Naval Corpsman School Great Lakes IL

The Naval Corpsman School at Great Lakes, Illinois, officially known as the Hospital Corps School, has played a crucial role in training United States Navy Hospital Corpsmen since its establishment in 1913. Located at Naval Station Great Lakes, the school provided essential medical instruction to thousands of sailors, preparing them to serve alongside Marines and Navy personnel in conflicts from World War I through the Global War on Terrorism. Over the decades, the curriculum evolved to keep pace with advances in medicine and battlefield care. In 2011, the Naval Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes was relocated to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as part of the Department of Defense’s consolidation of enlisted medical training programs.