Stars and Stripes

Navy sees largest number of sailors graduating from boot camp in a decade

With sailors from Training Group 52 formally graduating from boot camp, the service reached a milestone of 42,000 sailors ...
Seapower

Recruit Training Command Graduates Final Class of FY 2025, Achieves Highest Production in a Decade

With the graduation of Training Group 52, more than 42,000 Sailors completed initial training during Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), ...
Stars and Stripes

Navy rebounded on recruiting but didn’t initially document the processes it used to do that, watchdog finds

The Navy reversed a major recruiting slump in 2024 and even met its 2025 goals early, but a lack of documentation on how it achieved those gains threatened to undermine future efforts, a government ...
East Oregonian

Letter: Hermiston High should have allowed Navy recruit to walk at graduation

It is sad to see that Hermiston High School refused to allow a young Navy recruit to walk during graduation over a Navy-issued stole. This was very disrespectful to the student and the military.
USNI

Navy Personnel Chief Sees Low Risk in Recruiting Sailors Without High School Diplomas

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command’s Pass-in-Review in Great Lakes, Illinois, Feb., 1, 2024. US Navy Photo Faced with a shortfall of more than 7,000 sailors, the head of Navy personnel is tapping into ...
USA Today

US Navy crisis: Standard drops to allow recruits without high school diplomas

The U.S. Navy will now consider applicants without high school diplomas, its chief of personnel said in an interview with the Associated Press on Friday. The only academic requirement will be a score ...