Feb. 22, 2021

Joining elite language, tech Soldiers includes bonus up to $40K

FORT KNOX, Ky. — The .50-caliber bullets rained down for eight days before Sgt. 1st Class Jake’s team caught a break. The enemy combatant behind the high-powered weapon sent out a radio message. Jake’s ultramodern equipment intercepted it and a highly-skilled teammate translated from their position on a hilltop in Afghanistan.

Feb. 10, 2021

Incentive lets Future Soldiers get ‘PaY’d now, gain employment later

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Amazon, Tesla and Disney all agree. The U.S. Army has the talent they want.

Feb. 3, 2021

Next virtual fair campaign gets bold ‘boost’

FORT KNOX, Ky. — When it comes to recruiting, the commander of U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Maj. Gen. Kevin Vereen, said “it’s all about making the next event better than the last one.”

Jan. 29, 2021

Fire, Snow, and a Call to Serve: Army past, public service important parts of Future Soldier

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Foxholes, chocolate and cigarettes. That is what Tessa Morris remembers about her first Army conversation with her grandpa.

Jan. 26, 2021

From America’s Strongest Woman to new world record

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Army Staff Sgt. Gabriele Burgholzer crushed the world women’s middleweight record in the Mouser Block, hefting a metal box filled with 194 pounds of cast iron plates over her head during the Mammoth Strength Challenge on Jan. 23 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Jan. 26, 2021

Experience Needed: Enlistment program rewards Future Soldiers for civilian skills

FORT KNOX, Ky. — It was the layoffs that really grabbed Paul Treves’ attention. He had been a master machinist developing prototypes for a Fortune 500 company nearly seven years. Friends and coworkers who had been there more than twice that were not only getting cut from the payroll, they couldn’t find employers willing to pay their former salaries.

Jan. 15, 2021

Army expands medical partnership with Baylor, related jobs expected to grow with H2F focus

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A contract naming Baylor University as the sponsor of the Army’s new Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program became official today. Baylor is already the sponsor of the Army’s similar programs for creating commissioned physical therapists and nutritionists.

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.