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Vision
The vision of the Great Lakes Naval Museum is to enhance
and become an integral part of the training mission of the
Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, by instilling
in our newest sailors a strong sense of tradition and heritage
of Naval service in the United States.
To realize this vision the Museum, with guidance and assistance
from the Association, intends to construct a new, thoroughly
modern facility that will provide visitors with an interactive,
multi-media experience designed to accomplish the Museum’s
goals as set forth in its mission statement. The Association
also envisions this facility to provide NSTC with a place
of gathering, with sufficient space for Command functions,
receptions and veterans' group reunions.
In addition, we are an educational and cultural institution
dedicated to preserving and sharing our growing historical
collections
and extensive archives with our members, visitors, and the
community.
We connect the past to the future so all generations will
understand and appreciate the richness of the United States
Navy training and "boot
camp" history.
Mission Statement
The Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to inform, educate
and inspire Sailors, family members and the general public
by presenting the history, diversity, rich tradition and
proud heritage of American Naval service. The Museum uses
artifacts, artwork and memorabilia, primarily through interactive
exhibits, to tell the story of recruit training for Sailors
from the early Navy to the present time. The Museum shows
how Great Lakes Naval Station, located in the heartland of
the United States, has played a unique role for millions
of Sailors who have gone through the "Gateway to the
Fleet."
The Great Lakes Naval Museum also intends to preserve
the physical legacy
and
experience
of Naval boot camp training, and to interpret
and present its history to
the widest possible audience. It portrays the history and traditions
of the United States Navy training
camps
through specialized displays and exhibition of historical
items at the museum.
The museum identifies, searches
for, acquires, preserves, refurbishes, displays or stores,
and manages items of historical
or technological significance to the U.S. Navy and more particular,
the Great Lakes Naval Station training "boot camp".
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