Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ryan Labita served at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Naval Station Great Lakes, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. HM3 Labita reflects on the history-making year and how RTC continued training new sailors throughout the pandemic.

Please note, the first seven episodes of Scuttlebutt and a Cup o’ Joe were originally recorded as a video podcast. Video versions are available on the National Museum of the American Sailor’s YouTube page.