Feb. 10, 2025

Listening with Purpose: Army Recruiter empowers Future Soldiers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa — When Staff Sgt. Riggleman speaks about the Soldiers he has recruited, his compassion and pride shine through.

Jan. 28, 2025

Master Badge Earned Together: How Army values forged resilience and unity

Harrisburg, PA — Master Badge Earned Together: How Army values forged resilience and unity Fort Knox recently hosted one of the Army’s most prestigious recruiting competitions: the quest for the Master Recruiter Badge. Nationwide, only 49 Soldiers advanced past the preliminary testing to participate in a rigorous week-long assessment of their recruiting expertise and skills. 17 Soldiers emerged victorious. Among them were Staff Sgt. Lauren Slack and Staff Sgt. Brady Slack, a husband-and-wife team whose shared achievement captivated their peers and leaders alike.

Jan. 17, 2025

A journey of courage and opportunity: How one woman found her calling

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — In her second year at East Stroudsburg University, Elise White, from Lititz, Pennsylvania woke up with a realization that would change the trajectory of her life: she didn’t want a career path that would leave her saddled with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.

Dec. 23, 2024

Changing lives and shaping futures: Pennsylvania recruiter recognized for outstanding recruiting success

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Sgt. 1st Class Kaishaun Waller, a proud native of Baltimore, Maryland, serves as a Recruiter at Reading Recruiting Station, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Dec. 23, 2024

Fort Knox Command Chaplain visits Soldiers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa — Command Chaplain Col. Jerry D. Hall recently visited the Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion to provide guidance and support during the holiday season.

Feb. 2, 2023

Army recruiter partners with high schools to provide medical training, discuss opportunities

YORK, Pa. — Normally if you hear, “is anyone here a medic?” it’s because someone needs medical attention. That wasn’t the case, though, when Rick Guinan visited an Army recruiting office one summer day and asked that very question.

Dec. 1, 2020

New company XO course graduates first students

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A new way for getting the X's and O's to the new XOs has begun. The U.S. Army Recruiting Command’s Recruiting and Retention College here sent its first Company Executive Officer Course graduates back to the recruiting field in November, with the next batch of XO students slated for early December.

May 8, 2020

Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion soldier takes new career step as a warrant officer

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Before her assignment with the Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Staff Sgt. Shanee Bowman never gave much consideration to becoming a warrant officer.

Nov. 15, 2018

USAREC providing assistance for Soldiers with deferred orders

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