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.

This story has been corrected to reflect that the Navy grew its delayed entry program pool. The Navy and Marine Corps ended 2024 on a high note in terms of recruiting and retention. Both services ...

The Navy has identified a sailor who died last week from a gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, died Wednesday following an incident at the ...

Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, who was assigned to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday. (U.S. Navy) ...

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 ...

This engraved plaque was presented to Dr. Charles Stark Draper when he was the guest of honor at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Command in Illinois on November 21, 1975. Draper, the founder of the ...