27 May 2021 NSTC Changes Command GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture relieved Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands III as commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Thursday, May 27, in a change of command ceremony held at the Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) on Naval Station Great Lakes.
26 May 2021 CNP Thanks Ft. McCoy Army Personnel during Congressional Testimony During congressional testimony before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John Nowell thanked Army leadership at Fort McCoy for successfully fulfilling an agreement made in early 2020 to allow Navy recruits to conduct their 14-day COVID-19 waiting
21 May 2021 Navy Accepting STA-21 Applications The Seaman-To-Admiral (STA-21) commissioning program, which provides an opportunity for qualified Sailors to receive college educations and U. S. Navy commissions, is soliciting applications for fiscal year 2022, as announced in NAVADMIN 094/21.
17 May 2021 VCNO Visits Fleet, Focuses on Sailor Manning, Readiness, Toughness Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) Adm. Bill Lescher spoke with Sailors and leadership at Navy Personnel and Navy Recruiting Commands in Millington, Tenn., and Navy Service Training and Recruit Training Commands in Great Lakes, Ill., 17 May.
13 May 2021 RTC Recruits, Staff Exhibit Resiliency During Training in Pandemic More than 50,000 recruits have trained at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp, since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
13 May 2021 FY-22 Seaman to Admiral Applications — What's New this Year WASHINGTON - The call for Seaman to Admiral–21 (STA–21) program is out. Initial applications must be postmarked on or before July 1. The board is scheduled to meet in September. Here's what you need to know.
05 May 2021 Recruit Training Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Recruit Training Command (RTC) held a change-of-command ceremony onboard Naval Station Great Lakes on May 5.
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.
19 March 2021 Becoming the Change: Celebrating Women Past and Present GREAT LAKES, Ill. - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Rose-Laure Bazile, a recruit division commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Illinois, reflected back to sitting below deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
03 March 2021 RTC’s Past Leaders Influence Today’s Leaders During Black History Month At the close of Black History Month, Sailors in leadership positions at Recruit Training Command (RTC) reflected on February’s month long celebration and what it means for them being stationed at the Navy’s only boot camp.