03/25/2026
Congratulations to this weekβs graduating recruit award winners! The following is a description of the six awards:
β’ NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY EXCELLENCE AWARD: Presented to the graduating recruit who best exemplifies the qualities of enthusiasm, devotion to duty, military appearance and behavior, self-discipline and teamwork. This is the highest award a recruit may earn. β SN Jason Clohessy Jr., Rochester, New York; NRS Rochester, New York
β’ NAVY LEAGUE AWARD: Presented to the graduating recruit whose enthusiasm, supportive attitude, and willingness to help others during their training period exceeded Navy training standards. β AN Connor Wilks, Lawrenceville, Georgia; NRS Lawrenceville, Georgia
β’ MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARD: Presented to the graduating recruit whose meritorious performance in recruit training demonstrated exceptional professionalism, maturity, integrity and leadership. β AN Stheven Tejeda-Marte, Houston, Texas; NRS Woonsocket, Rhode Island
β’ MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS AWARD OF MERIT: Presented to the graduating recruit whose meritorious performance in recruit training demonstrated motivation and dedication to duty. β SN Preston Gleue, Paducah, Kentucky; NRS Paducah, Kentucky
β’ ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD: Presented to the graduating recruit who maintained the highest academic and assessment standards throughout all phases of training. β SN Clayton Su-Parker, Eugene, Oregon; NRS Portland, Oregon
β’ UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SHIPMATE AWARD: Presented to the graduating recruit whose enthusiasm, supportive attitude and willingness to help others during their training period exceeded Navy training standards. β AN Jeremy Young, Katy, Texas; NRS Katy, Texas
NRS = Navy Recruiting Station
NTAG = Navy Talent Acquisition Group
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