The military is growing again, but money isn’t what will keep troops in uniform. Mission clarity, trust, and predictable ...

Keontae Owens, 28, of Orrville, Ohio, said receiving the Navy’s highest recruit honor marks one of the proudest moments of ...

The Pentagon has ordered the military command that processes new recruits to hold off on initial training for people who are HIV-positive and recently joined the military, CNN has learned, saying that ...

On a not-so-white Christmas Day, 50 recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes walked into a roaring welcome at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights, a tradition embraced by the community for ...

Recruits await the start of pass-in-review at Navy Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Ill, on June 12. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Suits/Navy) This article by Karen ...

Seventeen recruits who graduated from the 42nd Firefighter Recruit were honored during a ceremony Friday. The graduates include Aric Acorda, Chad Adolpho, Jordan Baker, Ellis Bloyer, Nainoa Bright, ...

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 ...

Navy junior safety Giuseppe Sessi understands the allure of the new, lucrative world of college football. He has former teammates and friends from his high school playing days in Texas, he says, who ...

The “Boomers” of Training Squadron 27, held a change of command ceremony Nov. 13 aboard Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, in which Cmdr. Colin Johnson-Giammalvo relieved Cmdr. Tom Younghans as ...

(Nov. 20, 2025) Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander, Naval Service Training Command (center), Capt. Kenneth Froberg, commanding officer, Recruit Training Command (RTC) (right) and Navy Club of ...

Veterans and volunteers at the American Legion Post 208 in suburban Arlington Heights hosted a Thanksgiving meal for Navy recruits who spent the last eight weeks in basic training. It's a tradition ...