On his way to work at a north Chicago public high On his way to work at a north Chicago public high school, Spiro Bolos has been making a photo series of people on this train station bench. One Sunday afternoon, he saw these young men. The US navy's largest training camp is about an hour away; home to the force's only boot camp and 20,000 sailors, marines, soldiers and Department of Defense civilians.

Bolos thinks these men had been given a weekend pass to visit the city, and adds, "I feel a bit conflicted when I see navy recruits on the line. My students come from a relatively privileged background and tend to go to college right after graduation.

I'm glad if the military life these men have chosen has given them a better opportunity
than they might have had in their home towns, but at the same time, I wonder what challenges may lie in their very near future."

Grace Holliday, Spiro Bolos has been making a photo series of people on this train station bench. One Sunday afternoon, he saw these young men. The US navy's largest training camp is about an hour away; home to the force's only boot camp and 20,000 sailors, marines, soldiers and Department of Defense civilians.

Bolos thinks these men had been given a weekend pass to visit the city, and adds, "I feel a bit conflicted when I see navy recruits on the line. My students come from a relatively privileged background and tend to go to college right after graduation.

I'm glad if the military life these men have chosen has given them a better opportunity
than they might have had in their home towns, but at the same time, I wonder what challenges may lie in their very near future."

Grace Holliday