The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test of the new policy rolled out in late November. Recruits are typically ...

The Navy's boot camp at Great Lakes, Illinois, says it will start letting recruits have some access to cell phones while they are in training. "Over the next few weeks," recruits in two divisions -- ...

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Clarification: This article has been updated to include a clarifying statement from the Marine Corps regarding the use of mixed-gender drill instructor teams. The Marine Corps has hit its goal of ...