By Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Caitlyn Strader, Navy Recruiting District New England Public Affairs
GROTON, Connecticut (NNS) – When Quartermaster 1st Class Ingrid Rosado first joined the Navy, she knew that eventually she wanted to go into recruiting. She had such a positive experience with her own recruiter that she wanted the opportunity to make each Future Sailor her priority like her recruiter did for her. What she didn’t expect was to become the recruiter for someone as important to her as her daughter.
Rosado started her Naval career in 2001 where she enlisted out of Willimantic, Connecticut and left for Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illinois.
“I grew up in a small town where there weren’t many opportunities,” said Rosado. “I figured the military would pay me to leave my town and learn how to do something new. I knew I would get educational aid, which I needed and wanted. I knew I would get free healthcare, and I knew the military would pay me to see new places and do new things. I wanted to be a part of something bigger than just myself.”
Directly following her graduation from quartermaster “A” school, Rosado reported to USS Detroit (AOE 4) in Earle, New Jersey. Rosado then went on to serve in the Training Department for Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk before reporting aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
Following a deployment to Kuwait, Rosado began her journey into recruiting and reported to Navy Recruiting Station Groton, Connecticut under Navy Recruiting District (NRD) New England.
“Ever since I joined the Navy, I knew that recruiting duty was going to be on my list,” said Rosado. “I saw how my recruiter was passionate about the Navy, how he took pride in his uniform, how he made it his priority to take care of me as a Future Sailor and to prepare me. I wanted to do the same.”
Rosado said there are many rewarding experiences as a recruiter, and the best for her was when she had the opportunity to enlist her daughter, Gabrielle Rosado. “I was so proud,” said Rosado, referring to her daughter’s decision to join the Navy. “I was with her the entire way up to her graduation from RTC. It felt good to be on the other side as a parent, not just a recruiter.”
Rosado speaks highly of her daughter’s choice to enlist into the Navy. In September 2018 she was able to attend her daughter’s graduation from Basic Training in Great Lakes.
“I was emotional, happy and words just can’t describe it,” said Rosado. “I saw myself in her 17 years ago. I'm passing on the torch.” Being able to watch, as one of her loved ones committed and succeed in the Navy is one of her shining moments in her career.
Along with motivating the best and brightest to join the world’s greatest Navy, Rosado has also competed in the Ms. Veteran America competition and she placed in the top ten in 2016.
Placing in the top ten was a huge achievement, but Rosado states that the higher reward for her was the lifelong sisters she gained. “I still communicate will all the girls from the 2016 competition and the founder, Maj Jas Boothe. We are sisters who will always be there for each other. Together we have found a new mission and a new definition of beauty.”
“This competition is about the women outside the spotlight,” said Rosado. “I wanted to be an advocate for female homeless veterans. I spent several months raising money and awareness for Final Salute, a charity which supports homeless female veterans – the fastest growing homeless population in the U.S.”
Through this organization, Rosado helped raised over $54,000 that went to support homeless female veterans.
Rosado plans to compete again in the 2019 Ms. Veteran America competition.
"You can only become truly accomplished at something you love,” said Rosado. “Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
The Navy’s recruiting force totals over 6,100 personnel in more than 1,000 recruiting stations around the globe. Their combined goal is to attract the highest quality candidates to assure the ongoing success of America’s Navy.
NRC consists of a command headquarters, two Navy Recruiting Regions, 20 Navy Recruiting Districts and six Navy Talent Acquisition Groups that serve more than 1,000 recruiting stations across the country.
For more news from Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, go to http://www.cnrc.navy.mil. Follow Navy Recruiting on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NavyRecruiting), Twitter (@USNRecruiter) and Instagram (@USNRecruiter).
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