Feb. 8, 2024

Universities partner with Recruiting and Retention College to further Soldier educational opportunities

FORT KNOX, Ky. — More than 500 students throughout the Fort Knox area expanded their educational horizons at the Recruiting and Retention College Jan. 31-Feb. 1 during a unique monthly event.

Feb. 7, 2024

Top 13 Recruiters recognized at Washington ceremony

WASHINGTON — “Recruiting is the foundation of our house, and we all know that if you have cracks in your foundation, you have a problem in your house.”  The honorable Christine Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, highlighted how essential Recruiters are to the Army mission during her speech Feb. 6 recognizing the Fiscal Year 2024 first quarter Top 13 Recruiters.  

Jan. 29, 2024

Meet your recruiter - Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Soriano

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Soriano, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, serves as a recruiter with the 6th Medical Recruiting Battalion in Las Vegas, Nevada. Soriano joined the Army as a combat medic specialist because it put him in a position to make a real impact on the welfare of his fellow Soldiers.  

Jan. 22, 2024

Scholar becomes Army’s first military intelligence direct commission officer

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Bachelor’s… master’s… doctorate… Army. The only military-related background Capt. Chelsea Michta had prior to becoming the first officer to receive an active-duty direct commission in the Army’s Military Intelligence Corps was that her father worked for the Department of Defense.

Jan. 9, 2024

From green to gold: Senior NCO earns direct commission as Army Medicine officer

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Sgt. 1st Class Latavia Wint arrived at work expecting a normal day. When she got to her desk, however, she realized that day would lay the groundwork for one of the biggest changes in her life.

Jan. 4, 2024

Sergeant Major of the Army promotes newest Army recruiters

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Serving as a recruiter for the U.S. Army secures the success and growth of the force. Recruiters must execute plans involving the constantly moving target of recruiting the American public.

Dec. 19, 2023

USAREC celebrates promotions at RRC graduation

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College has been training and educating Army recruiters since 1983. While the curriculum has evolved, its purpose to turn Army Soldiers into Army recruiters has not. During a Dec. 14 ceremony at Olive Theater, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 151 men and women graduated from the RRC. Of those, 60 graduates earned a meritorious promotion.

Dec. 15, 2023

From Enlistment to Promotion: A Story of Sustained Friendship and Army Success

SEATTLE, Wa. — When Karrie Marton learned she was being promoted to Colonel, she instantly knew who she wanted to pin her—her recruiter and now close friend, Kelly Parsons. Now working as the Soldier and Family Assistance Program Manager for the Seattle Army Recruiting Battalion, Parsons was Marton’s recruiter when she enlisted in the early 1990s.  

Dec. 11, 2023

Army develops new solution for recruiting on the go

WASHINGTON — Last week, Sgt. 1st Class Tatiana Johnson, an Army recruiter at the Waldorf Recruiting Center in Maryland, decided to try the new Go Recruit mobile application, specifically made for Army recruiters.

Dec. 8, 2023

20 Soldiers Master their Craft

FORT KNOX, Ky. — This week 32 Soldiers from across the country traveled to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to participate in the Master Recruiter Badge competition. After a week of intense testing and preparation, 20 Soldiers emerged as experts in the recruiting field and earned the Master Recruiter Badge in a ceremony at U.S. Army Recruiting Command headquarters, Dec. 8.