Naval Station Great Lakes is the
United States NavyThe United States Navy is the sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. As of 31 December 2008, the U.S. Navy had about 331,682 personnel on active duty and 124,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 283 ships in active service and more than...
's Headquarters Command for training, located in the city of
North Chicago, IllinoisNorth Chicago is an outer suburb/exurb of the Greater Chicago area, and is an incorporated city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,918 at the 2000 census....
, in
Lake CountyLake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois. According to the 2000 United States Census, Lake County is the 31st richest county by per-capita income. The county is part of...
. Important tenant commands include the
Recruit Training CenterRecruit Training Command Great Lakes, is the command within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and training of new recruits. It commonly is referred to as boot camp, recruit training, or informally "Great Mistakes". It is approximately eight weeks long...
, 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 and has of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities.
The original 39 buildings built between 1903 and 1927 were designed by
Jarvis HuntJarvis Hunt was an American architect who built several large union stations.Hunt was born in Weathersfield, Vermont and was a nephew of Vermont architect Richard Morris Hunt...
.
The Great Lakes Naval Training Center won the 1919 Rose Bowl football game against
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
.
Since 1994, RTC Great Lakes became the Navy's only basic training facility.
Naval Station Great Lakes is the
United States NavyThe United States Navy is the sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. As of 31 December 2008, the U.S. Navy had about 331,682 personnel on active duty and 124,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 283 ships in active service and more than...
's Headquarters Command for training, located in the city of
North Chicago, IllinoisNorth Chicago is an outer suburb/exurb of the Greater Chicago area, and is an incorporated city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,918 at the 2000 census....
, in
Lake CountyLake County is the farthest north-east county in the U.S. state of Illinois. A 2006 census estimated the population was 713,076. Its county seat is Waukegan, Illinois. According to the 2000 United States Census, Lake County is the 31st richest county by per-capita income. The county is part of...
. Important tenant commands include the
Recruit Training CenterRecruit Training Command Great Lakes, is the command within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and training of new recruits. It commonly is referred to as boot camp, recruit training, or informally "Great Mistakes". It is approximately eight weeks long...
, 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 and has of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities.
The original 39 buildings built between 1903 and 1927 were designed by
Jarvis HuntJarvis Hunt was an American architect who built several large union stations.Hunt was born in Weathersfield, Vermont and was a nephew of Vermont architect Richard Morris Hunt...
.
The Great Lakes Naval Training Center won the 1919 Rose Bowl football game against
Mare IslandMare Island is a peninsula in the United States alongside the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay. Mare Island is considered a peninsula because no full...
.
Recruit Training Command
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.
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:
- Electronics Technician
The United States Navy occupational rating of Electronics Technician is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to enlisted members who satisfactorily complete initial Electronics Technician "A" school training....
(ET)
- Fire Controlman
Fire Controlman is a United States Navy occupational rating.Fire Controlmen provide system employment recommendations; perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on digital computer equipment, subsystems, and systems; operate and maintain combat and weapons direction systems,...
(FC)
- Fire Control Technician
Fire Control Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.Fire Control Technicians perform organizational and intermediate level maintenance on submarine combat control systems, equipment, and associated combat control systems test equipment; operate submarine combat control systems;...
(FT)
- Gunner's Mate
The United States Navy occupational rating of Gunner's Mate is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel to enlisted members who either satisfactorily complete initial Gunner's Mate "A" school training, or who "strike" for the rating as a deck seaman by showing competence in the field...
(GM)
- Interior Communications Electrician
Interior Communications Electricians are a rate in the United States Navy. operate and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on alarm, warning, and indicator systems; interior communications; and ship's control, entertainment, and navigation systems. IC is one of the most versatile...
(IC)
- Boatswain's Mate
A Boatswain's Mate is a job classification in Navies and Coast Guards.*Boatswain's Mate , a job classification in the United States Navy*Boatswain's Mate , a job classification in the United States Coast Guard...
(BM)
- Hospital Corpsman (HM)
- Electrician's Mate
Electrician's Mate is a United States Navy occupational rating.Electrician's Mates stand watch on generators, switchboards, control equipment and electrical equipment; operate and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on power and lighting circuits, electrical fixtures, motors,...
(EM)
- Culinary Specialist
Culinary Specialist is a United States Navy occupational rating. It was formerly the Mess Management Specialist rating until 15 January 2004.- Duties :...
(CS)
- Operations Specialist (OS)
- Hull Maintenance Technician
Hull Maintenance Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.Hull Maintenance Technicians plan, supervise, and perform tasks necessary for fabrication, installation and repair of all types of shipboard structures, plumbing, and piping systems; organize, supervise, and train personnel...
(HT)
- Damage Controlman
Damage Controlman are the Navy's and Coast Guard’s maintenance and emergency repair specialist.Coast Guard Damage Controlmen assigned to cutters are responsible for maintaining watertight integrity, emergency equipment associated with firefighting and Shipboard flooding; plumbing repairs; welding...
(DC)
- Engineman
Engineman is a United States Navy occupational rating.-Scope of Rating:Enginemen operate, maintain, and repair internal combustion engines, main propulsion machinery, refrigeration, air conditioning, gas turbine engines and assigned auxiliary equipment...
(EN)
- Gas Turbine System Technician
Gas Turbine System Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.Gas Turbine Systems Technicians operate, repair, and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on gas turbine engines, main propulsion machinery , assigned auxiliary equipment, propulsion control systems, assigned...
(Electric) (GSE)
- Gas Turbine System Technician
Gas Turbine System Technician is a United States Navy occupational rating.Gas Turbine Systems Technicians operate, repair, and perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on gas turbine engines, main propulsion machinery , assigned auxiliary equipment, propulsion control systems, assigned...
(Mechanical) (GSM)
- Machinery Repairman
Machinery Repairman is a United States Navy occupational rating.Machinery Repairmen perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on assigned equipment and in support of other ships, requiring the skillful use of lathes, milling machines, boring mills, grinders, power hack saws, drill...
(MR)
- Quartermaster
Quartermaster refers to two different military occupations. In land armies, it is a term referring to either an individual soldier or a unit, who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops. It is a non-commissioned rank in many navies...
(QM)
- Machinist Mate (MM)
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.
BRAC 2005
Despite issuance of the
Base Realignment and ClosureThe preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It is the fifth Base Realignment and Closure proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommends closing 33 major United States military bases and...
(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 ShoreHistorically, the North Shore referred to the area serviced by the now defunct Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad, which ran along Lake Michigan's western shore between Chicago and Milwaukee from 1896 until 1963. Today it refers to the suburbs north of Chicago along the lakefront...
from the more industrial
WaukeganWaukegan is a city in Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. A 2003 census estimated the city population to be 91,452. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population.-Geography:...
/
North ChicagoNorth Chicago is an outer suburb/exurb of the Greater Chicago area, and is an incorporated city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,918 at the 2000 census....
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 PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Great Lakes Naval Training Station historic district in 1986 covering , 43 buildings, 14 structures, six objects.
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