**DO NOT GO DIRECTLY TO THE BASE WITHOUT FIRST PICKING UP YOUR TICKET** Please ensure those who check-in to receive their graduation tickets are the same as those who were listed on the security form. Tickets will only be issued to guests who the graduating recruit has verified will be attending. If you don't have a ticket you will NOT be allowed entry to the base. Plan accordingly so each person can check-in to receive a ticket for the graduation ceremony. RECRUIT FAMILY WELCOME CENTER HOURS: Day before Graduation: 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM WELCOME CENTER ADDRESS/GPS - THIS IS AN OFF-BASE LOCATION: Navy Exchange (NEX) Burkey Mall, 2650 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60088 (Do NOT use generic terms such as NEX, Recruit Training Command or Naval Station Great Lakes). These tickets are not transferable and are the only means to access the base for attendees. Once you receive your ticket do NOT lose it, as this will be the only ticket you will receive. Tickets are free of charge, but you must have valid photo ID to obtain your ticket (driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport, or, for minors, a student ID, driver's permit, SSN card, birth certificate,). TICKETING: Everyone who is planning on attending a graduation ceremony MUST personally obtain a ticket, which will be distributed at the Recruit Family Welcome Center the week of your recruit's graduation. STEP 3: Pick Up Your Tickets for the Graduation Ceremony Please refer to the Family & Friends Travel Resources website (replace this link with the correct link) for assistance with hotel accommodations, transportation services, area attractions/restaurants, care packages and much more! You may also visit call 84, 316 for further details. However, the Naval Station Great Lakes Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department has teamed up with the local community to assist those attending graduation ceremonies with helpful resources when making travel arrangements. Navy does NOT provide accommodations, air or vehicle transportation, as well as shuttle services. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS & TRANSPORTATION : The U.S. Please do not call to verify receipt of security forms, only your recruit can verify that. Recruit Training Command staff cannot change these names or release the names of those on the list. If there is a change to be made to the access list (such as a name spelled incorrectly, name-swap, etc…) please communicate any changes to your recruit by mail well in advance. The last opportunity to make changes will be the week before graduation. ONLY YOUR RECRUIT CAN CHANGE THE GRADUATION CEREMONY ACCESS LIST: Your recruit will be able to make changes to the access list. The maximum number of allowed guests is based on safety regulations and the fire code for the drill hall, where the indoor ceremony takes place. Again, recruits are permitted to invite up to FOUR guests to graduation, (THREE guests when 11 or more divisions are graduating,) NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE AUTHORIZED for additional guests. GRADUATION CEREMONY SPACE LIMITATIONS: Recruit Training Command will issue FOUR tickets for the graduation ceremony, per recruit. ALL GUESTS 3 AND OLDER MUST BE LISTED ON THE ACCESS LIST, INCLUDING MILITARY GUESTS (ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, RETIRED, VET). Children 2 years of age or younger do NOT count toward the maximum number of guests and do not need to be listed. GUEST SECURITY ACCESS FORM: If you are going to be attending the graduation ceremony, please fill out the security access form, maximum four guests per form, (three guests when there are 11 or more divisions graduating,) and return to your recruit, (using the recruit's address provided in the letter you received from them) according to the instructions on the form. A link to download the form is located at the bottom of this page. THE GUEST SECURITY ACCESS FORM IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE:
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