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 ...

Reporters Drew F. Lawrence and Konstantin Toropin go to Navy boot camp. Additional Resources Navy Follows Army in Offering Prep Courses to Recruits Who Don't Meet Fitness, Academic Standards Navy ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Navy Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman said the service will fall about 5,000 sailors short of its target to get all of the recruits into the 10-week training course at Great Lakes, Ill., by the end of the ...

While they have signed initial contracts, many are months away from getting into boot camp or into the fleet. The Navy hasn’t been able to hit its total recruiting goal now for two years in a row.

Why 'Back in My Day' Views of Navy Boot Camp Changes May Be Missing the Point Navy recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command, Dec. 9, 2023.