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  2. Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    It is a tenant command of Naval Station Great Lakes in the city of North Chicago, Illinois, in Lake County, north of Chicago. Called "The Quarterdeck of the Navy" since it opened in July 1911, RTC Great Lakes has been the service's only enlisted basic training location since 1994, when the Recruit Training Command in Orlando, Florida , was ...

  3. Naval Station Great Lakes - Wikipedia

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    Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only current boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois, along Lake Michigan. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command , Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago.

  4. Naval Service Training Command - Wikipedia

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    Recruit Training Command is located at Naval Station Great Lakes in the city of North Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, north of Chicago. It is a tenant command, meaning that although it is located on the base, it has a separate chain of command. [1]

  5. United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge - Wikipedia

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    A training school was established for WAVE recruits in October 1951. Circa 1959, male recruit training at Bainbridge was closed and male recruit training was only in Great Lakes, Illinois and San Diego, California. Bainbridge was the sole recruit training center for Waves until moving to Orlando, Florida in 1972.

  6. Golden Thirteen - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the U.S. Navy reunited the seven living members to dedicate a building in their honor at Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command, Illinois. Today, Building 1405 at RTC Great Lakes, where recruits first arrive for basic training, is named "The Golden Thirteen" in honor of them.

  7. Fleet Band Activities - Wikipedia

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    As its name implies, it is located near the Great Lakes, specifically Naval Station Great Lakes where it serves under Naval Service Training Command. It also provides support to the local Recruit Training Command in supporting naval recruits during ceremonies in their basic training. [6]

  8. Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving - Wikipedia

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    Prospective Navy EOD techs undergo screening while in recruit training. Candidates who pass basic eligibility screening will advance to preparatory training at Naval Station Great Lakes where swimming and physical conditioning will occur. Candidates will then continue to NDSTC in Panama City for nine weeks of dive training, before beginning EOD ...

  9. Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon - Wikipedia

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    This ribbon is awarded to "initial accession enlisted personnel of the U.S. Navy who are designated as Honor Graduates." No more than three percent of each training group will be designated as honor graduates. Fifteen recruits at Recruit Training Command (RTC), Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, were first awarded the ribbon on 20 August 2015 ...