Boot camp is tough, but what happens when you get injured before finishing? My journey through Navy boot camp took an unexpected turn when a severe knee injury landed me in the Recoup Convalescent ...

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.

In general, military women are expected to procure their own supplies. "Recruits are encouraged to arrive at boot camp with a week's worth of menstrual management supplies," a Navy guide to period ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A Navy sailor breaks down every item that new recruits are issued on their first day of boot camp. MM2 Lionell Comeaux explains what's in the Navy "ditty box," or ...