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 ...

Just over a year ago, the Navy launched a three-week prep course for new recruits who might never have made it to boot camp. The Navy Future Sailor Preparatory Course gave a path to enlistment to ...

The 722nd batch of Navy recruits shout slogans during a ceremony at a boot camp in the southeastern city of Changwon on March 13, 2026, to mark the completion of their five-week basic military ...

Navy Seaman Kenya R. Hicks, daughter of Regina M. and Ronald S. Hicks of Sikeston, Mo., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. -- From staff reports ...