Staff Sgt. Kelly Bushey, a recruiter at Recruiting

Staff Sgt. Kelly Bushey, a recruiter at Recruiting Station Charlotte, 6th Marine Corps District, speaks with Tanya Dial-Bethune, the senior commercial lender at M&F Bank, at the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association women’s empowerment brunch during the CIAA 2019 basketball tournament in Charlotte, February 28, 2019. The Marine Corps Recruiting Command partners with organizations like CIAA to improve diversity representation within the Marine Corp’s leadership ranks and to re-invigorate connectedness with the American people. The CIAA is America’s oldest African-American athletic conference, primarily composed of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Bushey is a recruiter at Recruiting Station Charlotte. (Marine photo by Cpl. Naomi May)