03 April 2025 Rear Adm. Craig T. Mattingly Concludes Tenure at NSTC, Strengthening Navy Training Programs Rear Adm. Craig T. Mattingly was relieved by Rear Adm. Matthew T. Pottenburgh as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) during a combined Recruit Training Command (RTC) Graduation and change of command ceremony held April 03,2025 at Naval Station Great Lakes...
07 January 2022 Navy Extends Boot Camp Training to 10 Weeks Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s enlisted boot camp, has extended the duration of its basic military training (BMT) program from eight to 10 weeks...
01 April 2021 Recruit Training Command Chiefs Celebrate 128 Years GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) chief petty officers (CPO) gathered at various locations around RTC April 1, to celebrate the 128th CPO birthday...
17 December 2018 VCNO Visits Boot Camp, Reviews Last Graduation of 2018 The Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) visited Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp, to speak with leaders of Naval accessions training and serve as the reviewing officer for the Navy's newest Sailors, Dec. 14-15...