Only through Navy Boot Camp.
You need to contact your local recruiter and speak to him about signing up. Then you need to go to boot camp for 13 weeks of hell... If you pass boot camp you get the title "Marine"
"The process of becoming a soldier, sailor, Marine or airman begins with a lot of paperwork, a lot of hurrying up to wait, and then the big step: boot camp."
No, but why would you want to?
No, you don't. If you go through Marine Corps Bootcamp, and you get out. You don't have to go through any other services Basic Training. But if you were to get out of any other branch and join the Marines, you would have to go through Marine Corps bootcamp.
Marine Boot Camp does not cost money. Those that enlist are provided their uniforms, food and shelter as well as their training. They even pay those that are going through boot camp!
Navy Boot Camp lasts for eight weeks followed by an "A school" after graduation.
"There was a Navy boot camp at one point in California, but it closed down in the early 1990's when the bases were reduced. The only Navy boot camp in existence is in Great Lakes, Illinois."
Unfortunately, not much. My college transferred only 3 credits for Marine Corps boot camp.
Minimum of 41: 3 squads (Sqd) of 13 1 Platoon Sergeant (Plt Sgt) 1 Platoon Commander (Plt Cmndr) Sqd = 3 Fireteams (FT) of 4 + 1 Sqd leader FT = 1 FT leader, 1 Rifleman, 1 SAW gunner, 1 Assistant SAW gunner There can be a Guide, position somewhat similar to Plt Sgt but it is a billet below him. Each platoon will also have a Corpsman assigned to them (Navy personnel, not a Marine)
It's 90% mental and 10% physical. if you're in any kind of shape you'll make it through as long as you are mentaly capable.
The truth of the matter is that boot camp will not be "easy" no matter what branch of the military you decide to go. Of course, the Army and Marines endure the most grueling boot camps, while the Navy and Air Force have the least harsh boot camps, but the degree of difficult will vary depending on what area of service you plan to offer in the military. For example, aspiring Navy nurses will not be put through such a rigorous training program as that of a future Naval seamen.
The US Naval Academy is the academy some Marine officers graduate from. There are other ways to be come a Marine officer like ROTC or OCS. Do not confuse the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY as a Marine Academy although graduates can be commissioned in any of the armed services if they wish not to pursue a career sailing merchant vessels.