While many people think that Boot Camp describes the entire extent of military training, they are unfamiliar with the new military, the modern military, where training is a part of life.
A major benefit of being a member of the military is that you are able to get training in many areas, including military, career, and self-help, at a variety of levels.
There is the Boot Camp requirement for all recruits, of course. But after that, most go to the Advanced Individual Training sessions (AIT) for intense training in the field where they have been assigned to specialize.
The tone at this AIT is very similar to the environment of a college or junior college. The American Council on Education has certified as college credit more than 60 percent of the courses taught as advanced individual training.
With the military, there is not a set semester length. The length of a course is determined by the amount of training needed for that specialty, and may be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months long.
The military takes great care to provide the right type of training at the right time in order to help students the best they can. They often use an approach that blends different teaching and learning styles in order to best meet the needs of a soldier.
Instructors lead many of the courses in the military. While the military also makes extensive use of online instruction, physical presence with an instructor in the same room is often the best way to get a subject across.