U.S. Army Recruiting News

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Jones (left), garrison chaplain noncommissioned officer in charge, 502nd Force Support Group, serves with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Cloyd Colby, chaplain, 502nd FSG and Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Garrison, at the 502nd FSG Headquarters Building, Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 2. The 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion, located at JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is committed to building a future of readiness by recruiting high quality, professional officers, across the country’s central region, to serve in the U.S. Army Medical Department and U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. (Photo by Leanne Thomas)

Aug. 5, 2019

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — “It was 14 years of really dedicated work to prepare and so that’s why I’m really passionate about the chaplaincy,” stated Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Cloyd L. Colby, the chaplain for the 502nd Force Support Group and Fort Sam Houston Garrison.

Aug. 5, 2019

Machine Gun Minute: Tattoo Policy Update

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Maj. Gen. Frank Muth, commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Tabitha Gavia have an update for you about tattoos.

Capt. Chandler Smith, a member of the U.S. Warrior Fitness Team, competes in the men's individual competition at the 2019 CrossFit Games in Madison, Wis., Aug. 1, 2019. During the first workout of the day, Smith placed second overall and moved on to the next round of the competition. (Photo Credit: Devon L. Suits )

Aug. 5, 2019

Soldiers vie in survival of the fittest at 2019 CrossFit Games

MADISON, Wis. — The sound of cheering carried across the Alliant Energy Center as the top athletes from over 100 countries took the field Thursday during the 2019 CrossFit Games opening ceremony.

Army Spc. Joshua Gerstenberger, Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center lab tech, prepares Army Maj. Gen. Frank Muth, Army Recruiting Command commanding general, to donate blood July 19. During the five-hour drive, 44 headquarters people donated to the Armed Services Blood Program. (Photo by Carl Norman).

Aug. 1, 2019

Recruiting Command headquarters hosts inaugural ASBP blood drive

FORT LEONARDWOOD, Mo. — The U.S. Army Recruiting Command headquarters team officially joined the Armed Services Blood Program family July 19, donating 44 units of blood in their inaugural drive.

Brian Burrows and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derek Haldeman represented Team USA in Men’s Trap at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Not only did these two athletes claim the Gold and Silver Medals, they claimed the last two possible Olympic quotas in Men’s Trap for Team USA, something that has not happened since 2008! Haldeman is a Sunbury, Ohio native who is a competitive marksman/instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 1, 2019

Soldiers help claim Pan American Game medals and break 11-year Trap quota search

FORT BENNING, Ga. — If you could listen well enough, you might have heard the collective sigh of relief exhaled nationwide earlier today following one particular result at the 2019 Pan American Games. It came at the exact moment when Brazil’s Roberto Schmits was eliminated from the Men’s Trap competition in third place.

Four military and 3 civilians, in briefing room.

Aug. 1, 2019

New TRADOC Commanding General visits 3rd Recruiting Brigade (Marauders) at Fort Knox

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The 3rd Recruiting Brigade Commander Col. Eric Lopez briefed the new commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Gen. Paul E. Funk II, in the briefing room at USAREC HQ, Fort Knox on 31 July.

July 30, 2019

Blood, sweat and heart: Army officer stamps his ticket to CrossFit Games

FORT KNOX, Ky. — After placing fifth at the Rogue Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, an armor officer and member of the Army Warrior Fitness Team has stamped his ticket to the CrossFit Games starting Thursday in Madison, Wisconsin.

Former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia, and his Army Recruiter Retired Sgt. 1st Class Gustavo Reina in Washington, D.C., June 25, 2019. Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor June 25, 2019, for actions while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Infantry Division in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq when a squad from his platoon became trapped by intense enemy fire. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kevin Roy)

July 29, 2019

Recruiter of recent MOH recipient: Recruiters are the Army’s ambassadors to the nation

FORT KNOX, Ky. — When he was selected for recruiting duty in 1997, he never imagined the impact it would have on the Army or himself.

AGR Recruiter Staff Sgt. Ashley Munger, Shelbyville Recruiting Center in Shelbyville, Indiana, congratulates one of her Future Soldiers at his high school graduation..

July 29, 2019

Shelbyville Recruiter has family support

FORT KNOX, Ky. — An Indianapolis Recruiting Battalion Army Reserve recruiter received a career-validating honor when she won the 2018 Association of the United States Army Active Guard Reserve Recruiter of the Year. Staff Sgt. Ashley Munger, assigned to the Shelbyville Army Recruiting Center in Shelbyville, Indiana, joined other AUSA winners in attending a breakfast and meet and greet with Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

July 25, 2019

Summit discusses future of warrant officer accessions

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The Army held its 5th Annual Warrant Officer Accessions Summit, here, July 16-18, to focus on the future of the warrant officer recruiting and accessions process.