You’re tuning in for part one of this two-part special on Navy boot camp. I am joined by fellow Military.com reporter Konstantin Toropin. He’s also a Navy veteran who went through boot camp here at ...

The Navy says that, starting next month, it will shorten the length of its Basic Military Training program -- commonly known as boot camp -- from 10 to nine weeks. Navy officials said in a news ...

Recruit division commanders, known as RDCs, are the drill sergeants of the United States Navy. Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp this year in a major overhaul aimed at improving recruits' war fighting and emergency skills while also focusing on suicide prevention and ...

A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on March 22, 2024. (MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine ...

Join six British students as they embark on an intense journey at a South Korean Navy boot camp, facing the realities of ...

Navy boot camp is not known for its overly challenging physical fitness programming, but an average recruit still needs to prepare for long days on their feet, running and calisthenics. However, if ...

The U.S. Navy is adding two weeks to its formerly eight-week boot camp program this year to focus on improving recruits' emergency skills and war readiness, as well as equipping them to handle issues ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A Navy sailor breaks down every item that new recruits are issued on their first day of boot camp. MM2 Lionell Comeaux explains what's in the Navy "ditty box," or the ...

The Navy has announced that it is lengthening its basic training from eight to 10 weeks in an effort to provide sailors with more practical training as well as life skills and professional development ...