Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio Supports Military Appreciation Football Game and Conducts Halftime Swear-In

Photo By Edward Jones | SAN ANTONIO, Texas - (Oct. 22, 2022) The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) hosted a Military Appreciation Football Game vs Faulkner University at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium and was broadcasted on ESPN+. Recruiters from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio, joined by other service recruiting units, participated. In honor of the United States Military, a joint service swear-in of over one hundred future servicemembers was administered during the game’s halftime by Commander Stacey O’Neal, NTAG San Antonio’s Executive Officer.  

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

10.22.2022

Story by Edward Jones 

Commander, Navy Recruiting Command

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - (Oct. 22, 2022) The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) hosted a Military Appreciation Football Game vs Faulker University at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium and was broadcasted on ESPN+. Recruiters from Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio, joined by other service recruiting units, participated.

In honor of the United States Military, a joint service swear-in of over one hundred future servicemembers was administered during the game’s halftime by Commander Stacey O’Neal, NTAG San Antonio’s Executive Officer.

CDR O’Neal later reflected on the day’s event and its significance. “It was amazing to see the excitement in all the eyes of the young men and women on that field,” said O’Neal. “I am sure this is a day they will never forget, and I was honored to be one of the first to welcome them all into our military ranks, and thankful to UIW for an amazing experience.”

On hand representing NTAG San Antonio's Divisions Six and Five respectively, supporting Future Sailors, and spreading Navy awareness with a Navy booth in the UIW Fan Zone was Engineman 1st Class, Jessica Garcia, and Machinist Mate 2nd Class, Michael Okray.

NTAG San Antonio’s area of responsibility includes more than 30 Navy Recruiting Stations and Navy Officer Recruiting Stations spread throughout 144,000 square miles of Central and South Texas territory.

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• Date Taken: 10.22.2022
• Date Posted: 10.26.2022 14:57
• Story ID: 432046
• Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US