The Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion celebrated reached a milestone for 2015.
They have assisted over 1,500 men and women enlist into the United States Army.
This makes them one of the most successful recruiting battalions in the entire U.S. Army Recruiting Command.
More than 120 of these enlistments were people right here in the capital city.
Commander of the Baton Rouge Recruiting Company, Captain Terrence Parker, says that the baton rouge recruits are some of the best and brightest in our community.
He said, “It’s not the days of go to jail or go into the military anymore. We’re looking for that A student. We’re looking for that student that we can invest in and send to college. You know you know what they’re going to shine”.
We wish all of these recruits good luck on there journey to become a Soldier in the U.S. Army.