A Defiance teen has been named the top sailor in her class from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes here, earning the ...

BLOUNTVILLE — A Blountville native has been recognized as the top sailor in her training class at the U.S. Navy’s Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. Seaman Kristin Thorneloe, 23, ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy will trim one week off its Basic Military Training program, shortening the boot camp from 10 weeks to nine, beginning next month. The change will take effect in January. It is ...

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity and a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, ...

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PENSACOLA, Fla. – A Baltimore native and 2014 graduate of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute was recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s (NETC) Military Instructor of the Year (Mid-Grade ...

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 ...