Vice Admiral Yancy B. Lindsey, commander, Navy Installations Command, right, is greeted at the USS Triton recruit barracks during a visit to Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, Illinois. More than 40,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp. Forged by the Sea,Navy boot camp,RTC,US Navy,We Make Sailors,

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