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The head of the Navy’s boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes has been relieved of his command after his superiors lost confidence in his ability to handle the job, officials said. Capt. Jeffry ...
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Kelsey Nobles, an 18-year-old Navy seaman recruit from Alabama collapsed and died Tuesday at a Navy boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.
The Navy will not accept new recruits this week at its boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, after one recruit tested positive for COVID-19.
The Navy halted the travel of recruits to Great Lakes, Il., on Monday following the first positive test of COVID-19 at the Recruit Training Command.
An 18-year-old Navy recruit from Alabama has died during boot camp in Illinois. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff says Kelsey Nobles, of Mobile, died Tuesday after collapsing during training at the ...
The Navy has extended its pause in sending recruits to its boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, until April 19. The service is working to make sure recruits stay healthy during training ...
A recruit died Tuesday at the Navy’s boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, officials confirmed Thursday. Seaman Recruit Kelsey Nobles, 18, collapsed following her final physical fitness assessment ...
“Not everybody can be a sailor.” Making boot camp tougher, especially at the beginning of the training cycle, dramatically shifted the “attrition profile” at Great Lakes, Bernacchi said.
The Navy will not receive any new recruits at its boot camp in Great Lakes after a recruit tested positive for coronavirus.