The Navy’s record-breaking recruiting numbers translated to the service’s highest production of basic training graduates in a decade with the graduation of sailors from Training Group 52, the Navy ...

ILLINOIS, USA — A Spokane native has graduated as the top sailor from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA) on April 16, 2026. Seaman Abigail Treffry, ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. — A Defiance teen has been named the top sailor in her class from Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes here, earning the Military Excellence Award (MEA). Eliza Ramirez, 18, ...

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Every year, thousands of young Americans face the relentless eight-week crucible of Navy boot camp at Great Lakes, where strict discipline and constant pressure push recruits to their limits. Under ...