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! You will not move this slow again for the next eight weeks!”They’ll stay awake for 24 hours, being outfitted with uniforms and sized for shoes, taking urine tests and receiving vaccinations. Men’s heads will be shaved. They’ll all learn how to respond to orders, address superiors...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 30, 2020 02:03 UTC