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's boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois, says it will start letting recruits have some access to cell phones while they are in training. "Over the next few weeks," recruits in two divisions -- ...

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

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 ...

Recruits at the USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.,Trayer, more commonly referred to as ‘Battle Stations,’ is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, ...

Last time, on Fire Watch, we took you inside Navy boot camp. I was accompanied by Military.com reporter and Navy veteran Konstantin Toropin. And we came armed with a few questions: Is Navy boot camp ...

Read full article: Florida homeowners urged to consider flood insurance even if they’re not in a risk zone WASHINGTON – The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September ...

New U.S. Navy recruits don’t have to part with their cell phones right away. It’s a big change in policy from the Navy Recruit Training Command, which announced the new approach for basic training ...

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 ...