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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy will trim one week off its Basic Military Training program, shortening the boot camp from 10 weeks to nine, beginning next month. The change will take effect in January. It is ...

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 ...

The Navy is cutting seven days out of its Basic Military Training program, from 10 weeks to nine, as improved recruiting numbers mean the sea service needs to push more sailors through boot camp at ...

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 be able ...

They say joining the military is life-changing, and from everything I’ve experienced and heard from others, I believe that to be true. I recently spoke with former Navy Lt. David Pingenot, whom I knew ...

After about two years of operation, the Navy's pre-boot camp program for recruits who need help meeting the physical and academic requirements for service is proving to be useful, and leaders say they ...

The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to ...