U.S. Navy leaders, Sailors, and civilian partners marked the completion (EMF) during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Camp ...

On Jan. 29, Staunton High School graduate, Kevin Kays earned the title of United States Navy Sailor after completing nine weeks of boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes. The Navy boot camp ...

On a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for ...

The Navy’s record-breaking recruiting numbers translated to the service’s highest production of basic training graduates in a decade with the graduation of sailors from Training Group 52, the Navy ...

(Nov. 20, 2025) Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (center), Capt. Kenneth Froberg, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (RTC) (right) and Navy Club of ...

Faith Bottum’s “Life Lessons From the Cutting Edge” (op-ed, Nov. 24) reminded me of a similarly mundane awakening. It was 1972 at Navy boot camp, where we were taught the proper way to fold our ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS)– Each year, more than 40,000 recruits train at the U.S Navy’s Recruit Training Command, but only the top sailors walk away with the highest award a recruit can earn– the Military ...

A Navy sailor fresh out of boot camp rushed to save the occupant of a burning car, but the flames engulfed his mother’s vehicle during the rescue. Both the sailor and his mother were unhurt. Fireman ...

Navy boot camp is tough, and for me, it was a journey that didn’t end as expected. In this video, I share the real reasons why I never made it to graduation. The US just hit $39 trillion in debt. Here ...

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 ...

Navy coach Brian Newberry had a very succinct answer to a question posed during last Friday’s American Conference football media event. A member of the ESPN broadcast crew asked Newberry what he was ...