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.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s enlisted boot camp, has extended the duration of its basic military training (BMT) program from eight to 10 weeks.

Seaman Delaina Temple took her first steps toward a promising future when she committed to joining the U.S. Navy.Temple was one of 714 graduates Oct. 15 at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp. Neither Temple, nor her Recruit Division Commanders (RDC) – Chief Culinary Specialist

GREAT LAKES, Ill. - As the recruit choir sings their final song during the Pass-In-Review ceremony Sept. 24, at Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) Midway Ceremony Drill Hall, Choir Director Alan Miller will retire on a high note.

Sharing the lessons of 9/11 – honoring the lives of those lost and the courage and bravery of the first responders who tirelessly worked to save lives – is a critical part of training at Recruit Training Command. Learning about the resilience and fortitude shown by Americans allows future Sailors to