<Tr> <Th> Executive officer </Th> <Td> CDR Richard Huth, USN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Command master chief </Th> <Td> CMDCM Shawn Isbell, USN </Td> </Tr> <P> Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes), is a unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and indoctrination of incoming recruits . It is part of Naval Service Training Command, and is located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois . </P> <P> RTC Great Lakes is also commonly referred to as boot camp and recruit training, or RTC . Since the BRAC - directed closures of Recruit Training Commands in Orlando, Florida in 1994 and San Diego, California in 1993, RTC Great Lakes has been the only enlisted basic training location in the U.S. Navy and has been called "The Quarterdeck of the Navy" since it was first utilized in July 1911 . </P>

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