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FIRST D Y The transition from civilian-to Navy Life begins at the Receiving Division. Here the recruits receive haircuts, medical and dental checks. immunization shots. and uniforms. RECEIVING DIVISION ..,..,--'-r 3 9 . ' ' 'jig ge 'T
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.tt HW ' va.. -K vviz NAC 3lll !f WELCO BO RD! The establishment of a Naval Training Station on the Great Lakes was first considered in l902. Thirty-seven sites were considered with the present location, 40 miles north of Chicago, being favored. The area was selected for two reasons. There was a need for an inland training station since nearly 50 percent of the Navy recruits were recruited from the Midwest. because Chicago was. and still remains the transportation center of the area. ln l9l I , Recruit Training Command received its first trainee, Seaman Recruit Joseph W. Gregg. More than l0,000 men trained at Great Lakes during World War I. Lieutenant Commander John Phillip Sousa left his civilian concert band and trained musicians here. Great Lakes was closed down for a few years during the depression. but sprang to life again during World War ll. Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, staff of 42 officers and more than 900 enlisted men and women conduct an eight-week course in basic military orientation for approximately 50.000 recruits annually. The Navy's largest Apprentice Training Program is also located at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. The Apprentice Training Department provides additional education in the seaman. airman. and fireman ratings in a three week curriculum for about one-third of the graduated recruits. Since l9l l. the Recruit Training Command has been preparing young men and women to be able- bodied seamen. Through the years, significant changes have occurred in the curriculum of instruction and in the commands facilities. but the primary objective of Recruit Training Command has remained virtually the same to provide competent manpower to the fleet. s LIIMNANDLC
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