Seaman Apprentice Jason Lorentz received the Military Excellence Award after completing the Future Sailor Prep Course and basic training. (U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command) A sailor who once doubted ...

How quickly recruits move from accession to operational qualification can affect force generation, unit staffing and ...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- An 18-year-old Navy recruit died during boot camp in Illinois this past week. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff said Kelsey Nobles of Mobile, Alabama, died Tuesday after collapsing ...

Navy recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command, Dec. 9, 2023. (Stuart Posada/U.S. Navy) Last time, on Fire Watch, we took you inside Navy boot camp.

Short video from Captain Erik Thors, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) (USN), as he narrates a video that gives friends and family members of the RTC recruit experience from the ...

Recruits make phone calls home after battle stations at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command, March 7, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephane Belcher) The Navy's boot ...

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command’s Pass-in-Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Feb., 1, 2024. US Navy Photo This story has been corrected to reflect that the Navy grew its delayed entry program pool.

WASHINGTON — The Navy is on track to meet its recruiting goal for the second consecutive year, the service announced Tuesday, just four months into fiscal 2025. The sea service has contracted about 14 ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — A Defiance teen has been named the top sailor in her class from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes here, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA). Eliza Ramirez, 18, ...