Recruiting

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Andre Marc, from Brooklyn, N.Y., is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defense. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Speci...[Read More]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Engineman 2nd Class Carter Cherence, center, from Medford, Penn., assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Jackson, is taught how to play the snare drum by “Stick Masters” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperit...[Read More]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (April 22, 2025) Lt.j.g Akari Yarrell, left, from Yokosuka, Japan, assigned to the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile, is taught how to play quads by a “Stick Master” during a visit to Huntsville Community Drumline. Navy Weeks are designed to connect Americans with their Navy and showcase why today’s Navy is important to America’s prosperity and its national defens...[Read More]

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. – In just a few short years, Electronics Technician Nuclear 1st Class Thomas Schwab has gone from facing the uncertainty of homelessness to standing among the elite ranks of the U.S. Navy’s Silent Service. Through relentless determination, an unwavering commitment to education, and a drive to excel, Schwab has forged a path of success in one of the Navy’s most challenging ...[Read More]

250702-N-UF592-1016 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (July 2, 2025) Lt. Jacob Santiago, flag aide to Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, right, meets with members of Tennessee’s staff delegation during their visit to CNRC. The visit offered an opportunity to discuss recruiting priorities, regional partnerships, and the Navy’s role in supporting local communities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...[Read More]

250702-N-UF592-1037 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (July 2, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, briefs members of Tennessee’s staff delegation, not pictured, about daily recruiting operations inside the Recruiting Operations Center during their visit to CNRC. The engagement provided an overview of accession performance and highlighted the Navy’s data-driven approach to meeting enl...[Read More]

LANDOVER, Md. (Dec. 14, 2024) Navy Counselor Master Chief Petty Officer Gerald Allchin, national chief recruiter, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, leads the Recruiters of the Year onto the field during a swear-in ceremony during the 125th Army-Navy Football game at Northwest Stadium. The Army-Navy football game is one of the oldest and most storied contests in the history of collegiate at...[Read More]

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Special Warfare Combat Crewmen assigned to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) teach visitors how to fire weapons mounted on a Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) during a visit to Mississippi State University, October 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anna-Liesa Hussey)

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, commander, Submarine Forces, dry fires a GAU-17/A minigun mounted on a Special Operations Craft-Riverine (SOC-R) assigned to Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) during a visit to Mississippi State University, October 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anna-Liesa Hussey)

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, commander, Submarine Forces, meets members of Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) aboard the special operations craft-riverine during a visit to Mississippi State University, October 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anna-Liesa Hussey)

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 11, 2025) Rear Adm. Jim Waters, left, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, a native of Ellington, Conn., talks with Ron Nirenberg, mayor of San Antonio, during the Navy All-American Bowl. Navy serves as the official title sponsor of the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl in San Antonio, which over the past 25 years, has established itself as the nation’s premier high school football all-...[Read More]