Frank A. Peters, Jr., 18, a 2015 graduate of Battle Mountain High School, graduated from United States Navy boot camp at the Navy’s only Recruit Training Command located in Great Lakes, Ill., on Aug. 21.
SA Peters successfully completed eight weeks of intensive basic training at Great Lakes as one of 88 recruits in Training Division 278. While in basic training, Peters learned many valuable skills to become a sailor, and in addition, he served as a section leader.
He is currently studying for an additional seven months in Great Lakes to learn the critical skills required of a Gunner’s Mate.
Peters is the son of Frank and Laura Peters, of Battle Mountain, and Vickie Peters, of Cold Brooke, N.Y.
