Great Lakes, Illinois, USA

Notes: -- from Wikipedia (Dec 2013):
• "Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District 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 on 1,628 acres (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', or the more derogatory 'Great Mistakes'.
• "The base is like a small city, with its own fire department, Naval Security Force, and public works department."
• "The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Great Lakes Naval Training Station historic district in 1986 covering 1,932 acres (7.8 km2), 43 buildings, 14 structures, and six objects."
• "In 1996, RTC [Recruit Training Command] Great Lakes became the Navy's only basic training facility."
• "Approximately 40,000 recruits pass through Recruit Training Command annually with an estimated 7,000 recruits on board the installation at any time. RTC Great Lakes has been active for over 100 years."
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