Staff in the Spotlight—Chief Hull Maintenance... 02.24.2026 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill Chief Hull Maintenance Technician (HTC) Librado Najera, A Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes. (U.S. Navy...
Faces of Boot Camp 02.18.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260218-N-MK109-1138 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 18, 2026) Seaman Recruit Nicholas Hale poses for a photo onboard Recruit Training Command (RTC)....
RTC Nationalization 02.19.2026 | Photo by Jacob West 260319-N-TW177-1053 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 19, 2026) – Sailors at the recruit chapel become nationalized as U.S. citizens onboard Recruit...
Carlson-Carter Earns Military Excellence Award at... 02.18.2026 | Photo 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 Feb. 12, 2026 Pass-In-Review 02.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 260212-N-GU344-1454 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 12, 2026) – Rear Adm. Benjamin Baran, deputy commander, Navy Personnel Command (second from right),...
Battlestations 21 Capping Ceremony 02.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260212-N-KL637-1140 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 12, 2026) A Sailor calls out "last Sailor" during the capping ceremony on the pier of USS Trayer at...
Anderson Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 02.11.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Apprentice Delorion Anderson graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
Recruit Training Command Pass in Review 02.05.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260205-N-KL637-1295 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 5, 2025) – Capt. Kenneth Froberg, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (RTC), center,...
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.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.29.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.22.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 01.15.2026 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
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...
Anderson Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 02.11.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Apprentice Delorion Anderson graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence...
English Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 02.05.2026 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada GREAT LAKES (NNS)– Airman Apprentice Ella English graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the...
Hernandez Escobar Earns Military Excellence Award... 01.28.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Airman Henrry Hernandez Escobar graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award...
Truax Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.21.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Collin Truax graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 22, 2026.
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First... 01.16.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Ricky Bryant, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
Owens Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 01.14.2026 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Recruit Keontae Owens graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Jan. 15,...
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...
