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220126-N-PW480-0032 GREATLAKES, Il. (Jan 26, 2022) Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) (right); Capt. Jeffrey Sandin, commander, Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) (second from left); and RTC Command Master Chief Nicholas Wallace (left), pose for a photo with RTC Sailor of the Year (SOY) award winners at the National Museum of the American Sailor in Great Lakes, Il. Jan. 26. Couture and her NSTC staff, headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., support naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. This training includes the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at more than 160 colleges and universities across the country, Officer Training Command (OTC) in Newport, Rhode Island, Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, as well as the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development program at more than 600 high schools worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)