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 ...

Meet Utilitiesman 1st Class Joshua Gatke, a recruit division commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, ...

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, ...

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity and a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...