Naval Station Great Lakes

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Naval Station Great Lakes
North Chicago, Illinois

Naval Station Great Lakes insignia
Coordinates 42°18′33.08″N 87°51′0.25″W / 42.3091889°N 87.8500694°W / 42.3091889; -87.8500694
In use 1911 - present
Controlled by United States Navy
Garrison Recruit Training Command
Commanders Captain David A. Schnell

Naval Station Great Lakes is the United States Navy's Headquarters Command for training, located in the city of North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Center, Training Support Center and Naval Recruiting District Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training center in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres (6.59 km2) and has 50 miles (80 km) of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities.

The original 39 buildings built between 1903 and 1927 were designed by Jarvis Hunt[1].

The Great Lakes Naval Training Center won the 1918 Rose Bowl football game against Mare Island.

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[edit] Major Tenant Commands

[edit] Recruit Training Command

Main article: United States Navy Basic Training
An aerial view showing a special recruit graduation "Pass in Review" Ceremony held at Ross Field, Naval Training Center Great Lakes.
Naval Station Great Lakes is located in Illinois
Naval Station Great Lakes
Location of Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois

Since 1994, RTC Great Lakes became the Navy's only basic training facility. Approximately 50,000 recruits pass through Great Lakes Recruit Training Command annually with an estimated 15,000 recruits onboard the installation at any time. Great Lakes RTC has been turning civilians into Sailors for over 80 years.

[edit] Training Support Center

TSC Great Lakes is the Navy's premier technical training command. It has an annual throughput of 16,000 sailors a year. TSC supports the following five learning sites:

  • Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)
  • Center for Naval Engineering (CNE)
  • Center for EOD and Dive (CNEODD)
  • Center for Naval Leadership (CNL)
  • Center for Personal Development (CPD)
  • Center for Service Support (CSS)

The following rate training class A-schools are located at NTC Great Lakes:

In addition, all Navy rates that require basic electricial knowledge and troubleshooting training complete Apprentice Technical Training (ATT) school. This includes some aviation rates prior to detachment to their respective school locations. Some surface rates complete Surface Common Core (SCC) Basic Maintenance Training.

[edit] BRAC 2005

Despite issuance of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) list in 2005, Great Lakes NTC (Naval Training Command) and RTC (Recruit Training Command — the Boot Camp portion) are not slated for closing. Several hundred million dollars have been invested in building new barracks ("ships"), a $72,000,000 training facility, as well as numerous upgrades around the base. It is the United States Navy's only boot camp facility. Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Illinois is the central processing location for Naval recruits. Approximately 50,000 recruits pass through Great Lakes RTC annually with up to 25,000 recruits enrolled at the installation at any time.

Geographically, the station separates the affluent North Shore from the more industrial Waukegan/North Chicago area, the latter now announcing numerous redevelopments across their span for strip malls and New Urban residency communities.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Great Lakes Naval Training Station historic district in 1986 covering 1,932 acres (7.8 km2), 43 buildings, 14 structures, six objects.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jarvis Hunt Buildings - math.uic.edu - Retrieved July 13, 2008

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