8. Sandbags. Sandbags have many uses by the military, from blocking bullets and building huts to creating a way to add ...

Navy SEAL and Navy SWCC training share a foundation rooted in rigorous training, water competency and high fitness standards. Many people ask about the differences between these Navy Special Warfare ...

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 ...

Navy Seaman Recruit Jennifer F. Lee, a 1998 graduate of Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, Va., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the ...

Navy Seaman Recruit Kyle N. Bove, a 2002 graduate of Lower Cape May Regional High School, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the ...

James Derek Lovelace displayed advance physical strength before training begun. Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, died during his first week of training after he was pulled from a pool exercise Friday ...

Air Force Airman Alexander B. Zimnawoda graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included ...