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“Great Lakes, Ill.—Four nights a week, young people arrive by the busload at the Navy’s Recruit Training Command in this town north of Chicago. As they file off the bus at dusk, they are greeted by shouted commands: “Run, female! Run, male! Move your ass! You will not move this slow again for the next eight weeks!” Photographed for The Wall Street Journal

Recruits listen to an instructor during a class at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Following collisions at sea, the Navy revamped its training programs to be less classroom based and more hands on. CREDIT: People walk past the administrative building at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP New recruits are yelled at as they arrive for the first time at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Each recruit is referred to as only ÒmaleÓ or ÒfemaleÓ. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalC The lobby of recruit barracks USS Triton at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP Recruits hold up their phones at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Recruits make one call to one family member or friend to let them know they have arrived and then they turn in their phones. CREDIT: Taylor Recruits remove their gas masks inside the Òconfidence chamberÓ at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. For a training exercise, recruits remove their gas masks and are exposed to CS gas for 18 seconds. CREDIT: Recruits are viewed through a door in their barracks at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Recruit Training Command Great Lakes is the NavyÕs only boot camp. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street Journa New recruits stand in line heel to toe to get their feet measured for shoes at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP A rope during Marlinspike at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Before boarding Marlinspike, recruits take the line handling lab to learn about proper knot tying. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street Jour Recruits practice Òwarrior toughnessÓ before swim exercises at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. ÒWarrior toughnessÓ uses visualization to increase performance and confidence. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for Th Instructors stand by as recruits step from a high tower into the pool at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP A recruit organizes his bunk at Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Every item must be folded a certain way and be placed in a particular position.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP Recruits simulate getting a ship underway and entering port during Marlinspike at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. They are graded on attention to detail, teamwork, communication and motivation. CREDIT: Taylor Recruits practice taking on and off firefighting equipment at Station Great Lakes on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP Recruits give instructions over radio during Marlinspike at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Their primary mission is to simulate getting the boat underway and entering port. They are graded on attention to de Kim Rampey of Broken Arrow, Okla. (center) hugs Sayre Whiteley after gradation at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Whiteley won the Navy Club of the United States Military Excellence award. CREDIT: Taylor Glas The color guard carries flags from all 50 states during graduation at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP The color guard carries flags from all 50 states during graduation at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill.CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP Recruits stand at attention during a graduation ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes on Friday Feb. 14, 2020 in North Chicago, Ill. Graduations are performed 48 out of 52 weeks a year. CREDIT: Taylor Glascock for The Wall Street JournalCSBOOTCAMP

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