Navy trims boot camp to seven weeks for new recruits
The United States Navy will shorten basic training from nine to seven weeks and add an apprentice program for airmen, seamen, firemen, and construction men. Phase-in begins in June at Orlando San Diego and Great Lakes camps, with later expansion to Memphis Gulfport.
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Orlando
San Diego
Great Lakes Op
Naval Air Technical Command
Memphis
Gulfport
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Gene Gilbert
Ray Karp
Longview
Area Men In Service and Navy Notes Reach Vietnam War Front
Area residents Leroy McAfee and Harvey L. Caldwell serve aboard carrier Constellation and destroyer Charles P. Cecil in the Vietnam war task force. Navy recruit graduate David W. Boyett from Longview completes training in Orlando. Bonus kitchen tips and a playful note on snail speed appear in the same column.
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Harvey L. Caldewell
Ewater
Gulf of Skin
Newport, Rhoade Island
Orlando, Fla
David W. Boyett
Robert Hovett Jr
Naval Training Center
Orlando
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