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Archive: November, 2003

Career recruiter and son use wrestling to promote Corps

A local staff non-commissioned officer-in-charge and his 12-year-old son took to the mats recently as they promoted the Marine Corps during a national wrestling match in Oklahoma. “We recruit at the wrestling tournaments,” said Gunnery Sgt. Ronald S. Olsen, SNCOIC, Recruiting Sub Station Muskegon, Mich. “We’ve put in two officials and one other

High standards reap high rewards

Working persistently out of his humble office in Valparaiso, In., SSgt. Charles P. Berglund ex-pects to succeed. And he does. He has established a self-fulfilling prophecy in which he achieves exactly what he expects to achieve, success as a Marine Corps recruiter. Berglund?s success has led to his selection as the RS Chicago Recruiter of the Year

Davidson recognized top SNCOIC in Midwest for '03

The competitive nature of Marine Corps recruiting can be almost as grueling as professional sports ? long tiring hours and hard work can push Marines to their limits. For SSgt. Jeffrey W. Davidson, harsh competition only pushes him and his substation to work harder and harder. Davidson, SNCOIC of RSS Olathe, got his reward after recently being

Centurion credits God for success

Motivated performance produced results for an RS Lansing recruiter as he picked up the coveted title of Centurion and achieved the status of Recruiter of the Year for this recruiting station. With a 3.71 APR for Fiscal Year 2003, SSgt. Demetrius D. Bell, SNCOIC, RSS St. Joseph, has accomplished the two goals he initially set out to do. As a

'Rolling' Marine billboards hit Midwest

With the morning sun catching the outline of the truck, a gigantic Marine NCO sword image shines like a diamond. The images of nine Marines reflect on the faces of the spectators. The trucks seem to hum as they are staged in the grassy area near JDC Logistics and Stars Expedited Delivery, LLC. People gather to see what the fuss is all about, almost