5.7K views · 159 reactions | POV: You’re marching alongside your division on an early morning in the sunshine, responding to call and response cadences. You remember watching videos online of Recruits doing this at boot camp and thinking it actually looked kind of fun. You still can’t believe that’s you now. #InsideBootCamp #ForgedByTheSea | America's Navy | Facebook

460K views · 3.9K reactions | It’s been called one of the most demanding assignments in the Navy — but also one of the most rewarding. Coming September 30, follow along as we take you behind the scenes and show you what life is like for the men and women who train the next generation of Sailors at Navy Boot Camp. Do you think you have what it takes to join them? | U.S. Navy | Facebook

We got an inside look at how US Navy recruits are exposed to tear gas during basic training. Insider spent five days at Navy Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, where we observed recruits at various stages of their 10-week boot camp. During the fourth week of training, recruits learn how to properly don an M50 gas mask and are exposed to CS gas in the "confidence chamber." While wearing a gas mask, the recruits watch as an instructor burns a CS capsule over a hot plate, filling the chamber wi