Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Olympia Martin | Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Griffin Jones, a native of Bellevue, Neb., poses for a...... read more read more
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Meet LS2 Griffin Jones! He is currently a Physical Fitness Instructor at the Navy’s only Bootcamp where he facilitates all of the baseline physical tests for recruits and all official physical readiness tests.
Jones comes from Bellevue Nebraska. With six years of service already under his belt, he plans to have a complete and successful career in the Navy.
Jones comes from a long line of military service.
“My family has records of military service dating all the way back to the Revolutionary War,” said Jones. “My father served 24 years in the Air Force and was an E-8 when he retired. I wanted to follow in my family’s footsteps and surpass my father’s record to become an E-9 someday.”
Jones reported to Recruit Training Command (RTC) in July 2022 and hit the ground running. He has been exceptionally motivated since arriving to RTC and radiates positivity.
“I try my best to lighten the workload for my colleagues,” said Jones. “The goal is to do all I can to be positive and make a difference not only at my rank, but at my next rank as well. One day I want to be the senior enlisted leader that strives to lead from the top.”
Jones’ motivation doesn’t stop at the gates of RTC.
“I started acting in middle school,” said Jones. “I got involved in my school’s play and after that my parents encouraged me to pursue acting. The more I did it, the more I loved it.”
Jones continued to act all through his schooling and even attended a performing arts school for a year in high school.
Recently, Jones became involved with a local haunted house attraction in his time outside of RTC.
“I was driving home one day and saw an advertisement for a local haunted house,” said Jones. “I was curious so I decided to look into it and found out they were in need of actors so I applied and was lucky enough to be selected for the part.”
Although Jones has big plans for his future, he takes life day by day.
“The only thing you can really control is your attitude and outlook on life,” said Jones. “If you approach every day with a smile on your face, it will eventually influence everyone else around you. The better you treat people and make everyone else’s life more positive, the better your life will be in return. Try your hardest to spread positivity through everything that you do.”
LS2 Jones has been a great addition to the RTC team and will continue to make a great impact on the future of the Navy. Hooyah, LS2!
| Date Taken: | 11.03.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2022 11:12 |
| Story ID: | 432568 |
| Location: | GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, US |
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