Your recruit is officially beginning their journey to becoming a United States Navy Sailor. Here’s all you need to know about sending letters to your recruit at Navy boot camp.
Navy Boot Camp Mailing Address
| Great Lakes Address Format | Great Lakes Sample Address |
|---|---|
| SR Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial Ship ### Div ### #### Street/Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-XXXX | SR Doe, John R Ship 7 Div 341 3405 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3401 |
Your recruits graduation date can be found on Recruit Training Command’s (RTC) Great Lakes website located here.
Navy Boot Camp Ship Addresses
| Ship 2 | Ship 3 | Ship 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 3600 Ohio Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156 | 3600 Ohio Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156 | 3600 Ohio Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-7103 |
| Ship 5 | Ship 6 | Ship 7 |
|---|---|---|
| 3610 Illinois Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-3118 | 3510 Illinois Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-3119 | 3405 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3401 |
| Ship 9 | Ship 10 | Ship 11 |
|---|---|---|
| 3415 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3515 | 3425 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3425 | 3505 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3505 |
| Ship 12 | Ship 13 |
|---|---|
| 3515 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3515 | 3420 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3520 |
| Ship 14 | Ship 17 |
|---|---|
| 3410 Sailor Drive Great Lakes, IL 60088-3510 | 2705 Kansas Street Great Lakes, IL 60088-3140 |
What should I write in my Letters to Navy boot camp?
Over the next ten weeks, recruits will be pushed beyond their limits and, if successful, transition into a United States Navy Sailor.
Mental and physical exhaustion will become a norm as loved ones transform into a completely new version of themselves.
To help you become a boot camp Letter expert we’ve put together a list of some questions for you to ask when writing Letters to Navy boot camp.
1. What were your first thoughts when you got off the bus?
2. What time do your mornings start?
3. How delicious is the chow?
4. What has been the worst thing about boot camp?
5. If you could describe boot camp in one word, what would it be?
6. How many recruits are in your division?
7. What’s the name of one friend you’ve made? Where are they from?
8. What are you most anxious about for Battle Stations?
9. What is one thing your division gets yelled at for the most?
10. What time do you normally get to sleep?
11. Have you been given a nickname?
12. Is there anyone in your division not receiving mail that I can write to?
13. Has it been hard to make your bunk perfectly?
14. What have you liked best about boot camp?
15. What has fire fighting training been like?
16. Which type of ship at sea would you most like to be on?
17. What has been the funniest thing your RDC has said this week?
18. What’s the best advice you have received at boot camp?
19. After A-School would you prefer to be stationed, on shore or at sea?
20. What is the dumbest thing you have seen or heard another recruit do?
21. Has boot camp been what you expected it to be?
22. What is your wish list of bases you would like to be stationed at?
23. What’s the first thing you want to do after graduation?
24. What homemade/fast food meal do you miss the most?
25. Are you proud of yourself? (You should be!)
Your Letters to your recruit don’t need to be long, and they don’t need to be fancy. What’s important is that you’re sending mail to support them through this journey.
Sending Letters via the Sandboxx app, means your message and photos reach your recruit faster than USPS letters. At Sandboxx, we send your Letters overnight directly to the ship. We also include a return envelope and reply stationary with every Sandboxx Letter so your recruit can write you back!
Send your first Letter to Navy boot camp
Send your first letter to Navy boot camp with the Sandboxx app, write your message, include a photo and hit send. Save and attach our week one image below to give your recruit motivation for their first week at Navy boot camp.
If you have a loved one at RTC Great Lakes, be sure to join our RTC Great Lakes Facebook group by clicking here!
