Basic Combat Training or #BCT is Trainees first exposure to the U.S. Army. Trainees will spend 10 weeks transforming from civilian into Soldier at either Fort Jackson, US Army Fort Sill, U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, or U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence before moving on to their Advanced Individual Training! U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command | U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training