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Navy seeks top athletes at 92nd Texas Relays
April 2, 2019 — Recruiters and Warrior Challenge Mentor Program personnel from Navy Recruiting Districts San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston attended the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays held at the Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin March 27-30... MORE

Recruiters and Warrior Challenge Mentor Program personnel from Navy Recruiting Districts San Antonio, Dallas and Houston attended the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays held at the Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. The meet, which ran from March 27-30, welcomed more than 7,000 athletes in the high school, collegiate and professional ranks.

Sailors spread Navy awareness during San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
February 21, 2019 — Continuing to spread Navy awareness in Military City USA, Sailors from the Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, Navy Medical Training Support Center and Navy Operational Support Center San Antonio joined thousands of attendees of the 70th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo held at the AT&T Center grounds... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Juan Ramirez (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Barnes (right) of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio speak with an attendee at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

Military City USA hosts Navy Recruiting Command’s Leading Petty Officers Course
February 14, 2019 — To assist recruiters in accomplishing the accession goals set by Navy Recruiting Command, Navy career force recruiters assigned to the National Training and Quality Assurance Team, or N-7, traveled from Millington, Tenn., to provide training to Navy Recruiting Districts and Navy Talent Acquisition Groups, or NTAGs, during a Leading Petty Officers Course held at the Double Tree Hotel in San Antonio Feb. 11-15... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Nolita Whiten, an assessor/trainer assigned to Navy Recruiting Command’s (NRC) National Training and Quality Assurance Team, provides instruction on Web R-Tools maintenance to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio’s leading petty officers, Petty Officers 1st Class Juan De Leon and Elbert Anderson, during a Leading Petty Officers Course held at the Double Tree Hotel.

Twins continue family tradition of service by joining America’s Navy
January 30, 2019 — Continuing a family tradition of military service, fraternal twin sisters Hanna and Halle Von Plueren of San Antonio, are joining America’s Navy... MORE

(From left) Chief Petty Officer Sambath Ham, Navy Recruiting Station North East; future Sailor Halle Von Plueren; Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Maduemesi, chief recruiter of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio; future Sailor Hanna Von Plueren; and Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Sierra of NRS North East, pose for photos at NRD San Antonio headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Continuing a family tradition of military service, the Von Pluerens of San Antonio, who are fraternal twins, are joining America’s Navy.

Future yeoman sailor follows brothers into Navy
January 23, 2019 — Celebrating her 19th birthday, Lesley Torres of Edinburg, Texas, enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the San Antonio Military Entrance Processing Station. Assisting her in journey of becoming a Sailor was her brother, Petty Officer 1st Class Ivan Aguilar of Pharr, Texas, a division leading petty officer assigned to Navy Recruiting Station McAllen, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio. ... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Ivan Aguilar of Pharr, Texas, poses for a photo with his sister, Lesley Torres, of Edinburg, Texas, after Torres took the oath of enlistment at the San Antonio Military Entrance Processing Station. Aguilar is a division leading petty officer assigned to Navy Recruiting Station McAllen, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio and helped enlist his sister into the Navy. Torres, a 2018 graduate of Edinburg North High School, is the third of three siblings and the first female in her family to serve in the military.

Navy recruiter honored at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Hall of Fame
January 11, 2019 — Supporting the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo for more than six years, San Antonio native Lt. Cmdr. Markel Zatarain, a Reserve officer programs recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, or NRD-SA, was honored as an Outstanding Volunteer of the Year for 2017-2018 during the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony held at the Freeman Expo Hall Jan. 10... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Markel Zatarain (third from left) of San Antonio, assigned to Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio, was recognized as the NRD’s 2018 Reserve Officer Recruiter and Diversity Officer Recruiter of the Year during an awards banquet held at the Hangar Hotel and Convention Center. Presenting the awards were (from left) Command Master Chief Petty Officer Eric Mays, NRD Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds, and Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Maduemesi.

South Texas twins seek opportunity in America’s Navy
November 14, 2018 — Two Marion High School seniors have made the decision to join the world’s most powerful naval force, America’s Navy. Twin brothers Jack and James Lanier of Universal City, Texas, are making final preparations to attend recruit training after graduation and becoming Sailors in the Navy’s nuclear propulsion career field. ... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Harold Dayse, leading petty officer assigned to Navy Recruiting Station New Braunfels, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks with future Sailors and twin brothers, Jack and James Lanier of Universal City, Texas, regarding the Navy’s Delayed Entry Program at the NRS during the twin’s 72-hour indoctrination process. The Lanier brothers are seniors at Marion High School in Marion, Texas, and joined the Navy in the nuclear propulsion program which currently is awarding bonuses of up to $40,000.

Navy recruiter in the spotlight: looking to be a leader in America’s military
November 2, 2018 — “Now that I am in the Navy, I’m not only representing myself as a man, but also my parents,” said Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Barnes Jr., assigned to Navy Recruiting Station New Braunfels, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Barnes (right), assigned to Navy Recruiting Station New Braunfels, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio goes over the 30-day recertification process with future Sailor Noah Wilson of Cibolo, Texas. Barnes the Navy in 2009. Wilson is a 2015 graduate of Steele High School and will be shipped to Recruit Training Command in November with follow-on training as a construction mechanic.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio promotes new chief petty officers
September 18, 2018 — At the conclusion of six weeks of training, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, or NRD-SA, welcomed six new chief petty officers into the Chief’s Mess during a Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony at the University of the Incarnate Word campus Sept. 14... MORE

After six weeks of training, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio welcomed six new chief petty officers in the Chief’s Mess during a pinning ceremony held on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. From left are Erica Saiz, Elbony Harris, Jaewlaye Sherman, Sambath Ham, Marshall Baker, and Titus Jones Jr.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio MEPS ships highest number of future Sailors in Region West
August 16, 2018 — The NRD-SA Liaison Office, located with Military Entrance Processing Station San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, plays a significant role in the process. During the “Summer Surge” of recruiting, the Navy Liaison Office made history by processing 235 future Sailors for shipping to RTC in the month of July, this highest number of any MEPS within Navy Recruiting Region West’s area of responsibility... MORE

The Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Liaison Office, co-located with Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, made history during the “Summer Surge” of recruiting by processing 235 future Sailors for shipping to Recruit Training Command in July; the highest number of any MEPS within Navy Recruiting Region West’s area of responsibility.

San Antonio recruiters, future Sailors give back to community
June 8, 2018 — Instilling the “Whole Sailor Concept” was the mission of Navy Recruiting Stations Hollywood Park and De Zavala during a Delayed Entry Program meeting held at the San Antonio Food Bank June 6... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Milton Duarte (right), a recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting Station De Zavala, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, and Diego Rodriguez, a future Sailor from Del Rio, Texas, volunteers at the San Antonio Food Bank during a Delay Entry Program meeting June 6. Duarte, a 2003 graduate of South Bronx High School, joined the Navy in 2005. Rodriguez, a 2014 graduate of Del Rio High School, will serve as an electrician’s mate in America’s Navy.

Navy Band Southwest ‘Destroyers’ rock San Antonio during Fiesta
May 4, 2018 — Through Navy Recruiting Command’s Music for Recruiting program, Navy Band Southwest’s popular music group, the “Destroyers,” traveled to Military City USA to participate in the annual Fiesta celebration April 23-29... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Clifton Murray, a guitarist with the “Destroyers,” the popular music group of Navy Band Southwest from San Diego, performs for students of Smithson Valley High School during Fiesta San Antonio 2018. The “Destroyers,” along with Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, visited the school to conduct community outreach and spread Navy Awareness through Navy Recruiting Command’s Music for Recruiting program.

Local commands host Navy Day at the Alamo during Fiesta San Antonio
April 30, 2018 — Sailors from several local commands, to include the “Destroyers” of Navy Band Southwest from San Diego, Calif., gathered at the Alamo to participate in Navy Day, April 26, during Fiesta San Antonio. The year's celebration marks the 127th Anniversary of Fiesta San Antonio which coincides with the city’s Tricentennial. ... MORE

The Navy Honor Guard from Navy Information Operations Center Texas presents the colors during Navy Day at the Alamo April 26.

Navy recruiters, Georgetown ISD host regional SeaPerch competition
March 28, 2018 — The Navy Recruiting Command Southwest Region City Outreach Program, in cooperation with the Georgetown Independent School District and Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, hosted a Regional SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Challenge Qualifier at the Georgetown Recreation Center March 24... MORE

Juan P. Rodriguez, an education services specialist assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, welcomes teams, coaches and parents to the Georgetown SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Challenge Regional Competition held at the Georgetown Recreation Center. The Navy Recruiting Command Southwest Region City Outreach Program, in cooperation with the Georgetown Independent School District and NRD San Antonio, hosted the regional qualifier. The competition consisted of three evolutions: speed obstacle course, challenge course and interview/presentation.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio names Sailor of the Year
February 16, 2018 — A San Antonio native who coordinates college scholarship programs for future Sailors has been selected as Sailor of the Year for Navy Recruiting District San Antonio... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Amaya, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Navy ROTC program coordinator, has been selected Sailor of the Year for NRD San Antonio. Amaya, a San Antonio native, was one of four finalists within NRD San Antonio for the award. The award is given to a superior petty officer within a Navy command who best represents the large number of dedicated Sailors serving in a particular type of duty as assigned.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio recognizes top Sailors
January 8, 2018 — The Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recognized five of their own at the NRD’s annual award banquet held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin Dec. 19, 2017... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Victor Ubri Jr. (left), a Navy officer recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, stands with Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds after being awarded NRD’s Active Officer Recruiter of the Year for Fiscal Year 2017 during the NRD’s annual award banquet held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin Dec. 19, 2017. Ubri became a recruiter to show people why America’s Navy is the good choice for military service. “This award means that I did my job to the best of my ability and was recognized for my efforts,” said Ubri. “I want to make sure the Navy’s future and our future Sailors are in capable hands.” Additionally, Ubri was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his superior performance of duty.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio kicks off district training with operational stress control class
December 20, 2017 — “Let’s have a conversation, not training” was the theme of the Operational Stress Control class held during the annual district training meeting of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin Dec. 19... MORE

Navy veteran Michael Lindsey, a facilitator assigned to the Navy’s 21st Century Sailor office in Norfolk, Va., speaks with second class petty officers of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio about operational stress control during a district training meeting held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin Dec. 19. More than 250 recruiters, support personnel and their spouses attended the training where they were provided with support networks, programs, resources, training, and skills needed to overcome adversity and thrive.

Front & Center: Master-at-Arms Sailor excels in recruiting America’s best
December 4, 2017 — Anyone who knows Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Thomas, a recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, knows he is not afraid to talk to people, unless he has to talk about himself. This humility has served him well in both his military and civilian careers... MORE

Petty Officer First Class Christopher Thomas, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio recruiter, poses for a portrait Oct. 25, 2017. Thomas’ mission is to find officer applicants to lead naval forces in conducting operations on land, air and sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Sailor reflects on year of recruiting for America’s Navy
November 30, 2017 — Petty Officer 1st Class Jalisa Green, a recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, has proved that not shying away from hard work and responsibility does not go unnoticed... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Jalisa Green, a recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting Station Corpus Christi, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks with future Sailor Oleksandr Omelchemko regarding his career choice at the Military Entrance Processing Station.

Sailors talk STEM careers at local chamber expo
November 13, 2017 — Sailors from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio spoke to schoolchildren about STEM-related careers and put on scientific demonstrations during the 8th Annual San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CORE4 STEM Expo at the Freeman Expo Hall in San Antonio Nov. 7-8... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Ian MacKay, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio nuclear field coordinator for South Texas, explains to middle school students about an experiment with a plastic bottle rocket at the 8th Annual San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CORE4 STEM Expo Nov. 8 at the Freeman Expo Hall.