UPDATED: Admiral Investigating Deaths of 3 Sailors Assigned to Navy Boot Camp
Heather Mongilio
May 16, 2025 2:28 PM - Updated: May 16, 2025 6:26 PM
Three sailors assigned to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes have died over the past month, the Naval Education and Training Command told USNI News.
The training command identified the three sailors as Chief Gunner’s Mate Daniel Dlask, Chief Damage Controlman Reba Miller and Machinist’s Mate First Class Jacob Lavold.
“These losses have deeply affected our command and the Navy community,” reads the statement from NETC spokesperson Cmdr. Laura Stegherr.
Dlask passed on April 18, a Navy official told USNI News. Miller died on April 28, while Lavold died on Wednesday. USNI News visited Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday.
https://news.usni.org/2025/05/16/admiral-leading-investigation-into-deaths-of-3-sailors-assigned-to-navy-boot-camp