Naval Service Training Command

111204-N-CD297-064 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 4, 2011) Members of U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes perform during their Winter Holiday Concert in historic Ross Theater. Civilian and military personnel from the Great Lakes community attended the annual celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre N. McIntyre/Released)

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111205-N-IK959-278 AURORA, Ill. (Dec. 5, 2011) Rear Adm. David F. Steindl, commander of Naval Service Training Command, speaks with Pearl Harbor survivor Tom Decker at the 42nd annual Pearl Harbor Day Memorial luncheon in the Gaslight Manor Banquet Hall. Decker, a retired chief petty officer, served as a pharmacist's mate aboard USS Hull (DD 350) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941. The luncheon was co-hosted by the Navy League of the United States Aurora Council and the Rotary Club of Aurora. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111201-N-IK959-924 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2011) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Jerry Gonzales explains a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer (BST 21) to Rear Adm. David F. Baucom, commander of Troop Support at Defense Logistics Agency. Baucom visited Recruit Training Command to observe training and see how that training better prepares new Sailors for the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111201-N-CD297-069 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 1, 2011) Rear Adm. David F. Baucom, commander of Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, tours the uniform issue department at Recruit Training Command. Baucom observed the process as recruits were issued their uniforms. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre N. McIntyre/Released)

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111124-N-CD297-049 CHICAGO (Nov. 24, 2011) Sailors assigned to U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes perform in the Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade celebrated its 77th year and has been an annual tradition for Chicago residents and the nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre N. McIntyre/Released)

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111118-N-IK959-409 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 17, 2011) Master Chief James Thompson talks with recruits in a recruit barracks compartment in the USS Kearsarge at Recruit Training Command. Thompson and 65 other senior enlisted Sailors from 41 commands in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility returned to Recruit Training Command to observe training and see how that training has changed to better prepare new Sailors for the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111118-N-IK959-223 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 17, 2011) Master, senior and chief petty officers from the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility on the West Coast look over a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard USS Trayer (BST 21). The 66 non-commissioned officers returned to Recruit Training Command to observe training and see how that training has changed to better prepare new Sailors for the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111108-N-IK959-515 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 8, 2011) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Jerry Gonzales , a facilitator for Battle Stations 21 at Recruit Training Command (RTC), explains a simulated damaged berthing compartment aboard the 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator, USS Trayer (BST 21), to foreign officers from the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA). The 13 NETSAFA officers from six different countries toured RTC to observe Navy training. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111108-N-IK959-468 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Nov. 8, 2011) Foreign military officers of the Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) cross the forward brow of USS Trayer (BST 21), a 210-foot-long Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator at Recruit Training Command (RTC). The 13 NETSAFA officers from six different countries toured RTC to observe Navy training. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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111106-N-IK959-350 HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2011) Musicians from the Navy Band Great Lakes (NBGL) wind ensemble and the Highland Park High School band perform during one of NBGL's Centennial Concerts marking 100 years of

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111106-N-IK959-166 HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Nov. 6, 2011) Under a picture of Lt. Cmdr. John Phillip Sousa, the American March King and first Navy bandmaster, Navy Band Great Lakes (NBGL) performs one of their Centennial Concerts marking 100 years of Pride in Service in the Highland Park High School auditorium. In 2011, the band and their smaller ensembles and groups will have performed in more than 600 concerts, parades, shows and events. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)

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111003-N-IK959-057 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2011) Republic of Korea navy Vice Adm. Son Jung-Mok observes training at the U.S. Navy's only boot camp, Recruit Training Command (RTC) and Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes, during a day-long visit. While at RTC and TSC, Son toured the 210-foot Arleigh Burke-class destroyer simulator USS Trayer (BST 21) and facilities for weapons handling and firing, firefighting and damage control. (U.S. Navy photo by S.A. Thornbloom/Released)

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110921-N-IK959-932 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Sept. 21, 2011) Members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) listen to Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Eric Alexander explain the USS Marlinspike Line Handling Trainer at Recruit Training Command. JCOC is sponsored by the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian public opinion leaders greater knowledge of the military and national defense issues. JCOC is the oldest existing Department of Defense outreach program having been held more than 80 times since its inception in 1948. (U.S. Navy photo by S. A. Thornbloom/Released)

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110820-N-IK959-452 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 20, 2011) More than 3,000 recruits and 1,200 staff members from Recruit Training Command form a blue and gold N in this aerial view taken from a U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue HH-65C Dolphin helicopter assigned to Coast Guard Air Station, Traverse City, Mich. Recruit Training Command is the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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110818-N-IK959-331 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 18, 2011) Navy ROTC midshipmen maneuver sailboats around the marina during the freshman orientation at Recruit Training Command. Midshipmen from colleges and universities in the Chicago area held their annual freshman orientation at Naval Station Great Lakes. The 10-day orientation gives incoming Navy ROTC freshman a glimpse of Navy life and the type of training they will go through at their perspective units and schools. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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110811-N-IK959-991 NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 11, 2011) Fire Control Technician 2nd Class Nick Londak, right, a facilitator at the USS Missouri Small Arms Marksmanship Trainer at Recruit Training Command, instructs Navy ROTC Midshipman 4th Class Amy Persson, from Oxford, Conn., a freshman at Loyola University in Chicago, how to probably handle a 9mm Beretta pistol. Midshipmen from colleges and universities in the Chicago area held their annual freshman orientation at Naval Station Great Lakes. The 10-day orientation gives incoming Navy ROTC freshman a glimpse of Navy life and the type of training they will go through at their perspective units and schools. (U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)

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