Recruit Training Command Adopt-A-Sailor 11.27.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 251127-N-MK109-1049 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2025) Recruits participate in the Adopt-Sailor program for Thanksgiving onboard Recruit Training...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 11.26.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 251126-N-MK109-1089 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 26, 2025) -- Sailors and recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of...
Recruits Practice Marksmanship 11.25.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 251125-N-MK109-1064 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 25, 2025) Recruits practice weapons handling in the USS Missouri Small Arms Marksmanship Trainer...
Thorneloe Earns Military Excellence Award at... 11.26.2025 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Kristin Thorneloe graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Navy Club of the United States...
Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony November 20, 2025 11.20.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 251120-N-KL637-1036 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (November 20, 2025) – Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command, attends...
Gaines Earns Military Excellence Award 11.19.2025 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Yazmine Gaines graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Navy Club of the United States Military...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 10.12.2023 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 251113-N-KL637-1616 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Seaman Keala Gonzalez greets her family after pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy Recruit...
Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 11.13.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 251113-N-GU344-2090 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) -- Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America...
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 11.13.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 11.06.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.30.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.23.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.16.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.09.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 10.02.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation 09.25.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
RTC Recruits Celebrate Thanksgiving with Local... 11.26.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Local civic organizations once again extended their hospitality this Thanksgiving as more than 800 Navy recruits spent the holiday with community hosts through Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) annual Adopt-A-Sailor program on Nov. 27, 2025.
Thorneloe Earns Military Excellence Award at... 11.26.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Kristin Thorneloe graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Navy Club of the United States...
Gaines Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 11.19.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Yazmine Gaines graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Navy Club of the United States Military...
Fox-McKinney Earns Military Excellence Award at... 10.08.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Hailey Fox-McKinney was recognized as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military...
Staff in the Spotlight—Information Systems... 09.30.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Information Systems Technician 1st Class (IT1) Trystan Hutchins, the Leading Petty Officer (LPO) of the Information Technology Department at...
Lillard Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.30.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Ezra Lillard graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Oct....
Burke Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.24.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Bailey Burke graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Sept....
Staff in the Spotlight—Commander Jennifer Craig 09.22.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Commander Jennifer Craig, Director of the Future Sailor Preparatory Course (FSPC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s...
