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 ...

Where can the sea take you? That’s what the Navy’s 2026 commercial, the latest in the Forged By The Sea campaign, asked young Americans. It was a challenge, the head of Navy Recruiting Command told ...

Rear Adm. Kavon Hakimzadeh, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 2 (CSG-2) visits USS Trayer at Recruit Training Command (RTC). (John Suits/U.S. Navy) The Navy says that, starting next month, it will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday. (Navy) A recruit assigned to Recruit ...

Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Darlene Rule gives a tour of the gear issue room inside the Golden Thirteen In-Processing Building to Great Lakes-area future Sailors at Recruit Training ...

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, ...

Editor's note: This report has been updated to include the recruit's identity. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the U.S. Navy confirmed. While ...