Hampton Sailor serves as RDC in Great Lakes

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StephaneBelcher

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

Meet Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels)

2nd Class Anthony Mullen! He’s a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) from Hampton, Virginia assigned to Recruit Training Command(RTC)inGreatLakes Illinois.

He has completed four pushes and currently works in separations, where he oversees the recruits through their separationprocess

Mullen takes pride in knowing he has an impactonmakingciviliansintoSailorswho willmakeadifferenceintheworld

“Watching a recruit come from pretty much nowhere, said Mullen. “When I say nowhere, I mean they really haven’t had very much family support Just to see them succeed in boot camp—that’s something that’sreallyagreathonor.”

MullenchosetocometoRTCbecausehe wantedtocontributeandhelp.

“I’m out in the fleet and I see these Sailors come in,” he said. “I’m like, ‘there could be more.’ I want to be part of that team that transformsthemintoSailors.Iwantedtobe partoftheforce.”

MullenhasbeenintheNavyforalmost10 years. He’s married with four children. He saidhiswife‘holdsitdown’duringthelong hoursatRTC,andtalkedabouthowmuchhe enjoys spending time with his family when hecan

“I love spending time with my family,” he said. “We like to travel and grew fond of hiking WerecentlycamefromJacksonville

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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) 2nd ClassAnthonyMullen,a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) from Hampton,Virginia,assigned to RecruitTraining Command (RTC) poses fora portrait in Great Lakes,Illinois.Boot camp is approximately10weeks and all enlistees into the U.S.Navybegin theircareers at the command.More than 40,000 recruits train annuallyat the Navy’s onlyboot camp (U.S.NAVYPHOTOBYMASSCOMMUNICATIONSPECIALIST1STCLASS STEPHANEBELCHER)

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