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GREAT LAKES, Ill. - The Navy’s only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) at Naval Station Great Lakes launched the Future Sailor Preparatory Course (FSPC), physical fitness training pipeline, to help potential recruits meet or exceed Navy,
The Navy has relieved the head of the Great Lakes boot camp from his duties over "a loss of confidence in his ability to command," officials said.
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Capt. Jeffry Sandin, cq who had led Recruit Training Command Great Lakes for just over a year, cq was removed from his post Saturday, cq Navy spokesman Cmdr. Brian Wierzbicki cq said. He did not offer a specific reason for the move.
Cmdr. Peter Lesaca, commanding officer of USS Preble, was relieved of his duty on June 14. On Wednesday it emerged that he had been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Three U.S. Navy leaders, including two serving aboard a destroyer, were ousted late last week, the latest in a recent string of removals by the service.