The Naval Station Great Lakes, or NAVSTA Great Lakes, is located in Lake County, Illinois. This is the United States' Navy's only boot camp and has been in use since the year of 1911.
Naval Station Great Lakes was created in 1911.
There are two: RTC (Recruit Training Command) Great Lakes and NTC (Naval Training Command) Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Naval Training Station is in Lake County, IL. Lake County is the northeasternmost county in Illinois.
A-School for Culinary Specialists is currently located at Naval Station Great Lakes, located in Illinois. The same location as US Navy basic training.
Naval Museum Great Lakes was created in 2009.
The address of the Great Lakes Naval Museum Foundation is: 4016 Belle Aire Ln, Downers Grove, IL 60515-1923
The address of the Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum - Uss Silversides is: 1346 Bluff St, Muskegon, MI 49443-1692
There are numerous Navy College locations throughout the United States, as well as online. Some of the main Navy College locations include Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, Naval Base San Diego in California, and Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. Additionally, there are Navy College offices located on many other naval bases and installations.
The phone number of the Great Lakes Naval Memorial And Museum - Uss Silversides is: 231-755-1230.
Metra, which is the Chicago area's commuter rail system, stops near the Great Lakes naval station. The Metra line that goes there is the Union Pacific North line (or UP-North) which ends in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It departs from the Ogilvey Station just west of the Loop in downtown Chicago. The stop for the Naval Station is named "Great Lakes," and is about 75 minutes from downtown on a non-express train. Express trains cut that time to about 45 minutes. You can explore your options here: http://metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_n/cnwn.shtml
Great Lakes Naval Training Center is north of Chicago, near Waukegan, IL
Great Lakes Naval Training Center is located about 20 minutes North of downtown Chicago just South of Waukegan, Illinois.