Boot camp may refer to:

Training programs

Boot camp (correctional) Boot camps are part of the correctional and penal system of some countries. Modeled after military recruit training camps, these programs are based on shock incarceration grounded on military techniques. The aggressive training used has resulted ...

, a type of correctional facility for adolescents, especially in the U.S. penal system * Boot camp, a

training camp A training camp is an organized period in which military personnel or athletes participate in a rigorous and focused schedule of training in order to learn or improve skills. Athletes typically utilise training camps to prepare for upcoming events ...

for learning various types of skills **

Military recruit training Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique dema ...

Fitness boot camp A fitness boot camp is a type of group physical training program that may be conducted by gyms, personal trainers or other organizations. These programs are designed to build strength and fitness through a variety of types of exercise. The activiti ...

, a type of physical training program **

Coding bootcamp Coding bootcamps are intensive programs of software development. They first appeared in 2011. History The first coding bootcamps were opened in 2011. As of July 2017, there were 95 full-time coding bootcamp courses in the United States. The leng ...

, bootcamp for teaching programming skills **

Dev Bootcamp Dev Bootcamp was an immersive 19-week coding bootcamp founded by Shereef Bishay, Jesse Farmer, and Dave Hoover in February 2012. It was designed to make graduates job-ready by the end of the program. Dev Bootcamp was headquartered in San Francisc ...

, a defunct computer programming technical school

In arts, entertainment, and media

Literature

* ''Boot Camp'' (Muchamore novel), by Robert Muchamore * ''Boot Camp'' (novel), by Todd Strasser

Music

* Bootcamp (band), a 1980s band * ''Boot Camp'' (album), from Lil Soldiers * "Boot Camp", a track featured on the 1996 Soundgarden album, ''

Down on the Upside ''Down on the Upside'' is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996, through A&M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, '' Superunknown'' (1994), Soundgarden commenced ...

Television

* ''Boot Camp'' (TV series), a 2001 reality television show * Boot camp, a stage of competition on the TV series ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Boot Camp'' (film), also known as ''Straight Edge'' *''

Combat School released as ''Boot Camp'' in North America, is a 1987 arcade video game produced by Konami. The player takes control of a military recruit who is undergoing basic training at a United States Marine Corps Recruit Training camp, also known as a b ...

'', a Konami video game released in North America as "''Boot Camp''"

Brands and enterprises

Boot Camp (software) Boot Camp Assistant is a multi boot utility included with Apple Inc.'s macOS (previously ) that assists users in installing Microsoft Windows operating systems on Intel-based Macintosh computers. The utility guides users through non-destructiv ...

, Apple software for installing an alternative operating system on an Intel-based Macintosh computer *

Billy's Bootcamp Billy's Bootcamp is an exercise program developed by Billy Blanks. It created a pop culture phenomenon in Japan in 2007, similar to the effect Tae Bo had in the U.S. earlier, selling more than 200,000 copies in May of the same year alone. Billy B ...

, military inspired exercise program by Billy Blanks