Mission and Vision
Our mission here at Great Lakes is simple: Deliver highly skilled, technically proficient, disciplined and motivated Sailors to the Fleet.
Naval Station Great Lakes hosts the Navy's only Recruit Training Command. Each year approximately 37,000 men and women complete the requirements to become Navy Sailors here.
Naval Station Great Lakes is also home to Naval Hospital Corps School and the Navy's technical training schools for surface warfare excellence at Training Support Center Great Lakes. Yearly, more than 25,000 students attend these initial and advanced training schools where they learn the basic skills of their Navy jobs.
Naval Station Great Lakes is a dynamic environment where training occurs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It continues to be a preferred duty station, which attracts the finest Sailors in the Navy to serve as Recruit Division Commanders, instructors and in support positions throughout the base.