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 ...

Despite meeting its recruiting goal of 40,600 sailors, the Navy will fall 5,000 short of its boot camp target due to last-minute enlistments.

The Navy extended boot camp from eight weeks to ten in 2022 to make training space more life skills and professional development, according to ...

The Navy was on track to meet its 2024 recruiting goal of 40,000 fresh sailors, but the service was unable to push them all through boot camp before Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.

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 ...

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 ...

Navy Recruiting Rebounds, but It Will Miss Its Target to Get Sailors Through Boot Camp WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to ...

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 ...

As a result, he said, boot camp is operating at capacity, and he’ll only be able to get about 35,500 through by the end of September. One of the key recruiting changes was the Navy’s decision ...