Naval Service Training Command Archives

Head of Navy’s Boot Camp Removed from Command

11 June 2022

Capt. Jeffrey Sandin US Navy Photo

The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., Saturday, according to a press release from the sea service.

Capt. Jeffrey Sandin of his duties as commanding officer of Recruit Training Command, the Navy’s due to a loss in confidence, according to the Navy release. The service did not provide any details.

Sandin enlisted in 1986 and previously served aboard the former USS Nashville (LPD-13), the former USS John F. Kennedy

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/11/head-of-navys-boot-camp-removed-from-command

Navy Basic Training Extended to 10 Weeks, First Major Overhaul in 20 Years

7 January 2022

Sailors in recruit division 012 present class and 2d Marine Division (MARDIV) guidons in the USS Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during their boot camp graduation at Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., on Dec. 10, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

New Navy recruits will now have 10 weeks of basic training, in the service’s biggest overhaul to training in nearly 20 years.

The 10-week training, which went into effect on Jan. 3, incorporates two weeks of life skills and mentorship, said...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/07/navy-basic-training-extended-to-10-weeks-first-major-overhaul-in-20-years

Pre-Boot Camp Quarantine for Navy, Marines May Continue Into Next Year

8 July 2020

Poolees study Marine Corps knowledge at The Citadel, a public military college temporarily utilized to stage poolees for a 14-day observation period in Charleston, S.C. on May 6, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

The Navy and Marine Corps basic training commands are unsure if they’ll have enough money to finish out the fiscal year, due to costs incurred from COVID-19 prevention measures they’ve implemented – but they’re going to keep doing what they’re doing because it’s allowed training to progress...