Hernandez Escobar Wins Military Excellence Award 01.28.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Henrry Hernandez Escobar graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, earning the Miliary Excellence Award Jan....
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 01.22.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260122-N-KL637-1509 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan. 22, 2026) Rear Adm. John Hewitt, commander, Navy Region Southeast, presents the Navy Club of the...
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony 01.22.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260122-N-MK109-1037 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan. 22, 2026) Newly capped Sailors stand in formation during the capping ceremony on the pier of USS...
Faces of Boot Camp 01.21.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260121-N-MK109-1003 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan. 21, 2026) Seaman Recruit Kassi Lewis poses for a photo onboard Recruit Training Command. Training is...
RTC Staff in the Spotlight - HMC Lee Smith 01.14.2026 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan 14, 2026) - Chief Retail Specialist Lee Smith, a Recruit Division Commander assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC),...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 01.22.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260122-N-GU344-1165 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan. 22, 2026) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America...
Truax Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.21.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Collin Truax graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 22, 2026.
Faces of Boot Camp 01.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260112-N-GU344-1008 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jan. 12, 2026) - Seaman Recruit Timothy Williams poses for a photo at USS Chief onboard Recruit Training...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.22.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.15.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.08.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Set the Standard - How to Shave 10.15.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada A how to shave video for recruits at Recruit Training Command.
Recruit Training Command Celebrates the Navy's... 11.05.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada Recruits at Recruit Training Command pose for a photo to celebrate the Navy's 250th birthday in front of the USS Iowa on November 5, 2025. More...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 12.11.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 12.04.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 11.26.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
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.
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 01.16.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Ricky Bryant, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Owens Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.14.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Recruit Keontae Owens graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 15,...
Bailey Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.07.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Fireman Townsend Bailey graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 8, 2026.
Staff-in-the-Spotlight: Yeoman Second Class Trinity... 12.30.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Yeoman Second Class (YN2) Trinity Stevenson, an administrative clerk in the Executive Administration Department at Recruit Training Command...
RTC and Community Partners Strengthen Holiday... 12.23.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Community spirit shone brightly this Christmas as more than 1,000 Navy recruits were welcomed by local organizations participating in Recruit...
Dallabetta Earns Military Excellence Award at... 12.17.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Dallabetta was recognized as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military...
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...
