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....
Faces of Boot Camp 02.27.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260227-N-MK109-1002 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 27, 2026) Seaman Recruit Angelina Randolph poses for a photo onboard Recruit Training Command (RTC)....
Recruit Training Command Capping Ceremony 03.19.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mykala Keckeisen 260319-N-MK109-1032 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 19, 2026) Newly-capped Sailors congratulate each other during the capping ceremony at USS Trayer...
Staff in the Spotlight: Personnel Specialist First... 03.03.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada Meet Personnel Specialist 1st Class (PS1) Corinthian Scott, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) serving at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great...
Recruit Training Command Mar. 19, 2026 03.19.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada 260319-N-KL637-1485 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Mar. 19, 2026) – Capt. Michael Tomon, commanding officer, Steel City Naval Reserve Officers Training...
Lloyd Earns Military Excellence Award 03.17.2026 | Courtesy Photo Airman Arlo Lloyd graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the military Excellence Award (MEA) Mar....
U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command attends... 03.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stuart Posada Recruit Training Command (RTC) Command Master Chief (CMC) Josephine Tauoa participates in Hawai‘i Navy Week at Volcanoes National Park....
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
