Toliver MEA 07.15.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Matteo Toliver graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Toliver Earns Military Excellence Award 07.15.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Matteo Toliver graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Recruit Training Command Graduation July 9, 2026 07.09.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260709-N-MK109-1628 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 9, 2026) – Recruits assigned to the state flags unit hold state flags during pass-in-review onboard...
Staff in the Spotlight: Machinist's Mate First... 07.01.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 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...
RTC Change of Command Ceremony 07.10.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260710-N-KL637-1041 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 10, 2026) Capt. Kent Davis, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (RTC), salutes during a...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 10.12.2023 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260709-N-KL637-1157 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 9, 2026) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during...
Recruit Training Command Pass-in-review graduation 07.09.2026 | Photo by Brandie Nix Congratulations the newest and sharpest Sailors in the U.S. Navy who graduated from boot camp at Recruit Training Command. Training is...
Recruits of Recruit Training Command 07.08.2026 | Photo by Brandie Nix Recruits march in formation at Recruit Training Command. Training is approximately nine weeks and all enlistees in the U.S. Navy begin their...
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
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 06.11.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 06.04.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 05.28.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 05.21.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
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)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 06.26.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ryan Wahrman, an instructor at Battle Stations-21 assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Colletta Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 06.23.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Ryan Colletta graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) June...
Codd Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 06.17.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Fireman James Codd IV graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Lieutenant D’Mia Spivey 06.15.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Lieutenant D'Mia Spivey, a Surface Warfare Officer assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp.
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...
