Recruiting

CDR Lacey is from Gilbert, AZ and was commissioned through the NROTC program at the University of Arizona in 2008, earning a bachelor’s in Engineering Management.

Born in Inglewood, CA on September 21, 1969, CDR Shepard grew up in Denver, CO. He joined the Navy out of Denver on August 3, 1989.

Commander Michael Ferrell, a native of Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, is a 2009 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

CDR Rob Terranova, Jr. is a native of Syracuse, New York. He is a 2010 graduate of LeMoyne College, where he earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Finance and Business Marketing with a minor in Philosophy.

CDR Stephen Mankins is a native of Wichita, Kansas and received his commission at the United States Naval Academy in May of 2008.

250902-N-XB641-1107 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Navy Counselor (Select) Monica Valenzuela, from Visalia, California, center, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi...[Read More]

250902-N-XB641-1121 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Boatswain’s Mate (Select) Danielle Wilton, from Nashville, right, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec...[Read More]

250902-N-XB641-1073 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, speaks with NRC chief petty officer selects about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cla...[Read More]

250902-N-XB641-1044 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Navy Recruiting Command chief petty officer selects listen to Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, as he speaks about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo b...[Read More]

Master Chief Petty Officer Andrew J. Hochgraver is a South Side native of Chicago, Illinois.

Master Chief Boerner is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married to Pamela Boerner of Orlando, Florida.