The Navy’s record-breaking recruiting numbers translated to the service’s highest production of basic training graduates in a decade with the graduation of sailors from Training Group 52, the Navy announced Friday.

With sailors from Training Group 52 formally graduating from boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., on Thursday, the service reached a milestone of 42,000 sailors completing basic training for the fiscal year. That is 10,000 more than the previous year.

The milestone was honored with a ceremonial bell ringing on Nov. 20 during a recent training group’s graduation, attended by Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh, commander of Naval Service Training Command and the top sailor of Training Group 50, Seaman Yazmine Gaines, according to the service’s news release.

The milestone announcement comes after the service in October confirmed it enlisted 3,000 more sailors than the year before. In June the Navy said it had met its 2025 recruiting goal three months early.

The service in October credited its increase in enlistees to changes in recruiting practices, including emphasizing on-the-ground recruiters and opening a preparatory course, the latter of which was also noted in Friday’s release.

This is the second fiscal year in a row in which the Navy met its recruiting goal, following a year with a missed recruiting goal. A similar trend has played out with the other branches. The Coast Guard last month reported its largest increase in enlisted members in 30 years, while the Army, Air Force and Space Force reported hitting their annual recruiting goals well ahead of schedule.

previous coverage

• Navy enlists 3,000 more sailors than last year
• Navy hits recruitment goal with months to spare, touting momentum and well-received changes
• National Guard beats 2025 recruiting goals
• Coast Guard reports largest increase in enlisted in more than 30 years
• Air Force and Space Force hit 2025 recruiting targets with months to spare
• Army hits recruiting goal for 2025 at earliest point in a decade