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...
RTC Capping Ceremony 11.13.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 251113-N-GU344-1092 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Capt. Ken Froberg, attends the capping ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The...
Just Keep Singing: A Sailor’s Journey from the... 07.23.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Jacobsen 250723-N-ZK115-7749 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 23, 2025) Seaman Recruit Andrew Johnston from Chicago, Illinois, practices with the Recruit Choir...
Just Keep Singing: A Sailor’s Journey from the... 07.24.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kristen Jacobsen 250724-N-ZK115-7798 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Jul. 24, 2025) Seaman Recruit Andrew Johnston from Chicago, Illinois, performs a solo during a graduation...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 11.06.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 251106-N-KL637-1850 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2025) – Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (right) and...
RTC Capping Ceremony 11.06.2025 | Photo by Jacob West 251106-N-TW177-1087 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 06, 2025) – Radm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh, Commander, Naval Service Training Command, hands a Navy...
Recruit Training Command Oct. 23, 2025 Pass-In-Review 10.30.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 251030-N-GU344-1273 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 30, 2025) – Recruits assigned to the color guard parade the colors inside Midway Ceremonial Drill...
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.
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...
Clackler Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.18.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Cadence Clackler graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Sept. 18, 2025.
Lane Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.10.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Ethan Lane graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Sept. 11, 2025.
Staff in the Spotlight—Gunner’s Mate First... 09.08.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Gunner’s Mate First Class (GM1) Cristian Lazaro, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
