Richard Beckett - Army Strong Stories

U.S. Army Announces Finalists for the Army Iron Man of the Year

Richard Beckett — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:43:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Army Kanas City Recruiting Battalion is proud to announce the finalists for the Army Iron Man of the Year, honoring the best two-way high school football players in the state. Fans can vote online at www.TheSportsFlash.com, starting at midnight on Monday, November 21. The voting will end at midnight on Sunday, December 4. The winner will be announced on Monday, December 5. U.S. Army Iron Man of the Year – Kansas Finalists - 2011...read more

Army Strong Coach of the Week Award presented to University Academy Head Coach Damon Paul

Richard Beckett — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:24:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
The Army Strong High School Football Coach of the Week Award was presented to University Academy Head Coach Damon Paul following the Gryphons 61-33 dismantling of O’Hara, a team which came into the October 1 match-up as the ninth-ranked team in Missouri Class 3A. Paul, who served in the Army for 7 years before taking the helm at University Academy, characterized the victory as the biggest win in the 10-year history of the program. “They were an undefeated and...read more

Kansas City Recruiting Battalion Recruiters Provide Assistance Following Joplin Tornado

Richard Beckett — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:27:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
Though most had considerable experience supporting search-and-rescue missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, local Soldiers quickly realized nothing could have prepared them for what they experienced while participating in the relief effort following the evening tornado that devastated the city of Joplin, Missouri May 22. Staff Sergeant John Grayson, an Army recruiter assigned to the Kansas City Recruiting Battalion, was one of a handful of local Soldiers who arrived first on the scene following...read more

Kansas City Recruiting Battalion Changes Commanders

Richard Beckett — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:41:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
With temperatures hovering in the low nineties and barely a cloud in the sky, Lt. Col. Ronald Tucker passed his two-year command of the U.S. Army’s Kansas City Recruiting Battalion and its seven subordinate recruiting companies to Lt. Col. Vernon Jakoby during a change of command ceremony at the Liberty Memorial June 7. The memorial served as the perfect backdrop for the ceremony which was attended by several high ranking military officers and civilian dignitaries....read more

MASSP Spring Conference

Richard Beckett — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:10:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
The MASSP Spring Conference Spring Conference this past weekend provided an excellent opportunity for our recruiting company commanders and education specialist to meet a number of influencers who come into contact with high school seniors on a daily basis in the hallways of schools across the State of Missouri The conference was held March 27-29, 2011 at the Lodge of Four Seasons at the Lake of the Ozarks, MO. The theme was "Be...read more

Chief of Public Affairs

Richard Beckett — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:29:00 GMT

By: Richard Beckett
The sluggish economy has definitely had no impact on the pace of things here at the Kansas City Recruiting Battalion during the first three months of FY2011. We started the year with a major footprint at the Price Chopper 400 at the Kansas Speedway. The USREC CG, MG Donald Campbell, was a guest of the battalion so we were fully engaged. That same weekend we had another large footprint down in Pittsburg, KS at the football game between Pittsburg State and Southwest Missouri. Then….later...read more