Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) News

San Antonio Battalion Shines at National Recruiting Awards

Christine Montagnese — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:36:00 GMT

The San Antonio Recruiting Battalion showcased its exceptional talent at the Top Recruiter ceremony on Jan. 22, 2026, with four of the five honored Soldiers from 5th Recruiting Brigade hailing from its unit.

Recruiters Rescue Struck Motorcyclist

Christine Montagnese — Fri, 09 May 2025 22:53:00 GMT

U.S. Army Recruiters Staff Sgt. Craig Myers, Staff Sgt. Leon Lloyd and Staff Sgt. Vincent Tolentino unexpectedly found themselves in a life-changing situation while returning to the Rio Rancho Recruiting Station in March after a visit to a local high school.

Meet Your Recruiter - Staff Sgt. Edward Bringas

Hunter West — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:41:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. Edward Bringas, a Bayamon, Puerto Rico native, serves as an Army Reserve Recruiter with the San Antonio Southeast Recruiting Station in San Antonio, Texas. Bringas was recognized by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command leadership as the Army Reserve Recruiter of the Year for 2024.

Be something larger than yourself by serving your country

Christina M. Bhatti — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class Sudeep Khadka grew up with dreams of being a Soldier. Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, Khadka said he lived near Nepalese army bases in the city and just knew he wanted to be a part of something larger than himself.

Meet Your Recruiter - Sgt. 1st Class Reginald Johnson

Hunter West — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class Reginald Johnson, a Miami native, serves as a Recruiter at the Park North Recruiting Station in San Antonio, Texas. The United States Army Recruiting Command leadership recently recognized him as one of the standout performers in the command.

Twin brothers find individuality, success in Army Recruiting

Hunter West — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT

Although twin brothers Jacob and Jacoi Frett grew up doing everything together, the two have found individual success in their most recent Army jobs, recruiting young men and women into the Army. In their hometown of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, their only exposure to the military as children was their father, who enlisted in the Army in 1958 and retired before they were born. Now they both serve as staff sergeants in the Army, assigned under the same brigade within U.S. Army Recruiting Command but placed in different cities.

U.S. Army Recruiting Command Soldier thwarts suicide attempt

Sgt. 1st Class Eric Johnson — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT

A San Antonio woman is thankful to be alive after a U.S. Army recruiter’s quick thinking saved her life during a moment of crisis. While on his way to work, Sgt. 1st Class Frinsel Simprevil, an Army Recruiter at the Park North Recruiting Station in San Antonio, noticed a woman standing on the edge of a highway bridge, looking down at the passing cars below. She had one leg raised over the railing, prompting him to make a U-turn. Upon approaching her, he realized she was in significant distress.

Meet Your Top 13 Recruiter - Sgt. 1st Class Richard Mendez

Sgt. 1st Class Eric Johnson — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 14:00:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Mendez, a native of Stockdale, Texas, serves as a Department of the Army Select Recruiter at the San Antonio Battalion in Mission, Texas.

Meet your Recruiter - Staff Sgt. Nayeli Crosby

Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:30:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. Nayeli Crosby, a native of Sun Valley, California, serves as a recruiter with the University Recruiting station in Austin, Texas. U.S. Army Recruiting Command leadership recognized Crosby as a standout performer, and 5th Brigade named her Army Reserve Noncommissioned Officer of FY23.

Meet your recruiter- Sgt. 1st Class James Acton

Capt. Memory Burch — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:45:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class James Acton, a Texas native, serves as a recruiter with U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Laredo, Texas. The Sergeant Major of the Army recently recognized Acton as a top-performing station commander.

USAREC recognizes 2020 annual award winners

Pentagon News — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:44:00 GMT

Some of the best in U.S. Army Recruiting Command for fiscal year 2020 were recognized during an online ceremony Wednesday.

Citizens join the military during the San Antonio Rodeo’s first ever joint enlistment ceremony

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Public Affairs — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:31:00 GMT

Over 150 citizens from the San Antonio and surrounding areas took the oath of enlistment during the first ever Joint services ceremony hosted at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo on February 22, 2020.

‘American Dream is alive’ and well through Army Recruiting

Tish Williamson — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 18:25:00 GMT

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16.

Top recruiters to be recognized at the Hall of Heroes

Pentagon News — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:56:00 GMT

The secretary and chief of staff of the Army will recognize the Army’s top recruiters at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon Feb. 4.

USAREC providing assistance for Soldiers with deferred orders

USAREC Public Affairs — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT

U.S. Army Recruiting Command’s personnel office is actively working to assist recruiters adversely impacted by a recent temporary deferment of orders.