180807-N-PL946-1031 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 7, 2018) Capt. Erik Thors, commanding officer of Recruit Training Command (RTC), speaks to the RTC chief petty officer selectees and the chiefs mess in the Pacific Fleet drill hall at RTC. Sixty-nine RTC first class petty officers were selected for chief. More than 30,000 recruits graduate annually from the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Spencer Fling/Released)