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"I went to boot camp in October of 1965 and there was kind of a rush to push us through at that time because of the Vietnam ...
The first 15 recruits were awarded the new Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon during their Pass-In-Review (PIR) rehearsal in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Aug. 20.
The nominee for the Navy’s top officer post on Thursday defended the service’s moves in recent years to loosen requirements ...
Sailors take part in combat swimming drill Sailor recruits take part in a combat swimming drill at a training pool at the ...
Born Feb. 21, 1946, in Batavia, New York, Commander Donald C. “Crawdad” Crawford enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1966, ...
On this week’s Veterans Voices, we meet a Navy rescue swimmer from Luzerne County who teaches military members how to survive life-or-death scenarios at sea. And surviving extreme conditions at sea ...
From buzz cuts and bed inspections to early wake-up calls and all-day training, boot camp is a crash course in discipline, ...