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Navy Recruiting Closes Out Successful Year, Charges into New Fiscal Year

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS101005-12
10/5/2010

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SCW) Michael B. Lavender, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command Public Affairs

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) has broken several records for recruiting for fiscal year (FY) 2010 and plans to continue its success into FY 2011.

This year's recruiting efforts saw the breaking of several records achieved in fiscal year 2009, while still adhering to NRCs high quality standard for recruits. Navy recruiters accessed 97.4 percent of recruits with high school diplomas and 82.5 percent with an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) score of 50 or higher.

"We delivered a 'clean sweep' by attaining FY-2010 goal in all active and Reserve enlisted programs and all enlisted sub-goals," said Rear Adm. Craig Faller, commander Navy Recruiting Command. "I look forward to FY 2011 with confidence in our continued success, knowing that the Navy Recruiting Command team will continue to achieve our mission with honor, courage, and commitment."

Recruiters achieved all enlisted sub-goals, including total female enlistments for the first time ever and recruiting women in non-traditional ratings for the first time ever in NRC history. Other significant achievements for recruiting enlisted personnel for FY 2010 include making goals in the nuclear field, naval special warfare/naval special operator (for three years in a row) and all overseas contingency operations ratings.

"We owe our success to our recruiters, processors and staff," said Capt. Eric Johnson, NRC operations officer. "The team effort and hard work of our field staff, recruiters-in-charge and zone supervisors has contributed to our best year of recruiting.

"We attained 101 percent of FY 2010 active general officer goal and met or exceeded all 25 general officer direct accession and student program goals for the first time in recent NRC history," said Faller. "We exceeded all FY 2010 NROTC application goals and delivered the highest cohort of diverse officers yet attained in a single year by Navy Recruiting Command."

This year's Reserve medical officer recruiting production was 17 percent higher than in FY 2009. NRC recruited more Reserve officers in FY 2010 than in any year since the consolidation of the active and reserve recruiting commands in 2004.

"This fiscal year, the Reserve medical officer field had a 39 percent increase above last year's goals for attainments," said Johnson. "We are still going to be challenged this year. One of our new tools to assist us is a recently approved incentive package which will go a long way in helping us make those goals. We're also looking to continue making our female enlisted goals as well. Our entire force is committed to attaining these critical missions, from every recruiter in the field all the way up to the commander of NRC.

"I'm proud of the operations department staff and grateful for the support of this command. It's been a challenging, yet rewarding year. The performance of the entire Navy Recruiting Command team is best reflected in the end of year results for FY10. I'm especially pleased for the recruiters in the field, their hard work and dedication to mission accomplishment truly paid off this year. All credit goes to them for our success," said Johnson.

NRC consists of a command headquarters, two Navy recruiting regions and 26 Navy recruiting districts which serve hundreds of recruiting stations across the country. NRCs mission is to recruit the best men and women for America's Navy to accomplish today's missions and meet tomorrow's challenges.