San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Two men in dark suits stand with two men and one woman in green camouflage uniforms.

(From left to right) Ivory M. Freeman, co-chair, San Antonio Community Action Committee, Lt. Col. Mary I. Rivera, commander, U.S. Army 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion, Lt. Col. William R. Herman, commander, U.S. Army San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, Col. Christopher S. Alfeiri, commander, U.S. Army Cadet Command 5th Recruiting Brigade and Joseph D. Bray, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army of Texas (South) and SACAC co-chair meet during the quarterly San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White male in dark suit and white shirt stands holding a microphone two individuals in green camouflage sit in the wood paneled conference room.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Texas Army Reserve Ambassador Olin Findley Brewster provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White male with beard in dark suit stands holding a microphone in front of other men and women seated in a conference room.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Bill R. Gerlt, assistant general manager, San Antonio Missions and member of the San Antonio Community Action Committee, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White male with beard in white shirt, black jacket and kaki pants holds microphone and papers, a black man with glasses in green camouflage uniform sits in front of him.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Jonathan Lovejoy, education sub-committee leader, San Antonio Community Action Committee, provides remarks during the SACAC at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

Bald male in green camouflage uniform stands holding michrophone in front of a screen.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Col. Christopher S. Alfeiri, commander, 5th Recruiting Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White female in green camouflage stands holding a microphone, a white man in a suit sits in the audience with a large screen and slide up in the background.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Lt. Col. Mary I. Rivera, commander of U.S. Army 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White man in dark suit and blue tie stands with microphone in room with people sitting.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Clayton Perry, city councilman for District 10 in San Antonio, Texas, and member of the San Antonio Community Action Committee, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

White male in green camouflage uniform holds microphone stands in front of large screen.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Lt. Col. William R. Herman, commander, U.S. Army San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

Black male in dark suit, white suit and red tie stands at wooden podium on stage with men and women sitting in crowd in suits and green camouflage uniforms. Two large screens hang to each side of photo.

San Antonio Community Action Committee reconvenes to support Army recruiting

Ivory M. Freeman, co-chair, San Antonio Community Action Committee, provides remarks during the San Antonio Community Action Committee at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

By Leanne Thomas / Published March 6, 2020

SAN ANTONIO, Texas,

The San Antonio Community Action Committee held the first quarterly meeting of the year to support the U.S. Army’s recruiting efforts in South-Central Texas at the University of the Incarnate Word Mar. 5.

The SACAC is a grassroots organization of community stakeholders dedicated to integrating recruiters into the San Antonio community.

“I really do appreciate the support that I have received from this committee,” said Lt. Col. Mary I. Rivera, commander, U.S. Army 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion. “Recruiting is not easy, but for us in Army medical recruiting it is important to make sure we have health care professionals join the Army to take care of our Soldiers and family members.”

The SACAC’s six sub-committees cover different sectors in the community, which include education, business and military, sports and entertainment, Colonia’s and medical.

“How fortunate we are in San Antonio to have the SACAC,” said Joseph D. Bray, civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army – Texas (South) and SACAC co-chair.

What the SACAC brings to the table in recruiting is the fact that we are key decision-makers and influencers in the community, and the purpose of integrating recruiters into the community is because it acts as a force multiplier, added Bray.

SACAC Co-Chair Ivory M. Freeman explained the committee’s mission as a three-pronged approach. This approach allows the SACAC to support the Army’s entire recruiting mission in San Antonio, which includes the U.S. Army San Antonio Recruiting Battalion as the largest mission focused on Soldier enlistments, the U.S. Army 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion to recruit health care professionals to serve as commissioned officers in the Army Medical Department, and the U.S. Army Cadet Command 5th Recruiting Brigade to commission Army ROTC students.