191002-N-PL946-1001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2019) Recruit Training Command (RTC) staff and recruits explain the development and key concepts of the Warrior Toughness program piloted at RTC over the past two years. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Spencer Fling)
He was a member of the Brazilian national swim team for 10 years. She was a professional model, volleyball player and triathlete.
They married, and at the age of 40, joined the Navy together.
Each graduated Navy boot camp with honors on 24 JAN 2020.
A behind-the-scene look at the civilian staff working at the Navy's only boot camp at Recruit Training Command and their roles are vital to the command's training of recruits.
At Recruit Training Command (RTC) recruits are taught the purpose and responsibilities of proper watchstanding soon after their arrival.
When met with potential threats to personnel or property, the watchstander is the first line of defense and must be ready and able to take charge of their post. Basically trained Sailors must understand and demonstrate how to stand a proper watch.
Small changes are making a big difference in the health and well-being of Recruit Training Command (RTC) Sailors.
Providing and promoting healthy lifestyle choices is part of the command’s larger initiative to address the unique physical and mental challenges facing RTC staff.
Recruits for the Navy's only boot camp are sworn into service on the field at Guaranteed Rate Field prior to the start of a White Sox game. The White Sox sponsors a division of Chicago-area recruits annually.
Five veterans who arrived to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes in 1969 return to Recruit Training Command for a tour to commemorate the day they graduated boot camp 50 years earlier. The five veterans have remained friends ever since.
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps' annual 10-day boot camp experience is designed to teach basic seamanship, Navy history and tradition, drill and other skill sets taught to U.S. Navy recruits attending the Navy’s only boot camp.
Nearly 55 years after graduating from Recruit Training Command (RTC), Lou Braasch returned for the first time to tour the Navy’s only boot camp and shared his experiences as a survivor of the catastrophic fires on board USS Forrestal (CVA-59) on July 29, 1967.
The damage caused by that incident is the inspiration for and incorporated into training scenarios at RTC. Recruits conduct more than 40 hours of firefighting and damage control...
