Recruit Training Command Naturalization Ceremony 10.16.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260402-N-MK109-1088 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 2, 2026) Recruits and Sailors pose for a group photo during a naturalization ceremony inside the...
Staff in the Spotlight: Senior Chief Hull... 03.25.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen Meet Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTCS) John Parkin, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) serving at Recruit Training Command (RTC)...
Baez Earns Military Excellence Award at RTC 03.31.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Efrain Baez graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Apr. 2, 2026.
Capping Ceremony at Recruit Training Command 03.26.2026 | Photo by Jacob West 260326-N-TW177-1116 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 26, 2026) – Sailors stand at attention during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer (BST-21) onboard...
Faces of Boot Camp 03.09.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260309-N-GU344-1016 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 9, 2026) - Seaman Recruit Kaden Camp poses for a photo at onboard Recruit Training Command Mar. 9,...
Recruit Training Command Graduation Mar. 26, 2026 03.26.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260326-N-MK109-2426 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 26, 2026) – Honorable Hung Cao, Under Secretary of the Navy (center left) poses for a photo with...
Clohessy Jr. Earn Military Excellence Award at... 03.25.2026 | Courtesy Photo Seaman Jason Clohessy Jr. graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett visits RTC 03.23.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260324-N-GU344-1251 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 23, 2026) – Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (left), speaks with Cmdr....
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.26.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.19.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 03.12.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.19.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Marching onboard Recruit Training Command 07.09.2018 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits B-Roll footage of recruits marching onboard Recruit Training Command
PT onboard Recruit Training Command 07.08.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits B-Roll footage of recruits doing PT onboard Recruit Training Command
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.12.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 02.05.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Staff in the Spotlight: Senior Chief Hull... 04.02.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen Meet Senior Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTCS) John Parkin, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) serving at Recruit Training Command (RTC)...
Clohessy Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 03.25.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Jason Clohessy Jr. graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA)...
Staff in the Spotlight: Personnel Specialist First... 03.23.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Personnel Specialist 1st Class (PS1) Corinthian Scott, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) serving at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great...
Lloyd Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 03.17.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Arlo Lloyd graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Mar....
Mondragon Earns Military Excellence Award at... 03.11.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Juan Mondragon graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Staff in the Spotlight: Damage Controlman Second... 03.02.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Damage Controlman 2nd Class (DC2) Crystal Avila, an instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only boot camp.
Staff in the Spotlight—Chief Hull Maintenance... 02.24.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Librado Najera, A Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Carlson-Carter Earns Military Excellence Award at... 02.18.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Mia Carlson-Carter graduated as the top Sailor among her peers 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...
