Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, Rear Adm. Earl L. Gay, speaks at the FY 2012 Navy Recruiters of the Year award ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Thirteen Navy recruiters and their family members from around the world are spending a week in the nation's capital meeting with Navy leadership and receiving recognition for their recruiting efforts as part of the Navy's Recruiters of the Year celebration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Ty Connors Released)