The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. Recruits at the training center. A sailor seated at a desk. The recruits gather nearby. They sign papers. A group of men undresses. They receive bundles from a man behind a counter. They take a shower. Men wrapped in towels present slips of paper at the counter. They receive clothing. The men dress in uniforms.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. A recruit gets a haircut. A barber using a hand clipper shaves a boy's head. Dental check up of a recruit.
The U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. Two sailors stand holding different clothes. One of the sailor holds up a pair of shorts, under shirts, one long and one short sleeved. He also holds long under pants, pajama pants, a parka, a sweater, puttees, a dark cap, a white cap and a stocking cap.
Uniforms of U.S. Navy sailors in the United States in World War I. Two sailors at Naval Station Great Lakes fold and roll a neckerchief. A sailor places the neckerchief around the neck of the other sailor. He also helps the other with pea jacket, handling him rubber boots, shoes and helping him on with a poncho. The sailor puts on a cartridge belt, picks up a rifle and poses.
Recruits in civvies being trained at the Great Lakes Naval Station facility in the United States during World War I. Recruits in civilian clothing stand at attention. They run and salute. Houses in the background. Recruits in civvies drill beside uniformed men. They march into barracks. Trees in the background. Uniformed sailors drill. A group of civvies watch them.
Food for U.S. Navy sailors in training during World War I in the United States. Sailors outside mess facility at Naval Station Great Lakes seated on stools in a doorway. They eat food. A sailor in an apron poses. He holds a plate of food.