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 ...

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 ...

Recruits stand in formation on July 10, 2024, at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp.

The Navy will shorten its boot camp from 10 weeks to nine beginning with the class entering in January. The new timeline will still cover all the material and modules included in the 10-week boot ...