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i was wondering what the difference between the army, navy, air force, coast gaurd? are all the boot camps the same?
Each of the services have a different primary purpose. You may want to read my article, "U.S. Miltiary 101," at: http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/generalinfo/a/military101.htm as the article discusses the differences between the branches.
Basic training is not the same for all the branches, nor are they the same length. For example, basic training for the Air force is about 6 1/2 weeks; for the Army about 9 weeks; for the Marine Corps, about 12 weeks.
They also teach different things, depending on the needs of the service. For details, see my basic training articles at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/basictraining.htm
For more information about joining the United States Military, feel free to visit my military information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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