Justice Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.13.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Apprentice Wilson Justice graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Ramirez Earn Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.06.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Eliza Ramirez graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) May...
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 04.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Henry Branham, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only...
Quinn Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 04.29.2026 | Photo by Marc Lindsay Seaman Zachary Quinn graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Apr....
Vice Adm. Angus Topshee Visits Recruit Training Command 04.22.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260422-N-MK109-1260 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 22, 2026) – Vice Adm. Angus Topshee, commander, Royal Canadian Navy, receives an overview of swim...
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony 04.23.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260423-N-GU344-2183 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 23, 2026) – A Sailor calls out "last Sailor" during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer (BST-21)...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 04.23.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260423-N-KL637-1468 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 23, 2026) – Airmen apprentice Ashley Knight (center), poses for a photo with Machinist's Mate 1st...
Faces of Boot Camp 03.25.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260325-N-MK109-2001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 25, 2026) Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Josiah Feeney poses for a photo onboard Recruit Training Command...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 05.07.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.30.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.23.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.16.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.09.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.02.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.26.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.19.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Justice Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.13.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Wilson Justice graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Ramirez Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.05.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Eliza Ramirez graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) May...
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 05.04.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Henry Branham, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only...
Quinn Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 04.29.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Zachary Quinn graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Apr....
Knight Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 04.22.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Ashley Knight graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award...
Staff in the Spotlight – Utilitiesman First Class... 04.17.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Utilitiesman 1st Class (UT1) Joshua Gatke, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only...
Treffry Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 04.15.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Abigail Treffry graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Senior Chief Hull... 04.02.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen Meet Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTCS) John Parkin, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) serving at Recruit Training Command (RTC)...
Recruit Training Command celebrates 132 years of... 04.01.2025 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits Commemoration of the 132nd U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer birthday that was posted to Recruit Training Command social media pages. (U.S. Navy...
Training and Administration of the Reserves (TAR)... 12.31.2024 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits Original logo made to represent TAR surface warfare officers for Surface Navy Association 37th National Symposium. (U.S. Navy Illustration by Mass...
