US Navy Basic Training increased from 8 weeks to 10 weeks

[OceanBonfire]

Navy Basic Training Extended to 10 Weeks, First Major Overhaul in 20 Years - USNI News

New Navy recruits will now have 10 weeks of basic training, in the service’s biggest overhaul to training in nearly 20 years. The 10-week training, which went into effect on Jan. 3, incorporates two weeks of life skills and mentorship, said Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, commander of Naval Service...

news.usni.org

Navy Extends Boot Camp Training to 10 Weeks

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s enlisted boot camp, has extended the duration of its basic military training (BMT) program from eight to 10 weeks.

www.navy.mil

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Two weeks to learn; "How not to marry a stripper and destroy your truck before being paid off"

 

[FSTO]

Hmm, while we are trying our damnest to erase our Naval history and heritage the USN is doubling down on retaining it. We shall see who is more successful!

"Then in the last two weeks, the recruits, who will now be considered sailors, will have to use those skills in scenarios and in focused discussions to increase understanding about the Navy culture, she said."

 

[dimsum]

trying our damnest to erase our Naval history and heritage

Can you elaborate on that? Are they not teaching that stuff in NETP (or whatever it's called now)? Or are you talking about the legacy of unification?

 

[FSTO]

Can you elaborate on that? Are they not teaching that stuff in NETP (or whatever it's called now)? Or are you talking about the legacy of unification?

Most of this is just a grumpier old man yelling at clouds (me). But unification legacies and the current MARPAC wanting to get rid of Heart of Oak, changing of the ranks, not wanting to be called sir cause it genderizes him, cowtowing to the lowest denominator when it comes to dress and deportment, stopping of the rum tot, keel hauling, introduction of steam into the fleet, getting rid of the boats boom, etc etc!

 

[dimsum]

Most of this is just a grumpier old man yelling at clouds (me). But unification legacies and the current MARPAC wanting to get rid of Heart of Oak, changing of the ranks, not wanting to be called sir cause it genderizes him, cowtowing to the lowest denominator when it comes to dress and deportment, stopping of the rum tot, keel hauling, introduction of steam into the fleet, getting rid of the boats boom, etc etc!

...and sailors having someone in every port...oh wait.