DEERFIELD, Ill. (Jan. 21, 2009) Chicago Bulls center-forward Joakim Noah signs autographs for a group of Chicago-area recruits at the Chicago Bulls Berto Center practice facility.

The 30 recruits were part of an enlistment swearing-in ceremony at the center marking a new partnership between Recruit Training Command and the Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls division will train for eight weeks at Recruit Training Command at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., the Navy’s only boot camp, before joining Navy schools and commands around the world.

(U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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