Despite meeting its recruiting goal of 40,600 sailors, the Navy will fall 5,000 short of its boot camp target due to last-minute enlistments.

As a result, he said, boot camp is operating at capacity, and he’ll only be able to get about 35,500 through by the end of September. One of the key recruiting changes was the Navy’s decision ...

Before they train Navy recruits at boot camp, future RDCs must graduate from Continuation School, or C School, at Naval Station Great Lakes near Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago.

NORTH CHICAGO (WGN) — Naval Station Great Lakes has confirmed the death of a recruit assigned to its training command, otherwise known as Navy boot camp, according to a statement Thursday. The ...

The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs, but the crush of last-minute enlistments means it won't be able to get ...