TAMPA, Fla. (July 24, 2025) Chief Culinary Specialist Dwayne Johnson, a recruiter with Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Miami, speaks about his Naval career. NTAG Miami has 38 recruiting locations throughout South Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with the combined mission to recruit the highest caliber Sailors to meet the needs of the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)
Over the past five years Navy Talent Acquisition Group Northern Plains was unable to meet their recruiting quotas within the 393,000 square miles that it covers. There are several factors that came into play that attributed to the difficulties; manning restraints, public knowledge of the Navy and its opportunities over such a vast area with limited Navy interaction, the COVID-19 pandemic, and some administrative restraints that lead to...
