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 ...

New Navy recruits will have to endure one less week of boot camp before becoming full-fledged sailors, the Navy announced Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...

The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs.

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 ...

Navy re­cruiting rebounds, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp BY Associated Press Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 10:29 AM ET Aug. 28, 2024 ...

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 ...

Cheeseman is optimistic as he looks ahead, saying the Navy has increased its staffing at boot camp so that it will be able to handle the full mission over the next year.

The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test of the new policy rolled out in late November.