Esper: Army will overhaul fitness, possibly extend basic training, to meet rigors of combat

Military Times: Army leadership is moving full speed ahead to stand up a modernization command to revamp six weapons and equipment systems over the coming decade.

To match that effort, Army doctrine, training and personnel will require a face-lift of its own, Army Secretary Mark Esper told an audience Monday at the AUSA Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.

“We have every reason to get this right, and far fewer reasons not to,” Esper said.

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