RTC Chain of Command
Recruit Training Command chain by position (titles only — names change with each administration and command rotation).
- 1POTUS
President of the United States
Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- 2VPOTUS
Vice President of the United States
Second-highest executive officer of the United States.
- 3SECDEF
Secretary of Defense
Head of the Department of Defense, principal defense policy advisor to the President.
- 4SECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
Head of the Department of the Navy, responsible for all Navy and Marine Corps affairs.
- 5CNO
Chief of Naval Operations
Senior military officer of the Navy and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- 6MCPON
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Senior enlisted advisor to the CNO and the highest-ranking enlisted Sailor.
- 7USFF
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Provides operational forces to combatant commanders.
- 8CNP
Chief of Naval Personnel
Oversees Navy manpower, personnel, training, and education.
- 9NETC
Commander, Naval Education and Training Command
Provides education and training to Navy personnel; parent command of NSTC.
- 10NSTC
Commander, Naval Service Training Command
Oversees initial accession training including RTC, NROTC, and Officer Training Command.
- 11CO, RTC
Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command
Commands RTC Great Lakes — the Navy's only boot camp.
- 12XO, RTC
Executive Officer, Recruit Training Command
Second-in-command at RTC, responsible for day-to-day operations.
- 13CMC, RTC
Command Master Chief, Recruit Training Command
Senior enlisted advisor at RTC.
- 14LCPO
Ship's Leading Chief Petty Officer
Senior chief responsible for a recruit ship (training division group).
- 15RDC
Recruit Division Commander
Directly responsible for training and leading a division of recruits through boot camp.