U.S. Navy Boot Camp: length of time of boot camp, was 6 weeks plus or minus 2 weeks depending on the Navy’s need for men in the fleet. Navy boot camps were in San Diego, CA; Bainbridge, MD; Newport, R.I.; and Great Lakes, IL. Three more were added during WWII: Norfolk, VA; Sampson, NY and Farragut, ID. Lake Pend Oreille (also spelled O’Reilles) in Farragut State Park, ID, had the depth for submarine training.
U.S. Marine Boot Camp varied by year and location:
1939: 4 weeks, Parris Island
1940: 6 weeks, Parris Island
1941: 7 weeks, San Diego, CA
1942: 5 weeks, San Diego, CA
1943: 7 weeks, San Diego, CA
1944-45: 8 weeks, San Diego, CA
Source for Marines: http://ww2.gyrene.org/boot_camp_2. htm
Source for Navy: http://www.astralpublishing.com/wwii-navy-boot-camps.html
