VaARNG recruiters nab top regional spots

The Virginia Army National Guard’s top recruiters traveled to Bethany Beach, Delaware, Nov. 8-10, 2022, for an opportunity to be named top among their regional peers. At the conclusion of Region II’s Strength Maintenance Advisory Group Conference, Staff Sgt. Sydney Mapp was named the region’s top recruiting noncommissioned officer, or Director’s 54; Master Sgt. Thomas L. Clarke Jr. was named the region’s top section chief, or Expert 7; and Staff Sgt. DeAndre McCall was named runner up for the region’s top rookie.

“Year after year, our Virginia recruiters continue to compete and represent the professionalism of the NCO Corps and they always exceed the standard,” said Lt. Col. Scott Nivens, commander of the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion. “These boards are super important to not only award the most talented of the recruiting NCO Corps, but also to hone the skills and traditions that keep the NCO Corps the ‘backbone of the Army’ for all future NCOs.

”At the SMAG II Conference, top NCOs from six states and the District of Columbia came together to be named best in the region.

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Leaders from the Virginia Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion stand alongside Virginia’s top recruiters at Region II’s Strength Maintenance Advisory Group Conference Nov. 9, 2022, in Bethany Beach, Delaware.