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Next, introductions to the drill sergeant begin with working on both physical and mental endurance. Soon, marksmanship becomes the focus as well as the marksman qualification training and course. Later weeks include combat skills and a three-day Victory Forge that highlights all learned skills.
Also, the Army has an upper age limit of 35 years old , which is one of the higher ages a recruit can be and still join. Many who join the military have aspirations of going into special forces. However, the training before even making it to the official special forces training is, by design, going to weed out everyone but the best. However, that does not mean those who do not make it are weak. The failure rate means the training is that hard.
Army Divers are another field with demanding training. Boot camp for the Navy is eight weeks long. Your first experience at boot camp for the Navy is your in-processing, where all the paperwork happens. Then, you work through your initial swim qualifications , learn about marching, and do whole lot of physical conditioning.
Eventually, you move on the marksmanship test , damage control on a ship, and make plans for your future Navy careers.
At the end of Navy boot camp, you have drill inspection and a lot of testing to ensure you learned what you need before advancing in the Navy. The Navy allows recruits as old as 39 years , which is the same as the Air Force. This field of work includes several specifications, and both officers and enlisted members make up this field.
To get into this field, you must score well on the science, electronics, and math sections of the ASVAB test. Then, depending on which area of Nuke you are in, you have more schools between three to six months in length. Also, the second school is not the end of it because you still have a six-month training program where students learn, hands-on, how to operate a nuclear propulsion plant.
However, making it through SEAL training is something else entirely. Air Force basic training is just over eight weeks in length. Your time at Lakeland Air Force Base at Air Force boot camp begins with a physical fitness assessment to see where you initially stand.
Next, you begin some classroom training that covers Air Force history, weapons, drills, and you will also continue physical fitness. Around week three, you have a physical fitness assessment where you face being recycled into a new group if you are not on track.
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