My journey through Navy boot camp took an unexpected turn when a severe knee injury landed me in the Recoup Convalescent Unit (RCU), a place for recruits unable to continue training.

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Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.

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 ...

After graduation, Pingenot and his friends were shipped to a Navy boot camp north of Chicago. Lots of running, marching, and swimming. After about two months, the recruits were given an eight-hour ...