The Navy is short about 22,000 sailors to fill billets on ships, and the vast majority of those — about 20,000 — are in the lowest ranks. Advertisement World & Nation ...

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.

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Czerewko, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, speaks at an all-hands call at NETC headquarters onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, Sept. 17, 2024 (U.S. Navy photo ...