AUSTIN, Texas – Navy recruiters, the color guard, Navy Special Operations teams, Navy STEM tour, the Navy Band and a social media team made their presence known at the 2015 ESPN Summer X-Games held at the Circuit of the Americas, June 4–7, 2015.
Thousands of attendees visited the America’s Navy area and took the opportunity to board a special operations craft, pose with the Navy’s chalk art, operate robotics modules, take the BRAINSTEM Challenge and participate in the Warrior Challenge Pullup Competition to win a custom skate deck.
Participants included Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio (NRD), Navy Recruiting Command’s (NRC) Warrior Challenge Program Office, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Training and Evaluation Unit-2, Special Boat Unit-22, Navy Information Operations Command-Texas, the Destroyers of Navy Band Southwest and the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, “The Leapfrogs.”
The Warrior Challenge, one of the main events of America’s Navy at X-Games, gave the opportunity for men, women and children to demonstrate their strength and endurance by performing maximum pullups.
“X-Games provides the demographics and numbers for which Navy Recruiting Command can spread awareness of its Navy Special Warfare/Navy Special Operations programs,” said Cold Spring, Kentucky, native, Master Chief Diver Ken Willmoth of NRC’s Warrior Challenge Program Office. “It’s a good thing and it’s good for recruiting.”
According to Willmoth, more than 500 men, women, and children participated in the Warrior Challenge.
During X-Games, the Destroyers entertained the crowds with Top 40 music while the Leapfrogs took to the air, jumping from 6,000 feet, providing a patriotic parachute jump into the MOTO X area.
According to Special Operator 1st Class TJ Amdahl, a member of the Leap Frogs, it was a privileged to jump into X-Games and spread Navy Awareness.
“I feel honored to represent the Navy and interact with the people here,” said Amdahl, a native of South Dakota. “X-Games provides the Navy with access to the types of potential applicants we are looking for; young people who are active.”
According to Operations Specialist 2nd Class Myranda Young, a recruiter with Navy Recruiting Station South Austin, America’s Navy’s presence at X-Games allows the unique opportunity for recruiters to engage with thousands of people at a single event.
“Most of our engagement with potential applicants are at high schools and walk-ins into a recruiting office,” said Young, a native of Pittsburg, Calif. “An event like X-Games provides a good environment for recruiters to be approached and for recruiters to initiate contact.”
For pictures and videos showcasing America’s Navy at the Summer X-Games visit Navy Recruiting District San Antonio on Facebook.
For more information about America’s Navy, visit www.navy.com
Date Taken: | 06.07.2015 |
Date Posted: | 06.07.2015 17:06 |
Story ID: | 165792 |
Location: | AUSTIN, TX, US |
Hometown: | COLD SPRING, KY, US |
Hometown: | PITTSBURG, CA, US |
Hometown: | RAPID CITY, SD, US |
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