Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

Since its inception in 2014, SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection (SOAS) has served as an important step in screening potential candidates for Navy SEAL training. Conducted in three classes each ...

The Navy’s record-breaking recruiting numbers translated to the service’s highest production of basic training graduates in a decade with the graduation of sailors from Training Group 52, the Navy ...

Some pilot trainees for the US Navy (USN) and US Coast Guard will now receive basic rotary-wing flight instruction using the Robinson TH-66 light-single. Robinson and contracted flight training ...

Navy Seaman Timothy A. Hazel, son of Fran M. and Geoff A. Hazel of Bellevue, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Hazel is a 1999 graduate of ...