The Navy’s first boot camp ribbon met with jeers when it was unveiled in August and promptly met with disdain by sailors and other service members who.Readers labeled it "pathetic" and warned ...

Navy extends boot camp to encompass ‘extremism’ and sexual assault The military has reportedly been trying to root out what the Biden administration calls 'extremism' after the Jan. 6 riot.

U.S. Navy sailors graduate from boot camp Aug. 17, 2018, at Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Illinois. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Camilo Fernan/U.S. Navy) ...

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 ...

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.

WASHINGTON — The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs, but the crush of last-minute enlistments means it won’t ...

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 ...

A young recruit died at the Navy's boot camp training center in Illinois last week, marking the second sudden death at the facility in recent months, authorities confirmed Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs, but the crush of last-minute enlistments means it won ...

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 ...