boot camp - week to week

I copied this from another blog to keep me informed:

Navy Boot Camp: What to Take? What to Expect?
By Holly Selders for LIFELines
(Last Reviewed Wednesday, March 21, 2007)

On any given night at about 20:00 (that's 8 p.m. to civilians), one to 10 busloads of recruits arrive at Recruit Training Center (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois.
Recruits are welcomed in a nice, friendly fashion and invited off the bus. They line up in a large hall for a name, face, and Social Security check. Then recruit division commanders (RDCs) conduct a weapons search and a final urinalysis. Recruits get exactly 2 minutes to call home.
If you're a family member or friend of a recruit, you should write to him or her once or even twice a day. (The Public Affairs Office sends out information packets with recruits addresses and graduation instructions.) Care packages are OK, but no food is allowed. Do write frequently, but don't be disappointed if you don't hear from your recruit right away. A second phone call isn't scheduled until the second or third week.
Navy sweatshirts and pants are issued to everyone the first night. All civvies, except womens undergarments, are bagged, stored, and swapped for Navy blues. Recruits receive sea bags containing everything they'll need for the next nine weeks. Personal items such as rings, books, and toiletries are shipped home.
The first night ends by 2 a.m. Recruits sleep until 4:30 or 5 a.m., when their first full day of processing week ("P week") begins. Haircuts, uniforms, medical and dental paperwork, shots, and a final moment of truth fill the first four days.
According to one Seaman Recruit those days are long and boring. "It's a lot of in-your-face time, marching, signing paperwork, and hurrying to stand and wait."
During down time, RDCs teach the basics, such as whom and when to salute and who is addressed as "sir" or "maam."
Week by Week
The training schedule goes something like this:
Week 1 (actually calendar week 2 ): Navy 101. Seamanship training, including matters such as line handling; a welcome from the commanding officer, the start of physical training, swim qualifications, and classes about special programs such as SEALs and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).
Week 2: Anti-terrorism training, drill instruction, bunk and locker inspections, the confidence course, dress uniforms, and the first written test.
Weeks 3 and 4: Recruits learn about financial issues such as writing checks, managing money, setting up checking accounts, and saving for the future via the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Armed conflict conduct is covered, along with continuing Navy protocol.
Week 5: Recruits spend the week working in the galley (cafeteria) or offices, or doing maintenance work. Any special physical exams, dental work, or swimmer qualifications are completed.
Week 6: Firefighting. This is the week everyone has been waiting for. The famous "gas chamber" is introduced, weapons training goes on, and the Captain's Cup Olympics, a military field meet, takes place.
Week 7: Battle stations! The capstone event involving a series of "situational, scenario-based training exercises" takes place as recruits simulate war, fire, flood, and man-down scenarios.
Week 8: Graduation culminates nine weeks of training. Although all recruits graduate on a weekend, some need to go back for a few days after graduation to finish training.
If you want a taste of boot camp without the sit-ups and buzz cut, visit the Navy's virtual boot camp , or All Hands "Ready 2 Serve."