Oyeniran Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.05.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Oluwasola Oyeniran graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony 07.30.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260730-N-GU344-2187 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 30, 2026) – A Sailor calls out "last Sailor" during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer (BST-21)...
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Tours Recruit... 07.29.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260729-N-KL637-1258 (Jul. 29, 2026) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Navy Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN M&RA), the Honorable Benjamin...
Recruit Training Command Graduation July 30, 2026 10.16.2025 | Photo by Brandie Nix The Navy's newest Sailors greet their friends and family after a pass in review graduation ceremony inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 07.30.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260730-N-KL637-1438 (Jul. 30, 2026) Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Navy Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN M&RA), the Honorable Benjamin...
Cisneros Earns Military Excellence Award at RTC 07.28.2026 | Courtesy Photo Fireman Andrew Cisneros graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
VCNO Visits Recruit Training Command 07.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260728-N-MK109-1123 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 28, 2026) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby (center left) poses for a photo with Sailors...
MCPON Perryman Visits ROTC Midshipmen Candidates at RTC 07.27.2026 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill July 27, 2026 (Great Lakes, Ill.) – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) John Perryman Naval Service Training Command Command Master...
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.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 07.09.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 06.18.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
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)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Machinist’s Mate First... 07.14.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Machinist's Mate 1st Class Skyler Lao, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot...
Press Release: Capt. Kent Davis Assumes Command of... 07.10.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Capt. Kent Davis relieved Capt. Ken Froberg as commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) during a traditional change of command...
Trias Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 07.08.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Lara Mae Trias 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...
