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Archive: 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

Brewing Tradition: Fifth Leinenkugel continues family legacy

A beer brewing family in Chippewa Falls, Wis., has been providing fine beverages to it's customers since 1867, but their most important contribution to society has been brewed since 1942 when the first Leinenkugel joined the Marine Corps. Today, that tradition lives on.Christopher J. "C.J." Leinenkugel has become the fifth "Leini" to enlist in the

High School band director credits Corps for success, motivatioon

More than 200 years of Marine Corps music has entertained the world, yet it's not just anyone playing the music. It takes a certain type of individual to join the elite Marine Corps bands. "The Marine Corps band has a high level of musicianship," said Ben Baldwin, band director at Lansing Everett High School. Baldwin is a former Marine who had

Retired Marine gets inducted into Hall of Fame

The program at the press conference described new inductee Dwayne Nix as, ?the local kid who made good.? However, it would have been just as accurate if it had read, ?the man who devoted his life to his nation.? The College Football Hall of Fame will tell you that Dwayne Nix was an outstanding football player. He was a three-time member of the

Back-to-school Shopping: Contact Team gives initial visit tips

With briefcase in hand and the pressure of production driving them, recruiters converge on high schools all over the country during August, conducting initial visits with aims of establishing rapport and setting the tone for the coming year. With so much riding on the High School/Community College Program, initial visits are key to a recruiter's

Tradition, Now serving number 17, 18, 19

In December 1947, a young man from Southern Wisconsin walked into his local Marine Corps recruiting office. Looking to escape the cold and snow of Wisconsin, the young man asked the recruiter, "Can you promise to send me someplace warm?"The recruiter promised him that, within a month, he could have him in Parris Island, S.C., attending recruit