[RD] Great Lakes

Naval Station Great Lakes ####### Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North ######## ## Lake ####### Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting ######## 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 ## ##### ##### (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",[2] or the more derogatory "Great Mistakes".[3] The original 39 buildings built between 1905 and 1911 were designed by ###### Hunt.[4] 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