(MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to better streamline curriculum.

The Navy added the two-week “Sailor for Life” curriculum to Basic Military Training in 2022, increasing the length of boot camp from 8 weeks to 10. The latest on Task & Purpose ...

The Navy extended boot camp from eight weeks to ten in 2022 to make training space more life skills and professional development, according to Military.com.

Recruits stand in formation on July 10, 2024, at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp.

They're responsible for training and mentoring Navy recruits during their time in boot camp. During the 13-week C School course, RDC students learn how to motivate recruits, inspect their barracks ...

Despite meeting its recruiting goal of 40,600 sailors, the Navy will fall 5,000 short of its boot camp target due to last-minute enlistments.

Navy Allows Boot Camp Recruits to Use Personal Cell Phones to Make Calls to Family at Home Recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command in Great ...

Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.

Drew F. Lawrence Last time, on Fire Watch, we took you inside Navy Boot camp. I was accompanied by Military.com reporter and Navy veteran Konstantin Toropin.

While the Navy's Basic Military Training, known as boot camp, historically has spanned eight weeks, the service extended the program to 10 weeks in January 2022 to accommodate more life skills ...