Aguilar successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Aguilar is a 2000 graduate of Eisenhower High School of Blue Island. Marine Corps Sgt. Tara N. Savage, a 1992 graduate of Thornton Township High School, Harvey, recently graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant's Course. During the course at Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, students are taught personnel administration, Marine Corps history and traditions, military courtesy, and principles and techniques of effective leadership.
Students also participate in close-order drill and a rigorous physical fitness program.
Chicago's Javonda J. Williams is one of the women doing her part to advance the contributions of women in the Navy. Williams, a dental technician, is acutely aware of the opportunities available in today's modern Navy. When I came in I had no clue about what I wanted to do with my life. Williams voiced her reasons for joining the Navy and becoming a part of a long and proud tradition of service. I knew that I had to do something with myself to prepare for a future.