Indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for recruits in the Navy and Marine Corps.
Etymology:
- From boot in the US military slang sense of “new recruit” + camp.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
Additional definitions for 'boot camp':
boot camp | A short, intensive, quasi-military program generally aimed at young offenders as an alternative to a jail term. |
boot camp | Any short, intensive course of training. |
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