Recruiting

251204-N-TL932-1040 Master Chief Navy Counselor Kevin Kikawa, National Chief Recruiter at Navy Recruiting Command, explains portions of the Recruiting Operations Center brief to the fiscal year 2025 Recruiter of the Year awardees in Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2025. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local com...[Read More]

251203-N-TL932-1038 Navy Counselor 1st Class Courtney Poole, the Active Component Enlisted Recruiter of the Year assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Jacksonville, poses during a visit to the White House in Washington, Dec. 3. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local communities, and upholding the highe...[Read More]

251203-N-TL932-1043 Chief Logistics Specialist Neil Phillips, the Active Component Officer Recruiter of the Year assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Heartland, poses during a visit to the White House in Washington, Dec. 3. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local communities, and upholding the highest ...[Read More]

251203-N-TL932-1082 Fiscal year 2025 Recruiter of the Year awardees pose during a visit to the White House in Washington, Dec. 3. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local communities, and upholding the highest of Navy values. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Sapien)

251203-N-TL932-1054 Master Chief Navy Counselor Kevin Kikawa, National Chief Recruiter at Navy Recruiting Command, poses during a visit to the White House in Washington, Dec. 3. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact on local communities, and upholding the highest of Navy values. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communicat...[Read More]

251203-N-TL932-1052 Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) 1st Class Pathion Maxwell, the Reserve Component Enlisted Non-Prior Service Recruiter of the Year assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Houston, poses during a visit to the White House in Washington, Dec. 3. The ROY awards program recognizes the nation’s top Navy recruiters for their talent acquisition expertise, positive impact o...[Read More]

Born in Inglewood, California to parents from Panama, Chief Select Tavalk Minerve’s journey to anchors began with lessons of perseverance from his single mother, who raised him and his sister to never settle. What started as an unplanned enlistment in 2002 after a high school setback became a 23-year career marked by adaptability, leadership, and resilience—from striking ABF aboard USS George Wash...[Read More]

Future Sailors from Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia recite the oath of enlistment during the 126th Army-Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium, in Baltimore, Dec. 13. The Army-Navy football game is one of the oldest and most storied contests in the history of collegiate athletics. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thaddeus Berry)

260625-N-TL932-1214 Future Sailors and Navy recruiters from Navy Talent Acquisition Group Mid-America march through Ballpark Village to the 68th Annual Cardinal Company event in St. Louis, Missouri, June 25. Cardinal Company is named after the St. Louis Cardinals, who together with NTAG Mid-America and the St. Louis Navy League, have sponsored the group annually since 1958. Every year, Cardinal Co...[Read More]

260407-N-TL932-1010 (From left to right) Dr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Darling, staff judge advocate for Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, and Capt. Kristin Shepard, Chief of Staff for Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, pose for a photo at CNRC, in Millington, Tennessee,...[Read More]

260407-N-TL932-1034 Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, left, speaks with Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, at CNRC in Millington, Tennessee, April 7, 2026. Maj. Gen. Bligh visited Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Navy Personnel Command, and Navy Recruiting Command to learn more about JAG Corps recruiting, retention, and detailing. (U.S. Navy ph...[Read More]

260407-N-TL932-1073 Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, briefs Maj. Gen. David J. Bligh, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, in the Recruiting Operations Center at CNRC in Millington, Tennessee, April 7, 2026. Maj. Gen. Bligh visited Naval Support Activity Mid-South, Navy Personnel Command, and Navy Recruiting Command to learn more about JAG Corps recruiting, retentio...[Read More]