The Navy is recruiting Sailors to become recruit division commanders (RDCs) at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp, and Officer Training Command, as announced in the NAVADMIN 042/17 ...

New U.S. Navy recruits don’t have to part with their cell phones right away. It’s a big change in policy from the Navy Recruit Training Command, which announced the new approach for basic training ...

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 ...

A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday. (Navy) A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the Navy ...

Seaman recruits perform physical training exercises in their berthing compartment at Recruit Training Command. (MC1 Richard Perez/U.S. Navy) A new Navy preparatory course focused on fitness and ...

Chief Gunner’s Mate Dan Dlask, Chief Damage Controlman Reba Miller, Machinist’s Mate First Class Jacob Lavold. US Navy Photo Three sailors assigned to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes have died ...

The Navy said beginning Friday it's allowing boot camp recruits to use their cell phones for family calls after a small test of the new policy rolled out in late November. Recruits are typically ...

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, ...