Jan. 14, 2021

USAREC recognizes 2020 annual award winners

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

Jan. 8, 2021

From homeless, to green, to gold: An Army officer’s humble beginnings

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Orphaned and alone, 1st Lt. Matthew Mickey was a homeless teenager when he walked into an Army recruiting station in 2001. Now he is an executive officer for the Army in New York City, nearly 20 years after attacks there changed the course of his life.

Dec. 18, 2020

Gators, community collect toys for Soldiers

FORT KNOX, Ky. — It was the first week for collecting toys and Kristen Fry didn’t know what to expect when she walked into Dollar Tree. It was a rough year, 2020. People might not be able to give as much. She introduced herself to the manager.

Dec. 17, 2020

AIE pilot to land in Syracuse

FORT KNOX, Ky. — U.S. Army Recruiting Command leaders selected the brigade’s Syracuse Recruiting Battalion to be the pilot location for the new Accessions Information Environment.

Dec. 17, 2020

Recruiters safe after shots fired at North Carolina station

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A gunman fired shots into a recruiting station in Greensboro, North Carolina, the evening of Dec. 14, causing damage to the facility entrance but no injuries to any military personnel.

Dec. 11, 2020

ESports Team ready for today's CODE Bowl

FORT KNOX, Ky. — On the eve of the 121st Army versus Navy football showdown, the U.S. Army’s eSports team is battle ready for the Call of Duty Endowment Bowl, an online tournament featuring the popular video game of the same name. And much like the big-game bragging that precedes the Army’s pigskin pastime with the Navy, the CODE Bowl has no shortage of trash talk.

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.

Nov. 20, 2020

USAREC seeking Soldiers for new ‘Talent,’ eSports, Warrior Fitness, teams

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A search is underway to form The U.S. Army’s Got Talent Team, a new recruiting outreach program, as well as new members to join two other USAREC marquee programs, The U.S. Army eSports Team and the U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team.

Nov. 10, 2020

Kentucky commissioner ‘PaYS it forward’ with USAREC commander

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Tuesday was PaYS day for the Kentucky Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Army Recruiting Command.