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...

The University of Notre Dame Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) hosted its 30th Annual Naval Leadership Weekend (NLW) from January 31 to February 1, 2025, bringing together hundreds of midshipmen from across the country for a weekend of transformative leadership development...

Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps and National Defense Cadet Corps cadets, representing 24 units from 12 states nationwide, converged at Naval Air Station Pensacola for the 2024 NJROTC National Championship, April 5-6...

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) hosted the 2024 Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Tri-Service Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) conference in San Diego, March 5-7. The event included senior leaders of Navy and Marine Corps Army, and Air Force ROTC leadership, providing a...

The University of Colorado Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) hosted the 29th annual Colorado Drill Meet, March 7-9...

Future military officers made the trip to Cornell University to participate in the Cornell University Invitational Drill Competition (CUIDC), Oct. 21...

Two members of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) were recently recognized for drawing third place awards in the 2023 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Naval History Essay Contest...

The University of Illinois Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit won the overall University of Wisconsin-Madison’s NROTC Fall Invitational Drill Meet and Urban Adventure Race (UAR) title here, Sep. 23...

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) recently hosted a week of classes and instruction for new Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Professors of Naval Science, new commanding officers, executive officers, staff enlisted members and administrators at the O’Hare Crowne Plaza Hotel July...

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) welcomed more than 1,200 future Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen from across the United States to New Student Indoctrination (NSI) this summer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 16 – Aug. 07.The future college freshmen participated...

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) recently hosted a week of classes and instruction for new Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) instructors during Instructor Orientation Training (NIOT) on the Port Loma Submarine Base July 17-21...

Capt. Kenneth J. Froberg relieved Capt. Kertreck V. Brooks as commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) during a change-of-command ceremony July 18, at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall...

Seaman Raul Vega Rodriguez, a 40-year-old father of three, graduated from basic training while his youngest son, 18-year-old Seaman Recruit Kendrick Raul Vega Sanabria, also a recruit in Navy boot camp, watched from the bleachers July 14, at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command...

Capt. Craig Mattingly, US Navy, assumes command of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Monday, May 22, onboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois...

The Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) at Naval Station Great Lakes launched the Future Sailor Preparatory Course (FSPC), physical fitness training pipeline, to help potential recruits meet or exceed Navy accession standards April 10, 2023...

In late 2018, Warrior Toughness training was introduced to Recruit Training Command (RTC) staff, Recruit Division Commanders, and recruits. It has since developed toughness in Sailors throughout the Navy, enhancing their ability to focus and perform well under pressure...

Saturday, October 23 was a good day for the University of Illinois. The school’s football team beat Top 10-ranked Penn State University 20-18 in nine overtimes. On the same day, the school’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit won the overall title at this year’s University of...

A former Team USA synchronized skating athlete and Connecticut native will soon graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) as a newly commissioned Naval Flight Officer, Nov. 12...

Navy Band Great Lakes, known as Navy’s Ambassadors to the Midwest, is back performing in front of live audiences after almost two years...

A 2013 Lakewood High School graduate and Everett, Washington native currently serves in the U.S. Navy as technical trainer at Officer Training Command in Newport, Rhode Island (OTCN), charged with training the Navy’s current and future leaders...

GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen from across the United States completed their New Student Indoctrination (NSI) in two four-week cycles at Recruit Training Command (RTC), May 28 – July 22...

As Emilio Cendejas sat with his 85 fellow graduating Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) cadet classmates June 12, 2021, he thought of the past and the future...

Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN) announced Heather Yeles as the 2020 Civilian of the Year (COY) on June 14 at an all-hands ceremony from the Marine Detachment Auditorium on Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island...

Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) met with midshipmen aboard the Damage Control Wet Trainer, also known as the “USS Buttercup” wet trainer, during Sea Trials at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), June 24...

Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), visited Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN) for the first time as NSTC Commander, June 23-25...