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Navy Recruiting Station Rapid City holds ‘Fair Winds and Following Seas’ event for future Sailors.
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (May 20, 2023) Navy Recruiting Station Rapid City, part of Navy Talent Acquistion Group (NTAG) Northern Plains, holds a ‘Fair Winds and Following Seas event for future Sailors at Canyon Lake Park in Rapid City, S.D., May 20, 2023. NTAG Northern Plains is responsible for the U.S. Navy’s enlisted and officer recruiting, covering 393,000 square miles in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and parts of Illinois, Nebraska and Wisconsin. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
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...
