Rear Adm. Craig T. Mattingly was relieved by Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) during a combined Recruit Training Command (RTC) Graduation and change of command ceremony held April 03,2025 at Naval Station Great Lakes...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2023) - Capt. Kenneth J. Froberg relieved Capt. Kertreck V. Brooks as commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) during a change-of-command ceremony July 18, at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Seaman Raul Vega Rodriguez, a 40-year-old father of three, graduated from basic training while his youngest son, 18-year-old Seaman Recruit Kendrick Raul Vega Sanabria, also a recruit in Navy boot camp, watched from the bleachers July 14, at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at...

GREAT LAKES, Ill.  - The Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) at Naval Station Great Lakes launched the Future Sailor Preparatory Course (FSPC), physical fitness training pipeline, to help potential recruits meet or exceed Navy accession standards April 10, 2023...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command (RTC) Motorcycle Mentorship Program hosted 50 riders during a three-day event intended to help participants improve skills, abilities and awareness...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Gold Star Families were honored during the Pass-in-Review ceremony Friday, May 27, at Recruit Training Command (RTC).In recognition of May’s Gold Star Awareness Month, dedicated by the Navy Gold Star Program, 30 family members of deceased armed forces personnel were introduced to...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - For the first time since 2017, Recruit Training Command (RTC) held a naturalization ceremony March 17, in which 25 recruits from 17 countries recited the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America and officially became U.S. citizens...

GREAT LAKES - Recruit Training Command (RTC) Sailors volunteered at the NJROTC Area 3 West Regional Academic, Athletic and Drill Competition, Feb. 26 at Zion-Benton Township High School. NJROTC cadets participate in extra-curricular activities designed to stimulate learning with hands-on experiences...

Meet AO2 Nelanie Marien Anderson! She is currently an #Instructor at the #Navy ‘s only #BootCamp .At 15, Anderson came to the United States from Honduras to finish school and get an American college degree.“I was raised to think about my options, and make educated decisions. … I wanted to get a...

WASHINGTON - For the first time ever, the Navy’s Seabees sponsored more than half an entire training group at the recruit graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, on January 28...