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 is ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recruit division commanders, known as RDCs, are the drill sergeants of the United States Navy. Before they train Navy recruits at ...

Recruit division commanders, known as RDCs, are the drill sergeants of the United States Navy. Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C ...

Recruits at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command watch new sailors graduate on March 21, 2024. (MC2 Christopher M. O'Grady/U.S. Navy) Navy recruits undergoing basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes ...