Navy Boot Camp Guide
U.S. Navy boot camp consists of eight weeks of rigorous physical and mental training at the Navy's Recruit Training Command Station in Great Lakes, Illinois. Recruits can expect to push their physical and mental limits as they transform from civilians to members of the military.
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Time Frame
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Each week of the Navy's eight-week boot camp has a different emphasis, from uniform issue and processing in the first week to graduation in the final week.
Features
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Navy boot camp includes basic seamanship, physical training, swimming, drill, weapons training, shipboard damage control and firefighting, and classes on Navy history and traditions. Recruits also learn military culture and courtesy, and the Navy's core values of honor, courage and commitment.
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Tests
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Recruits can expect to undergo physical fitness and academic tests midway through boot camp to ensure that they measure up to the Navy's standards.
Swim Qualifications
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The Navy's swimming qualifications require recruits to get into the water feet first from a height of at least 5 feet. They must then remain afloat for five minutes, then swim 50 yards using any single stroke or a combination.
Battle Stations
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Battle stations occurs in the seventh week of training and is the Navy's most important test. It consists of 12 different scenarios that put to test everything recruits learn in the previous weeks of boot camp.
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