Recruit Training Command Great Lakes
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What to Expect

Recruit training, or "boot camp," will be approximately 8 weeks long.
The goal of this training is to transform you from a civilian into a Sailor with all of the skills necessary to perform in the fleet. Your training will include physical fitness, seamanship, firearms, firefighting and shipboard damage control, lessons in our heritage and core values, teamwork, and discipline. Your training will be challenging but highly rewarding. Are you ready to Go Navy?

Abandon Ship!