Great Lakes Naval Station
| Naval Station Great Lakes | |
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| Part of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | |
| North Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Naval Station Great Lakes insignia
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 Naval Station Great Lakes
Location of Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois
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| Coordinates | 42°18′33.08″N 87°51′0.25″W / 42.3091889°N 87.8500694°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  United States of America |
| Controlled by |  United States Navy |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1911 – present |
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| Past commanders |
Captain William Bulis, USN |
| Garrison | Recruit Training Command |
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
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Great Lakes Building 1
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| Nearest city | Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Area | 193.2 acres (78.2 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Other, Federal Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002890 |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1986 |
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes is the second largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station 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. Within the naval service, it has several different nicknames, including "The Quarterdeck of the Navy", or the more derogatory "Great Mistakes".
The original 39 buildings built between 1905 and 1911 were designed by Jarvis Hunt.
The base is like a small city, with its own Fire Department, Naval Security Forces (Police), and Public Works Department.
One of the landmarks of the area is Building 1, also known as the clocktower building. Completed in 1911, the building is made of red brick, and has a tower over the third floor of the building. The large parade ground in front of the administration building is named Ross Field.
In 1996, RTC Great Lakes became the Navy's only basic training facility. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission of 1993 resulted in the closure of Naval Training Center San Diego, California and Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida, their associated Recruit Training Commands, and the consolidation of US Navy enlisted recruit training to Great Lakes. Approximately 40,000 recruits pass through Recruit Training Command annually with an estimated 7,000 recruits on board the installation at any time. RTC Great Lakes has been active for over 100 years.
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 six learning sites:
The following rating training class A-schools are located at Naval Station Great Lakes:
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