pneumonia.

Monday, February 21, 2011  A new member of the Maine Army National Guard has died during basic training at Fort Jackson.

Thursday, July 08, 2010  The Army plans to change its graduation schedule at its South Carolina training base to save money and give recruits more family time.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  The Army is revamping basic training for the first time in three decades.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  Facing terrorist strikes and cyber warfare, the Army is shedding training that has little use on today's battlefields -- such as using old-fashioned bayonets that don't fit modern automatic rifles.

Friday, September 11, 2009  A soldier in Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson has died from what was initially diagnosed as pneumonia.