The first 15 recruits were awarded the new Recruit Honor Graduate Ribbon during their Pass-In-Review (PIR) rehearsal in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Aug. 20. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GREAT LAKES (NNS) – Seaman Keontae Owens graduated as the top Sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC), earning the Military ...

BLOUNTVILLE — A Blountville native has been recognized as the top sailor in her training class at the U.S. Navy’s Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Seaman Kristin Thorneloe, 23, ...

The U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command announced a new policy that allows Navy graduates to spend time off base, according to a service spokesperson. Sailors who have completed boot camp and are ...

In the summer of 2016, the atmosphere in the drill hall at Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, was charged with pride and anticipation. Among the sea of uniformed sailors and their ...

Last time, on Fire Watch, we took you inside Navy boot camp. I was accompanied by Military.com reporter and Navy veteran Konstantin Toropin. And we came armed with a few questions: Is Navy boot camp ...