Pfc. Mari Fernandez, 111th Sustainment Brigade Pvt. Jonathan Dominguez, 126th Military Police Company Pvt. Jose Galindo, 126th Military Police Company Pvt. Noah Glaser, 126th Military Police Company Pvt. Samuel Zambrano-Rios, 1209th Area Medical Detachment Pvt. Jacob Gonzales, Company A, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Matthew Dean, Company B, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pvt. Joshua Rocha, Company B, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Sgt. Jesus Rios, Company B, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Douglas Whitehorse, Company C, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pvt. Arjuna Quezada-Moore, Company C, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Jaiten Whitson, Company D, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Miles Lewis, HHC, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Paloma Rivera, HHC, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pfc. Angelica Vargas, HHC, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pvt. Matthew Valdez, HHC, 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Pvt. Yesenia Villanueva, 615th Transportation Battalion Pvt. Aszha Charley, 642nd Ordnance Company Pvt. Jacob Esquibel, 642nd Ordnance Company Pfc. Brindorean Hall, 920th Engineer Company Pfc. Alondra Marrufo-Ayala, 720th Transportation Company Pfc. Maximillian Workman, 226th Military Police Battalion Pfc. Ninalynn McKinney, 919th Military Police Company Pfc. Joshua Mirabal, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Rios achieved the highest scores for the Army Physical Fitness Test and Basic Rifle Marksmanship in his training cycle. He also graduated from Ranger School and Airborne School, in addition to Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. “Sgt. Rios came from the Air Force,” said Maj. Rudylee Armijo, RSP officer-in-charge. “We told him that he didn’t have to go to basic training, but he said he wanted the whole Army experience.” Quezada-Moore and Valdez received the highest BRM scores in their respective training cycles. Armijo promoted Dominguez, Zambrano-Rios, Gonzales, Rocha, Whitehorse, Quezada-Moore, Whitson, Valdez, Villanueva, Hall, and Workman to Private First Class during the ceremony. Armijo promoted Galindo to the rank of PV2. “This is a great day when you see this many graduates from basic, AIT, Ranger School and Airborne School,” Armijo said. Armijo praised his cadre and recruiters for their efforts with the Pipeline Success Rate in getting recruits through Initial Active Duty Training. “We have a graduation rate of 98.6 percent for basic and AIT,” Armijo said. “That’s the second highest in the nation.” The Recruiting and Retention Battalion administers the Recruit Sustainment Program.
