U.S. Army Recruiting News

white male in gray and white shirt and blue and black headset sits in front of a computer with a video game Soldier on the screen.

April 29, 2020

Barre, Vermont recruiter connects with online gamers

ALBANY, N.Y. — Famed novelist Jack London once said: “You can’t wait for inspiration; you have to go after it with a club,” and that’s exactly what one Soldier in the Burlington Recruiting Company is doing to recruit youth into the Army during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus has impacted countries, communities and families on a global level and taken many lives. Staff Sgt. Vi Marie Pedro says being 27-years old and in excellent health probably made a difference in her recovery, but she knows just how devastating the virus is for the elderly in our world.

April 29, 2020

New York recruiter recovers from COVID-19

ALBANY, N.Y. — It started with a fever March 25th.

“I’m a volunteer firefighter, and I’m having a blast doing what I do,” said Sgt. 1st Class Mark Poczobut, who is currently serving in the Albany Recruiting Battalion.

April 21, 2020

Army recruiter fights battles and blazes

ALBANY, N.Y. — There’s an Army recruiter in Middletown, New York, who’s not just putting people in the Army, he’s also putting out fires.

Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mitchell is a Soldier with more than 19 years of military service, and he insists he’s just doing his part to serve his country and community in times of need.

April 21, 2020

Army recruiter serves Maryland community as volunteer firefighter

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Sgt. 1st Class Peter Mitchell wears more than one uniform to support and protect his community and his nation.

The Fernandez team is assigned to the Hartford Recruiting Company, one of seven in the Albany Recruiting Battalion. They’ve known each other for five years, been married for three, and have managed to get stationed together for every assignment in their Army careers.

April 14, 2020

Recruiting couple defines teamwork

ALBANY, N.Y. — She’s known for being sweet and soft spoken. He speaks his mind and isn’t afraid to put himself out there. So what connects these two?

The recruiters are using open-source 3D files to make the N95 masks.

April 9, 2020

Central Jersey recruiters make masks with 3D Printers for essential personnel

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — While social distancing is the new norm for much of America, U.S. Army recruiters in New Jersey have found a way to continue supporting their community from afar, using personal 3D printers to make surgical masks for local first responders.

April 8, 2020

Recruiters shift to virtual in face of pandemic

ALBANY, N.Y. — Leading Soldiers to victory over adversaries is something commanders have done since the inception of the Army. Coronavirus is one enemy, however, that Lt. Col. Martin DeBock, leader of the Albany Army Recruiting Battalion, acknowledges is formidable in a new way.

A makeshift office in his basement allows Staff Sgt. Andrew Menard, to continue recruiting for the force.

March 27, 2020

Recruiting mission continues despite little interruptions

ALBANY, N.Y. — Army recruiters are most successful when they strike a solid work/life balance. However, during this coronavirus crisis, that balance is even more essential and challenging when Daddy’s home and the kids want to play.

Group of young men and women in black shirts and kaki pants stand outside as man in Army blue dress uniform and beret stands to the front of their formation.

March 26, 2020

Future Soldier overcomes loss, completes 10-year enlistment journey

DENBIGH, Va. — Joining the U.S. Army has always been Christopher Henley’s dream. Both his grandfathers and sister served, he was in shape and he had always wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself. In 2019, Henley returned to his local Army recruiting station to continue on his enlistment journey.

Male and female in black t-shirts with dark hair raise their right hands in front of a tv screen in a classroom.

March 2, 2020

Students have out of this world Army Enlistment

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Recruiting Battalion future Soldiers joined high school students from across the U.S. in the first nationwide oath of enlistment ceremony that was, quite literally, out of this world Feb. 26. The Richmond Recruiting Battalion alone welcomed nearly 30 future Soldiers, with virtual swear ins at Princeton Senior High School in Princeton, W.Va. and Prince George High School in Richmond, Va.