Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Ricardo Rivera, birthday video message in landscape orientation. The Navy celebrates its 250th birthday during a series of commemorations, including leadership outreach events, multilateral exercises, and community engagements of varying scope and duration. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Commuciation Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — For Logistics Specialist 1st Class (LS1) Hakeem Lunkin, the road to Navy Reserve Recruiting Command (NRRC) wasn’t a straight one — it was built on persistence, adaptability, and a steady drive to serve.
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...
