Recruiting

250401-N-UF592-1024 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) Chief Personnel Specialist Adrian Ramirez Rodriguez, from Alabaster, Ala., right and Chief Quartermaster Kimberly Nolan, from Memphis, Tenn., pose for a photo during the chief petty officer’s 132nd birthday celebration at Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. The rank of chief was established April 1, 1893, and is a symbol of pride across the Nav...[Read More]

250401-N-UF592-1015 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) Chief Yeoman Kelsey Ausen, from Abington, Penn., right, gives opening remarks during the chief petty officer’s 132nd birthday celebration at Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. The rank of chief was established April 1, 1893, and is a symbol of pride across the Navy. Chiefs are considered technical experts in their rate and are mentors for both...[Read More]

250401-N-UF592-1013 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) Chief petty officers, assigned to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, stand in formation during a celebration for their 132nd birthday. The rank of chief was established April 1, 1893, and is a symbol of pride across the Navy. Chiefs are considered technical experts in their rate and are mentors for both junior Sailors and officers. (U.S. Navy ...[Read More]

250606-N-UF592-2010 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (June 6, 2025) Chief Logistics Specialist Anthony Hagerty, from Indianapolis, left, and Chief Navy Counselor John Simek, from Denham Springs, Louisiana, both assigned to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, grill burgers during a command picnic on the grounds of CNRC headquarters in Millington, Tennessee. The event fosters esprit de corps and provides an opport...[Read More]

250401-N-UF592-2015 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) Navy Counselor 1st Class Katharina Tosh, from Normal, Illinois, right, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Ohio River Valley, shakes hands after being selected as the Sailor of the Year at Commander, Navy Recruiting Command. Tosh will move on to compete against Naval Education and Training Command’s Sailor of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by...[Read More]

250401-N-UF592-2032 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2025) Master Chief Jeremy Konopka, command master chief, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, center, poses for a group photo with Navy Counselor 1st Class Katharina Tosh, from Normal, Illinois, left, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Ohio River Valley, and Personnel Specialist 1st Class Donavan Samcal, from San Antonio, Texas, right, assigned...[Read More]

250606-N-UF592-1033 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (June 6, 2025) Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anna-liesa Hussey, from Tupelo, Mississippi, assigned to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, sets up a popcorn machine for a command picnic on the grounds of CNRC headquarters in Millington, Tennessee. The event fosters morale, team building, and community spirit among staff and families. (U.S. Navy photo ...[Read More]

250606-N-UF592-1056 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (June 6, 2025) Sailors assigned to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command set up tents for a command picnic on the grounds of CNRC headquarters in Millington, Tennessee. The event fosters morale, team building, and community spirit among staff and families. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric Stanton)

250604-N-UF592-1011 NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 4, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, speaks with Sailors at the Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit during a visit to Naval Air Station Pensacola. Waters discussed training priorities and professional development initiatives as part of an ongoing effort to engage directly with the Navy’s officer accessions com...[Read More]

A native of Detroit, Command Master Chief Brian A. Teart enlisted in the Navy on August 14, 2000. He is a graduate of the U. S. Navy’s Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 232), earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Brandman University in 2015 and his Master’s Degree in Organizational Performance from Bellevue University in 2018.

Command Master Chief Robert C. Laird, Jr. is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in September 1999 and attended basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois.