1. TEEN RECRUITMENT WHAT I’VE LEARNED HOW I DO IT NOW MY GOALS GOING FORWARD

2. HI! I’M BRANDON FROM ATSUGI MWR FROM 2004 CYP FROM 2005 TEEN PROGRAMS FROM 2011

3. CONGRATS! YOU ARE IN CHARGE! SURPRISE – WE NEED A YOUTH OF THE YEAR WHAT IS IT? HOW OLD? OH NO! LETS FIGURE THIS OUT HMMMMMMMM

4. NO MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL

5. CHALLENGES LATE ARRIVAL – TRAVEL TIME – SPORTS – BAND – CLUBS HARD TO IDENTIFY

6. 2 WAY TO GET CANDIATES

7. THE FIRST WAY WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!

8. THE SECOND WAY VIA THE PARENTS

9. LOTS OF WAY TO REACH PARENTS TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING SOCIAL MEDIA WEB PAGES DIRECT EMAILS WORD OF MOUTH

10. CHALLENGES WITH PARENTS YOUTH FEEL “FORCED” HELICOPTER PARENTS OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES & PRIORITIES SIMPLY NOT REACHABLE

11. BEST APROACH TO PARENTS UNDERSTAND YOUR BOUNDARIES GAUGE YOUTH REACTIONS SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS

12. THE BARE HANDS APROACH TALK DIRECTLY TO YOUTH GO DIRECTLY TO THEM BE WHERE THEY ARE, NOT WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO BE.

13. TARGET GOOD CANDIDATES YOUR ENDORSEMENT MEANS SOMETHING ENGAGED DIRECTLY, NOT PASSIVELY EARN A REPUTATION OF TRUST

14. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE BUSY IT SOUNDS LIKE WORK DON’T UNDERSTAND BENEFITS DON’T BELIEVE THEY ARE GOOD CANDIDATES CHALLENGES

15. LIFE QUIZ IS IT HARD MOVING? HOW MANY PLACES HAVE YOU BEEN? – HOW MANY FRIENDS HAVE MOVED? IS MOM OR DAD DEPLOYED? HAVE YOU HAD SOME HARD TIMES?

16. FINAL THOUGHTS RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY – YOUTH – TEACHERS – PARENTS – SLO FIND EVERY OPPORTUNITY – KEYSTONE – STUDENT TO STUDENT – YOUTH SPONSORSHIP – SCHOOL OUT DAYS

17. brandon.bergeron@fe.navy.mil