Why 'Back in My Day' Views of Navy Boot Camp Changes May Be Missing the Point Navy recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command, Dec. 9, 2023.

Graduating Sailors march in formation during their pass-in-review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.

Navy Now Forgiving Recruits' Prior Marijuana Use as It Looks to Cut More Losses at Boot Camp U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Jan. 25, 2024.

Recruits stand in formation on July 10, 2024, at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy’s only boot camp.

The Navy extended boot camp from eight weeks to ten in 2022 to make training space more life skills and professional development, according to Military.com.

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Capt. Jeffry Sandin, third from right, is out as head of the Navy's Great Lakes boot camp. He was installed as commander during this May 2021 ceremony that involved then-Rear Adm. Jamie Sands ...