Recruits are seen here in formation in front of the Recruit Training command Headquarters building. This building houses the Commanding Officer of RTC and his staff, and contains a closed-circuit television station and a complex of classrooms. USNTC is located on Lake Michigan, 35 miles north of downtown Chicago and four miles from Waukegan. It is the oldest and largest facility of its kind in the U. S. Its essential role is recruit training of inductees, and the operation of service schools for student Navy personnel. |