GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- An 18-year-old Navy recruit died during boot camp in Illinois this past week. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff said Kelsey Nobles of Mobile, Alabama, died Tuesday after collapsing ...

A recruit division marches in formation at Recruit Training Command on March 22, 2024. (MC2 Christopher O’Grady/U.S. Navy) The Navy is cutting its Basic Military Training program from 10 weeks to nine ...

Seaman Apprentice Jason Lorentz received the Military Excellence Award after completing the Future Sailor Prep Course and basic training. (U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command) A sailor who once doubted ...

NORTH CHICAGO (WGN) — Naval Station Great Lakes has confirmed the death of a recruit assigned to its training command, otherwise known as Navy boot camp, according to a statement Thursday. The death ...

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 ...

The Navy is cutting seven days out of its Basic Military Training program, from 10 weeks to nine, as improved recruiting numbers mean the sea service needs to push more sailors through boot camp at ...

Short video from Captain Erik Thors, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC) (USN), as he narrates a video that gives friends and family members of the RTC recruit experience from the ...

MOBILE, Ala. — An 18-year-old Navy recruit from Alabama has died during boot camp in Illinois. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff says Kelsey Nobles, of Mobile, died Tuesday after collapsing during ...

Sailors march in formation into Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall onboard U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Dec. 11, 2025. US Navy photo The Army and Navy exceeded the legal level of ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy is on track to meet its recruiting goal for the second consecutive year, the service announced Tuesday, just four months into fiscal 2025. The sea service has contracted about 14 ...

The Naval Service now has the strength of 784 personnel; that is up from 719 at the end of last year, according to official ...