Leahy Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.19.2026 | Courtesy Photo Fireman Michael Leahy graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Recruit Training Command Aug. 13, 2026 Pass-In-Review 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260813-N-GU344-1578 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2026) – Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (center, right), poses...
Recruit Training Command Aug. 13, 2026 Pass-In-Review 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260813-N-GU344-1596 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2026) – Rear Adm. Brent DeVore, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (fourth from right),...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260813-N-MK109-1102 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2026) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America...
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony Aug. 13, 2026 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260813-N-KL637-1151 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 13, 2026) – A Sailor expresses emotion after receiving her Navy ballcap during the capping ceremony...
Green Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.12.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Apprentice Jacob Green graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award...
Recruit Training Command Graduation Aug. 6, 2026 08.06.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260806-N-MK109-1352 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 6, 2026) – Capt. Kent Davis, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (center), troops the line...
Recruit Training Command 08.11.2026 | Photo by Brandie Nix Seaman Recruit Emily Esquilin (left) and her sister, Seaman Recruit Eskarly DelOrbe, stand in formation during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.13.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.06.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 07.30.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 07.23.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 07.16.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
RTC Change of Command Ceremony July 10, 2026 07.10.2026 | Courtesy Video Capt. Kent Davis becomes the newest commanding officer of Recruit Training Command.
Leahy Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.19.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Fireman Michael Leahy graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Green Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.12.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Jacob Green graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award...
Staff in the Spotlight: Cryptologic Technician... 08.07.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Jarrett Lilly, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great...
Oyeniran Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.05.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Oluwasola Oyeniran graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Cisneros Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 07.29.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Fireman Andrew Cisneros graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Meet Hospital Corpsman... 07.23.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Blake Hollier, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) and "C" School instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC)...
Wilcox Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 07.22.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Jackson Wilcox graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Toliver Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 07.15.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Matteo Toliver graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
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...
