Navy football opens spring camp this week with practices on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Spring break interrupts practice for 12 days with the Midshipmen returning to the field on March 18.

Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.

An curved arrow pointing right. A Navy sailor breaks down every item that new recruits are issued on their first day of boot camp. MM2 Lionell Comeaux explains what's in the Navy "ditty box," or ...