Recently I had the pleasure of photographing Technical Sergeant Daniel Goddard of the 101st Air Refueling Wing who was selected by the Air National Guard as the Region 5 Rookie Recruiter of the year. Many of the recruiters Sergeant Goddard competed against were assigned to densely populated areas like Boston, New York and Atlantic City. Lots of people, translates to lots of applicants to recruit. Not so much here in Maine, but with some good ole fashion hard work and MAINEiac spirit, he pulled it off. I am also going to tell you he is no rookie, especially in the area of getting young people excited about joining the Air National Guard. This year he has rolled up his sleeves and recruited 30 new MAINEiacs exceeding his "management" goal by 178%, amazing. The photograph we created will be part of a package sent to the Air National Guard Headquarters where he will compete with 5 other recruiters throughout the United States. I am told he has an extremely good chance of being selected as the Top Air National Guard Rookie of the Year. I hope this photo serves him well. Still not sure the word "rookie" applies; how about another word like "dedicated", "top-notch" or "professional", yup thats more like it.
Definitely not a rookie when it came to Recruiting folks to the Maine Air National Guard. His admiration for the Guard, and excellence in Recruiting, showed time and time again.
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"Sgt" Seavey
What a great effort, nice to be working with people as dedicated as Dan
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