Assistant Recruiting Manager and Command Legal Officer

Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Francisco, Mountain View, California

Jan 2008–Apr 2009

NRD San Francisco was responsible for a Navy recruiting force covering a 300,00 sq-mi area in Northern California. As an Assistant Recruiting Manager, I was responsible for 250 field recruiters. As a Command Legal Officer, I was the principal legal adviser to the unit leadership on all legal/ethics and employee related matters [10 U.S.C. §§ 801(12) and 806].

   •    Rank: Lieutenant-Commander (O4)

   •    Handled all disciplinary matters, pursuant to section 3.2.10 (p. 3-11) of OPNAVINST 3120.32D, 10 U.S.C. Ch 47, and JAGINST 5800.7. Consulted Legal on disciplinary matters affecting civilian employees. Handled public complaints related to alleged irregular recruiting practices.  

   •    Managed disclosure and information management programs, including financial disclosures for ethics reporting, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, and HIPAA. Managed Command Equal Opportunity program. 

   •    Evaluated over 200 educational institutions within the 300,000 sq-mi territory. 

   •    Performed over 75 interviews of commissioned officer applicants. Evaluated applicant educational qualifications for over 960 enlisted applicants. 

   •    Produced monthly recruiting performance analysis reports.

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KEYWORDS: government, military, recruiting, talent management, talent acquisition, employee relations, HR, human resources, program management, community relations

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