Thorneloe Earns Military Excellence Award at... 11.26.2025 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Kristin Thorneloe graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Navy Club of the United States...
Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony November 20, 2025 11.20.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 251120-N-KL637-1036 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (November 20, 2025) – Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command, attends...
Gaines Earns Military Excellence Award 11.19.2025 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Yazmine Gaines graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Navy Club of the United States Military...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 10.12.2023 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 251113-N-KL637-1616 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Seaman Keala Gonzalez greets her family after pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 11.13.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 251113-N-GU344-2090 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America...
RTC Capping Ceremony 11.13.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 251113-N-GU344-1092 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Capt. Ken Froberg, attends the capping ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The...
Just Keep Singing: A Sailor’s Journey from the... 07.23.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Jacobsen 250723-N-ZK115-7749 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 23, 2025) Seaman Recruit Andrew Johnston from Chicago, Illinois, practices with the Recruit Choir...
Just Keep Singing: A Sailor’s Journey from the... 07.24.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Jacobsen 250724-N-ZK115-7798 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 24, 2025) Seaman Recruit Andrew Johnston from Chicago, Illinois, performs a solo during a graduation...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 11.13.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 11.06.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.30.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.23.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.16.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.09.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.02.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation 09.25.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
RTC Recruits Celebrate Thanksgiving with Local... 11.26.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Local civic organizations once again extended their hospitality this Thanksgiving as more than 800 Navy recruits spent the holiday with community hosts through Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) annual Adopt-A-Sailor program on Nov. 27, 2025.
Thorneloe Earns Military Excellence Award at... 11.26.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Kristin Thorneloe graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Navy Club of the United States...
Gaines Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 11.19.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Yazmine Gaines graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Navy Club of the United States Military...
Fox-McKinney Earns Military Excellence Award at... 10.08.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Hailey Fox-McKinney was recognized as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military...
Staff in the Spotlight—Information Systems... 09.30.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Information Systems Technician 1st Class (IT1) Trystan Hutchins, the Leading Petty Officer (LPO) of the Information Technology Department at...
Lillard Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.30.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Ezra Lillard graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Oct....
Burke Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.24.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Bailey Burke graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Sept....
Staff in the Spotlight—Commander Jennifer Craig 09.22.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Commander Jennifer Craig, Director of the Future Sailor Preparatory Course (FSPC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s...
