How To Contact Great Lakes Naval Training Center Service School Command

Base History \ Arrival

Naval Station Great Lakes is a military machine town, located on the shores of Lake Michigan, sits 1 hour Due north of Chicago, Illinois and 1 60 minutes South of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Naval Station Keen Lakes is located in the eye of 2 metropolitan areas Chicago and Milwaukee which can exist consider equally a high cost area. The base operator's phone number is 847-688-3500 or DSN 312-792-3500.

History

Cracking Lakes has been turning civilians into seamen and seamen into Sailors for more than 100 years. From its founding in 1911, Smashing Lakes has maintained its position as the Navy's largest training facility. Since World War I through today, it has trained and sent to the Armada more than than two million new Sailors through the Recruit Grooming Control (RTC), and nearly an equal number from its technical schools.

The largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training centre in the Navy, the base of operations includes 1,153 buildings on one,628 acres, and uses 50 miles of roadway to provide access to the station's facilities. For more data on Neat Lakes' history and the installation itself, go to our homepage.

Mission

Our mission is to railroad train Sailors for the Armada. Naval Station Great Lakes (NS) is home to the U.S. Navy's simply Recruit Preparation Command.

Population Served

Naval Station Great Lakes is domicile to over four,000 active duty staff personnel and families, 14,000 recruits and students, 3,000 government noncombatant employees, and over ii,000 contractors.Naval Station Great Lakes provides services to Active Duty armed forces, their family unit members and retirees, from a surrounding 16 state area.

Base Transportation

The shuttle bus on base of operations is complimentary and run by Naval Station Quarterdeck/CDO. Delight call 847-688-3300 or DSN 312-792-3300 for more information.

Sponsorship

Contact your new command for information on sponsorship assist. You may also go assistance with obtaining a sponsor by going to the Navy Personnel web site and clicking on Sponsor Assignment Aid.

Post Middle :

Call 847-688-2197; DSN 312-792-2197. Members who volition be living in Cardinal Billeting (Gateway Suites & Inn) may request a Post Office Box prior to arrival. Ship a letter to 320 A Dewey Ave., BEQ 438, Neat Lakes, IL 60088. For all others, make arrangements to forwards mail to the gaining command. The commands can only agree mail for upward to 15 days.

Directions

Directions to Naval Station Corking Lakes

Airports

Arriving from O'Hare International Airport

If you are arriving by aeroplane, from O' Hare International Airdrome, we accept a Military Information Disengagement located in the USO facility at Final two, to aid y'all with obtaining transportation to Great Lakes. The Airport Express has a van that goes to and from O'Hare.

Arriving from Midway Airport

If arriving at Midway Airport, look for the American Taxi company. They have a apartment rate fee for coming to Naval Station Great Lakes. You can too take the Metra to Downtown, then transfer to the Chicago & Northwestern Line which comes to the Naval Station Neat Lakes installation.

The Airport Express has a van that goes to O'Hare and at that place y'all tin transfer to the Smashing Lakes van.

Driving Directions

If arriving by auto, NAVSTA is located approximately 3 miles due east of Hwy. 41 and approximately fifteen miles east of Interstate 94/294 at United states Rt. 137 (Buckley Rd.).

Driving coming Northward from Chicago

If you drive, the following route is suggested coming north from Chicago; take Interstate 94 (north) to Hwy.41 Waukegan go out. Do not take the by-pass to Interstate 294. Have Hwy.41 north to Rt. 137. Brand a right turn on Rt. 137 (Buckley Rd.); go due east approximately 2 miles.

Driving Northward from the Chicago Surface area

Coming due north from the Chicago surface area using the bypass Interstate 294 (n), to Rt. 137. Make a right turn on Rt. 137 (Buckley Rd.) and get east approximately 6 miles.

If Coming from Wisconsin

Use Interstate 94 south. At Wisconsin/Illinois border exit onto Waukegan exit Hwy. 41 south (off ramp is on the left side of Interstate 94). Take Hwy. 41 south to Rt. 137; make a left turn on Rt. 137 (Buckley Rd.) and go eastward approximately three miles.