Navy Recruit 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

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...

MCPON: Navy Working to Keep Personnel Pipeline Flowing Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

14 April 2020

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith speaks with U.S. Naval War College sailors on Jan. 16, 2020. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s top enlisted sailor is confident that the measures the service is taking now to keep the training pipeline moving will help smooth the flow of personnel in the coming months, when the Navy can resume its movement of sailors across the force.

Though new recruit training has slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Navy believes it can make up the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/14/mcpon-navy-working-to-keep-personnel-pipeline-flowing-amid-covid-19-restrictions

Navy Halts Travel of New Recruits to Great Lakes Boot Camp

31 March 2020

Chief Boatswain’s Mate Omar Aleman briefs new recruits at the Golden 13 recruit in-processing center at Recruit Training Command. Navy photo

The Navy halted the travel of recruits to Great Lakes, Il., on Monday following the first positive test of COVID-19 at the Recruit Training Command, according to the chief of naval personnel.

The Navy’s boot camp is still carrying on with training activities but is doing so by following social distancing protocols and limiting group sizes for training...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/30/navy-halts-travel-of-new-recruits-to-great-lakes-boot-camp

Navy Recruit Tests Positive for Coronavirus at Illinois Boot Camp

29 March 2020

Recruits dress off in formation at Recruit Training Command on Feb. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo

A recruit at the Navy’s Illinois boot camp for enlisted sailors has tested positive for COVID-19, the service announced on Saturday.

The prospective sailor is now isolated at a federal hospital outside of Chicago while the Navy is conducting a contact investigation to gauge the potential spread of the virus at the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.

“Personnel identified as having close contact with the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/29/navy-recruit-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-at-illinois-boot-camp

Navy Bars Families From Recruit, Officer Graduations Over Coronavirus Concerns

9 March 2020

Recruits march in formation due to inclement weather at Recruit Training Command on Feb. 13, 2020. US Navy Photo

Concerns over spreading COVID-19 strain of coronavirus caused the Navy to bar families from attending boot camp and officer candidate school graduations and to cancel Liberty for graduates, the Navy Recruitment Training Command announced Monday.

The policy, first posted to the command’s Facebook page, starts with Friday’s scheduled graduation ceremonies. The graduations will continue...

https://news.usni.org/2020/03/09/navy-bars-families-from-recruit-officer-graduations-over-coronavirus-concerns