Story by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 07.15.2025
On July 10, 2025, 12 recent recruits from the Yuma, Arizona area spent an early morning at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) with members of YPG’s elite Airborne Test Force (ATF) getting a dynamic look at how they conduct their mission testing all manner of cargo and personnel parachutes....
Story by Chief Petty Officer Torrey Lee | Navy Talent Acquisition Group Pacific Northwest | 04.12.2025
A formation of 71 future service members from across the Pacific Northwest took a step toward military service Saturday evening, standing on the field at T-Mobile Park during the Seattle Mariners’ Salute to Armed Forces Night to take the oath of enlistment in front of thousands of fans. Twelve of those individuals were Navy recruits from the greater Seattle area, joining peers from the......
Story by Airman 1st Class Mariana Tafur | 20th Fighter Wing | 08.10.2023
U.S. Air Force Delayed Entry Program (DEP) recruits from the local area participated in a base tour at Shaw Air Force Base, Aug. 10, 2023....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher OGrady | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 08.04.2023
“These recruits are entrusted to my care. I will train them to the best of my ability. I will develop them into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Sailors. I will instill in them, and demonstrate by my own example, the highest standard of Honor, Courage, and Commitment.” These words are recited by every Recruit Division Commander (RDC) C-school class graduation at......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher OGrady | U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command | 12.01.2022
Meet Engineman 2nd Class Michael Viruet! He is currently an instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC). “I'm very passionate about teaching,” said Viruet. “I wanted to be a teacher before I joined the Navy, so I transfer that passion over to being an instructor here at RTC.”...
Story by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Wheeler | Navy Talent Acquisition Group Rocky Mountain | 11.05.2022
DENVER - (Nov. 5, 2022) Future Sailors and future enlistees of sister services walk onto the field with the commanding officer of Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Colorado Unit, Colonel Robert Bodesch, for their oath of enlistment....
Story by Jon Connor | U.S. Army Sustainment Command | 06.27.2022
I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for the Army. Where would I be in life without it? I have no idea, as that is impossible to determine. But I can tell you where I am. For 36 years, I have led a comfortable life with a solid standard of living that includes excellent benefits through continuous employment, allowing me to receive free health, dental and vision care as a......
Story by Spc. Gabriel Broady | 382nd Public Affairs Detachment | 04.23.2022
Fayetteville, NC – Why did you join the military? This question filled the air by several Army and Air Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets during a Guard X event hosted by the North Carolina National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion at the Maneuver Area Training and Equipment Site, Fort Bragg North Carolina, April 23, 2022....
