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 ...

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 ...

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 will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp. (Patrick Semansky/AP) The Navy will meet its goal to sign ...

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 ...

New Navy recruits will have to endure one less week of boot camp before becoming full-fledged sailors, the Navy announced Wednesday. The service said its Basic Military Training program at Recruit ...

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