Recruit Night of Arrival 09.12.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 250912-N-KL637-1043 (Sep 12, 2025) -- New recruits get their first haircuts inside the Golden 13 recruit in-processing center at U.S. Navy Recruit...
Recruit Training Command Sept. 11, 2025 Pass-In-Review 09.11.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 250911-N-GU344-1174 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 11, 2025) - Sailors march inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during pass-in-review onboard U.S. Navy...
Battlestations 21 at RTC 09.11.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob West 250911-N-TW177-1229 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sep 11th, 2025) – Capt. Richard Prescott, Executive Officer, USS John C. Stennis, attends the capping...
Lane Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.10.2025 | Courtesy Photo 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 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits Meet Gunner’s Mate First Class (GM1) Cristian Lazaro, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
VCNO Jim Kilby Attends Capping Ceremony at Bootcamp 09.04.2025 | Photo by Chief Petty Officer William Gaskill GREAT LAKES, Ill (Sep. 4. 2025) – Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby congratulates newly-forged Sailors following the capping...
Naturalization Ceremony at RTC 09.04.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 250904-N-GU344-3055 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 4, 2025) - Recruits take the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America during...
Recruit Training Command Sept. 4, 2025 Pass-In-Review 09.04.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Suits 250904-N-GU344-1459 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 4, 2025) - Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby (center, left) poses for a photo with the...
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation 09.11.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 09.04.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.28.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.21.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.14.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Official U.S. Navy RTC Boot Camp Graduation 08.07.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation 07.31.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation 07.24.2025 | Courtesy Video Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL.
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...
Yates Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 09.04.2025 | Story by Lt. Arturo Melendez GREAT LAKES (NNS) – Seaman Carter Yates graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award...
Wright Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.27.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Xavier Wright graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Aug....
Staff in the Spotlight – Builder First Class... 08.22.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Builder First Class (BU1) Robert Harris, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy’s only...
McDougall Earns Military Excellence Award at... 08.20.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Jordan McDougall graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Aug. 21, 2025.
Kanthack Earns Military Excellence Award at Recruit... 08.13.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Seaman Apprentice Karaleigh Kanthack graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) Aug....
Staff in the Spotlight – Gunner’s Mate First... 08.08.2025 | Story by Marc Lindsay Meet Gunner’s Mate First Class (GM1) William Boomershine, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the...
