Navy leaders said the change is the first major shake-up of the sea service's boot camp in 20 years.

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 ...

The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine weeks, effective next year, in an attempt to better streamline curriculum.

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 ...

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 ...

Military News Navy boot camp extends from 8 weeks to 10 weeks The idea is to provide extra training, which could make sailors more "fleet-ready" upon graduation.

Starting this month, new enlistees in the Navy will have an extra two weeks added to their basic training to better help them adjust to life in the military.