The Bootcamp (engl. Boots = boots) is an institution from the US Army. Bootcamps are education and training camps for new recruits and are known for their strict discipline. Bootcamps in general are always characterized by strict rules and serve to shape the body and mind of the inmates who are to learn discipline and strength.
In BDSM, bootcamp occurs as an extended form of the uniform fetish.
Since it is difficult to depict a boot camp in terms of space and time, only individual situations as they might occur in a camp are usually re-enacted in sessions (military drill).
The top takes over the role of the trainer or military: Drill Sergeant, Drill Instructor | | 
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