USAREC, US Army Recruiting Battalion Northern California

The U.S. Army Recruiting Command and its Soldiers, Families, Civilians and Contractors are the Army’s trusted ambassadors to the American people. We “Provide the Strength” from the 1,400-plus recruiting stations nationwide and overseas.

Recruiting is one of the most critical jobs in the Army and it’s an extremely important mission. USAREC is a geographically dispersed unit, located throughout the 48 continental states, Hawaii, Alaska, U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Europe, Guam, Saipan, Japan and Korea.

Due to the geographical dispersal of the units within USAREC, Soldiers and Families may find themselves living many miles from a military installation. For some, transitioning into a civilian community can be difficult.

USAREC stands proud knowing we have Soldiers and Families like you who are up for a challenge. Ensuring the quality of life for our Soldiers, Families, Civilians and Contractors is as important as the annual mission. Taking care of each other only makes us stronger. As a team – with Soldiers, Families, Civilians and Contractors hand in hand – we will strive daily to achieve success. We pledge to give you all we have to ensure your time in USAREC is nothing short of rewarding.

The Sacramento Recruiting Battalion conducts Recruiting operations to achieve all missions; to provide the manpower for a transforming, relevant and ready combat force while the nation is at war.

The Sacramento Recruiting Battalion area covers over 40 counties, encompassing over 55,000 square miles. The battalion is divided into 6 Recruiting Companies: Sierra Nevada, Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin, Capitol, North Bay, and Redding Companies. There are 41 stations located in urban, suburban, and rural areas.

The Sacramento Recruiting Battalion has a proud history serving this great nation and the Army, recruiting America's finest.

Present U.S Army Recruiting Command was formed October 1, 1964, and then reorganized in July 1, 1965, consolidating 1st and 2nd districts into the current configuration of five districts, now brigades. Of these five recruiting districts, now recruiting brigades, San Francisco, or now the 6th Recruiting Brigade, was established as one of USAREC's districts including the main station of Sacramento, represented now as the Sacramento Recruiting Battalion. Sacramento Recruiting Main Station was changed in 1983 to a recruiting battalion, aligning with military structure.

This Northern California/Western Nevada unit initially covered 42,000 square miles. The five companies in the initial battalion were Fresno, Stockton, Sacramento East, Sacramento West and Chico. With the closing of San Francisco Battalion in 1989, the Sacramento Recruiting Battalion spanned all of Northern California, adding North Bay and South Bay companies, covering 72,000 miles.

Prior to the movement of the 6th Brigade headquarters in 1993, the battalion's configuration was changed to include southern Oregon territories. With this new market alignment, the Redding Recruiting Company was assigned to the battalion's area of responsibility, reducing the size of Chico Company, which previously covered the area from Shasta to Winnemucca. This new company alignment shift put the newly-created Sierra Nevada Company, spanning from Truckee to Susanville, Winnemucca, and Fallon, on the map. With the greater Sacramento area's growth increasing, the valley companies were realigned and named Sacramento valley and Capital Company. The San Francisco Bay area also grew in population, requiring the North and South Bay companies to realign, creating two new companies: East Bay and Monterey Bay. In this same period the Fresno company was reassigned to the Los Angeles Recruiting battalion making this battalion the battalion the largest in USAREC with nine companies.

In 1997, Redding Company was realigned between Portland and Sacramento battalions, making its northern border Grants Pass and its southern border Chico, from a previous Red Bluff area of responsibility. The Redding Company realignment with Portland reduced the Sacramento Battalion to eight companies. In 2002, the Salt Lake Battalion's area of responsibility was adjusted to include the Sierra Nevada Company, sizing the Sacramento Battalion back to seven companies.

With the California growth in the bay and Los Angeles areas of responsibility surging to an all-time high, the new Fresno Battalion was created from three Sacramento Battalion companies and three Los Angeles Battalion companies in September 2007. Additionally, Redding Company was transferred back to Sacramento Battalion, bringing the total number of companies back to five. Sierra Nevada Company moved back to the Sacramento Bn in March 2008, taking the Battalion to six companies. 

As part of the 6th Brigade Team West since the beginning, this battalion has a proud history now serving as part of the Outriders. Sacramento battalion has received Superior Unit Citations in 1997 and 2000. Serving the nation by soaring as the Eagle battalion until 1999, Sacramento Battalion has since been charging even harder as the Rhino battalion. Thick skinned, hard charging, and razor sharp,  the Sacramento Battalion.

The base population is comprised of 285 Active Duty/AGR Army Recruiters, 28 Civilian Staff, and 160 Family Members.

The Battalion headquarters are located at 2880 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 230, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742. For a list of Sacramento Bn Recruiting Stations with Locations and phone numbers click here.

There is no base transportation available.