Most difficult weeks in BC

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Is the week 4 hell week the hardest?  

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here are some sites that will give you week to week.

Navy Boot Camp - Week By Week - The Balance

Navy Boot Camp Timeline At a Glance | Military.com

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Week One[edit]

Recruits march from their "ship" barracks named for USS Chicago^{[disambiguation needed]}

This week is considered the most intense week of physical conditioning. Recruits take their initial swim qualification test, learn military drill, the details of rank and rating and the Navy core values.

Week Two[edit]

During Week Two, recruits learn the Navy chain of command, custom and courtesies and basic watchstanding.

Week Three[edit]

A Recruit Division Commander conducts "Instructional Training" to correct substandard performance during boot camp

Week Three consists of hands-on training. Recruits learn laws of armed conflict, personal finance, basic seamanship, shipboard communication and Navy ship and aircraft identification. Recruits also take their first physical training test, performing as many sit-ups and push ups as they can in two minutes and a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) timed run, the times for the run and the amount of push-ups, and sit ups are determined based on the recruit's age, which ranges from 18 to 34. Dog tags are distributed this week, and recruits receive their first paychecks.

Week Four[edit]

Week Four mostly consists of weapons training. Recruits are familiarized with the M9 pistol and the Mossberg 500 shotgun. Sometime during the week recruits receive a classroom lecture on firearm safety and operation of the M9, recruits receive live fire training with the M9.

After several years, the training of the M16 rifle and the M500 shotgun by U.S. Navy recruits has ceased. Any training on the M16 or M500 is done outside RTC Great Lakes.

Week Five[edit]

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Week Five consists of learning more drill instructions needed for the military drill assessment. Week Five is also called "Hell Week", previously as this was when new recruits take over the daily chores necessary to keep the base running. However, since the redesign of RTC recruits no longer participate in all aspects of daily chores. It has kept its moniker because this is the most inspection and test intensive week.

Week Six[edit]

Training at the Recruit Training Command's fire fighting school

During Week Six, recruits learn shipboard damage control and firefighting skills. Recruits will learn to escape smoke-filled compartments, open and close watertight doors, use self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs), carry fire hoses and learn to extinguish fires. Week Six also includes the Confidence Chamber (tear gas chamber).

Week Seven[edit]

A recruit graduation at the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall in January 2008

Week Seven is the last week of Navy Basic Training. These seven weeks, combined with Processing Week, make up the approximate eight-week training cycle that each recruit must complete before graduating. Week seven includes a comprehensive test of the material covered by Navy Basic Training in a 12-hour exercise called "Battle Stations". This reinforces much of the instruction learned during Basic Training. Recruits must pass all the requirements of Basic Training to participate in "Battle Stations". Once recruits have successfully completed "Battle Stations" they become Sailors, don their Navy utility cover (also known as the utility cap or eight-point cover) and Pass In Review (PIR) at the USS Midway, Ceremonial Drill Hall. This officially marks the recruit's graduation and entrance into the United States Navy.