The US Navy has met its active-duty recruiting goal for fiscal year 2025 more than three months ahead of schedule, ...

Sailors who complete boot camp and are heading to advanced training school are now eligible for overnight liberty, a ...

Baltimore native recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s 2024 Military Instructor of the Year by Special to the AFRO February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 ...

Recruits march in formation at Recruit Training Command in 2019, wearing the Navy Working Uniform Type III. (U.S. Navy) Sailors may have a hard time getting a hold of the Navy Working Uniform Type ...

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, head of the Navy's Training and Education Command, told reporters at the time that he was also on a path to get the Great Lakes 90% manned over the next year.

Navy basic military training website. The Navy added the two-week “Sailor for Life” curriculum to Basic Military Training in 2022, increasing the length of boot camp from 8 weeks to 10.

Recruits call home during their scheduled divisional phone calls at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, Dec. 9, 2023. (Mass Communication 2nd Class Stuart Posada/U.S. Navy photo) ...

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.

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command’s Pass-in-Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Feb., 1, 2024. US Navy Photo This story has been corrected to reflect that the Navy grew its delayed entry program pool.

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 ...