The policy comes after a trial run that started in December. Late that month the Navy Recruit Training Command announced that 60-80 sailors would be allowed to use cell phones to call home.

Recruits at U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command watch new sailors graduate on March 21, 2024. (MC2 Christopher M. O'Grady/U.S. Navy) Navy recruits undergoing basic training at Naval Station Great ...

Recruits at the USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.,Trayer, more commonly referred to as ‘Battle Stations,’ is the crucible event that recruits must pass prior to ...

The Navy’s Recruit Training Command base in Great Lakes, IL, is the basic training center for the service. It originally opened in 1911 and has been the sole recruit training base since 1994.

Capt. Jeffrey Sandin of his duties as commanding officer of Recruit Training Command, the Navy’s due to a loss in confidence, according to the Navy release. The service did not provide any details.

Recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command in December 2023. Boot camp is approximately 10 weeks, and all enlistees into the U.S. Navy begin their ...

The Navy is recruiting Sailors to become recruit division commanders (RDCs) at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp, and Officer Training Command, as announced in the NAVADMIN 042/ ...

The course, based out of Recruit Training Command at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois, is projected to add an additional 338 sailors to the fleet ithis fiscal year, according to Lt. Mack ...

Seaman Apprentice Jason Lorentz, 25, graduated as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command, earning the Military Excellence Award on Thursday, according to a Navy release. The award is ...

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command's Pass in Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Jan. 25, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher M. O'Grady) ...

Area man completes Navy training Seaman recruit Trevor C. Milam recently completed his Navy basic training and graduated from the Navy Recruit Training Command Center in Great Lakes, Ill. He will ...