Recruit Training Command Mar. 12, 2026 Pass-In-Review 03.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260312-N-GU344-1562 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 12, 2026) – Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (second from...
RTC Nationalization Ceremony 03.12.2026 | Photo by Jacob West 260312-N-TW177-2145 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 12, 2026) – Sailors at the recruit chapel become nationalized as U.S. citizens onboard Recruit...
Mondragon Earns Military Excellence Award 03.11.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Apprentice Juan Mondragon graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Damage Controlman Second Class Crystal Avila 03.03.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen Meet Damage Controlman 2nd Class (DC2) Crystal Avila, an instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.
RTC Sailors take Navy-wide advancement exams 03.05.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260305-N-GU344-1020 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 5, 2026) - Sailors assigned to Recruit Training Command take their Navy-wide advancement exams at USS...
Dynamic Material Inspection at RTC 02.27.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260227-N-GU344-1153 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 27, 2026) - Recruits participate in the dynamic material inspection at USS Chicago onboard Recruit...
Faces of Boot Camp 02.26.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260226-N-GU344-1006 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 26, 2026) - Seaman Recruit Scotland Yannello poses for a photo onboard Recruit Training Command Feb....
Staff in the Spotlight—Chief Hull Maintenance... 02.24.2026 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Librado Najera, A Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes. (U.S. Navy...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.12.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.19.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Marching onboard Recruit Training Command 07.09.2018 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits B-Roll footage of recruits marching onboard Recruit Training Command
PT onboard Recruit Training Command 07.08.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits B-Roll footage of recruits doing PT onboard Recruit Training Command
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.12.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.05.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.29.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.22.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Mondragon Earns Military Excellence Award at... 03.11.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Juan Mondragon graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Staff in the Spotlight: Damage Controlman Second... 03.02.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Damage Controlman 2nd Class (DC2) Crystal Avila, an instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.
Staff in the Spotlight—Chief Hull Maintenance... 02.24.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Librado Najera, A Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Carlson-Carter Earns Military Excellence Award at... 02.18.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Mia Carlson-Carter graduated as the top Sailor among her peers from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military...
Anderson Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 02.11.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Delorion Anderson graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
English Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 02.05.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada GREAT LAKES (NNS)– Airman Apprentice Ella English graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the...
Hernandez Escobar Earns Military Excellence Award... 01.28.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Henrry Hernandez Escobar graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award...
Truax Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.21.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Collin Truax graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 22, 2026.
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...
