Which military branch has the hardest basic training?

[Popcicle]

Which has the hardest physical training?
Which has the hardest mental training?

 

[Anthony S]

the navy you have to walk to chow and then go to tv classes all day.

 

[Bogmire]

Ive heard CIA special operiations is the hardest, I have a friend whos Dad was in The CIA, and he knew someone in the Special Operiations, the guy said they put him to a test that allmost made him drop dead.

 

[Hero Intern]

No contest on both questions

The Marines. More people quit basic training within a week then any other branch in the military.

 

[Jake B]

the marine corps

 

[emo4life]

SAS, or marines.

 

[Jean-Claude Delarue]

Not a US military branch, but basic training in the French Foreign Legion used to be particularly sadistic, I think things have improved.
Each year, hundreds or even thousands of Russian boys drafted into the Army die, brutal hazing , suicides.

 

[Matt]

Definitely the Marines. The Marines recruit training is notorious for its brutal physical and mental training.

 

[I ♥ my soldier]

Marines
Army
Navy
Air Force

Look at this way, if you join the Marines then join any other brance-you don't have to repeat bootcamp

If you do air force boot camp and want to join the Army-you have to do army boot camp

And it works from there

 

[Mrs. Esch]

Marines.
By no means is training easy in ANY branch, but the Marines are very strict, very tough. And as someone else pointed out, if you complete basic in the Marine Corps and choose to join a different branch after your enlistment you do not have to go through that branch's boot camp. That right says something for the Marines.