Recruits will still undergo the 12-hour Battle Stations 21 training event and the "Sailor for Life" curriculum.

The Navy says that, starting next month, it will shorten the length of its Basic Military Training program -- commonly known as boot camp -- from 10 to nine weeks.

The Navy will shorten its boot camp from 10 weeks to nine beginning with the class entering in January. The new timeline will still cover all the material and modules included in the 10-week boot camp within the shortened timeline,