GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 5, 2024) Recruits practice basic seamanship skills aboard USS Marlinespike at Recruit Training Command. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their careers at the command. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Stuart Posada)