Recruit Training Command

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Recruit Training Command is the U.S. Navy’s sole enlisted boot camp, responsible for transforming civilian recruits into basically trained sailors.

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Recruit Training Command Great Lakes 1

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instanceOf U.S. Navy training command
military boot camp
alsoKnownAs Navy Recruit Training Command NERFINISHED
Navy boot camp NERFINISHED
country United States of America
hasGarrison Naval Station Great Lakes NERFINISHED
hasMotto "The Quarterdeck of the Navy" NERFINISHED
hasProgram Battle Stations-21 capstone exercise
hasWebsite https://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/
inception 1994
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Great Lakes, Illinois NERFINISHED
Illinois NERFINISHED
Lake County, Illinois NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
location Naval Station Great Lakes NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Navy
mission prepare recruits for follow-on Navy training and fleet service
transform civilian recruits into basically trained sailors
nickname RTC Great Lakes NERFINISHED
operatesOnPrinciple sailorization of new recruits
operationalStatus active
partOf Naval Education and Training Command NERFINISHED
Naval Service Training Command NERFINISHED
primaryOutput basically trained sailors ready for follow-on training
recruitPopulation male and female enlisted recruits
replaces Naval Training Center Great Lakes (legacy recruit training structure) NERFINISHED
Naval Training Center Orlando NERFINISHED
Naval Training Center San Diego NERFINISHED
role sole enlisted boot camp for the U.S. Navy
selectionCriterion accessed enlisted personnel for the U.S. Navy
subordinateTo Chief of Naval Education and Training NERFINISHED
Commander, Naval Service Training Command NERFINISHED
trainingIncludes Navy core values instruction
Navy customs and courtesies
basic firefighting
basic seamanship
first aid
military drill
physical fitness
shipboard damage control
small-arms training
water survival
trainingType basic military training
naval recruit training
trains enlisted Navy recruits
future U.S. Navy sailors
typicalCourseDuration approximately 8 to 10 weeks
usesFacility USS Trayer (BST-21) training simulator

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Naval Station Great Lakes garrison Recruit Training Command
Naval Service Training Command hasComponent Recruit Training Command
Naval Service Training Command oversees Recruit Training Command
this entity surface form: Recruit Training Command Great Lakes