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 ...

Navy boot camp is tough, and for me, it was a journey that didn’t end as expected. In this video, I share the real reasons why I never made it to graduation. ‘Huge Win’: CNN Analyst Responds to Court ...

Mr. Currier (center) joins the dais with RTC Officers and other Navy Club USA attendees at the Recruit Training Command Great Lakes graduation ceremony. Bob Currier, Brockport Navy Club Commander and ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy will trim one week off its Basic Military Training program, shortening the boot camp from 10 weeks to nine, beginning next month. The change will take effect in January. It is ...

The Navy is cutting seven days out of its Basic Military Training program, from 10 weeks to nine, as improved recruiting numbers mean the sea service needs to push more sailors through boot camp at ...

New Navy recruits will have to endure one less week of boot camp before becoming full-fledged sailors, the Navy announced Wednesday. The service said its Basic Military Training program at Recruit ...

Recruits at the USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.,Trayer, more commonly referred to as ‘Battle Stations,’ is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to graduation, ...

A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on March 22, 2024. (MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – U.S. Navy Recruits Jordan and Jason Garcia and Petty Officer 1 st Class Yaovi Ameto join Gayle Guyardo , the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom to talk ...

As you may have surmised, the two week boot camp experiment of the 1950s, as I had been discussing in previous articles, did not endure for long. Although we reservists were theoretically receiving ...

On August 29, 2024, Kian Kogelmann completed and graduated from Navy Boot Camp, in Great Lakes, IL. Kian is a 2024 graduate of Laurel High School. Kian’s parents are Jeff and Tiffany Kogelmann, his ...

Ty Volmer recently graduated from Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. He is a son of Kristen & Bob Volmer and Cara Clack. He is a 2024 graduate of Laurel High School. Ty is currently attending ...