My son graduates Navy boot camp in late June, and my wife and I plan on attending the graduation. I’m a USAF retiree, so I know how important this graduation is to my kid and I wouldn’t miss it for anything. Nothing political here—I’m just polling Kossackstan for advice on visiting Navy Base Great Lakes. I’m assuming that, as always, DKOS will be a trove of good information:
- Is O’Hare my best choice of airport? I plan on taking a shuttle from the airport to a hotel somewhere near the Navy base.
- Can anyone recommend a hotel near the Navy base? I like being reasonably comfortable, but the most important requirements are that the hotel have shuttles to and from the airport and the graduation ceremony.
- Restaurants: Is there a “must do” restaurant in the area? My tastes run from po’ boys to Cambodian 4-alarm fire in the bowels.
- Pain-in-the-ass factor: Any bureaucratic hassles I need to know about when visiting Navy Base Great Lakes? Any hotels or restaurants to avoid?
That’s about it. Fire away...