Staff in the Spotlight - GM1 Gallegos 05.29.2026 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill Gunner's Mate 1st Class Alma Gallegos poses for a photo at the "Golden Thirteen" in-processing building onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training...
Recruit Training Command Graduation May 28, 2026 05.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260528-N-MK109-1413 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 28, 2026) – Adm. James Kilby, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (center), poses for a photo with the...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 05.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 280526-N-KL637-2147 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 28, 2026) -- Adm. James Kilby, Vice Chief of Naval Operations (third from right), poses for a photo...
Adm. Kilby Visits Recruit Training Command 05.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260527-N-MK109-1094 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 27, 2026) – Adm. James Kilby, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, visits U.S. Navy Recruit Training...
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony 05.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260528-N-GU344-2167 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 28, 2026) – A Sailor calls out "last Sailor" during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer (BST-21)...
Jelesiewicz Earns Military Excellence Award at... 05.27.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Sara Jelesiewicz graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Recruit Training Command May 21, 2026 Pass-In-Review 05.21.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260521-N-GU344-2410 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 21, 2026) – Capt. Robert Conner, commanding officer, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area...
Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony at Recruit... 05.21.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260521-N-KL637-1151 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (May 21, 2026) – Capt. Robert “Brian” Conner, commanding officer, Naval Computer and...
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
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 05.14.2026 | Courtesy Video Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 05.07.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.30.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.23.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.16.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 04.09.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Staff in the Spotlight: Gunner’s Mate First Class... 05.29.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Alma Gallegos, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) assigned to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Jelesiewicz Earns Military Excellence Award at... 05.27.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Sara Jelesiewicz graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Cropp Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.20.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Cody Cropp graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) May 21,...
Staff in the Spotlight: Lamar Knudtson 05.19.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Lamar Knudtson, Supply Management Officer at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp.
Justice Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.13.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Wilson Justice graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Ramirez Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 05.05.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Eliza Ramirez graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) May...
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 05.04.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Henry Branham, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only...
Quinn Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 04.29.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Zachary Quinn graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Apr....
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...
