By: (Ms. Ashley B Craig) Navy Office of Community Outreach

Seaman Recruit Dominic Maryland, a native of Houston, Texas, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea.

Maryland graduated from Sharpstown High School in 2024. The skills and values needed to suc- ceed in the Navy are similar to those found in Houston.

“I learned to keep pushing, to never stop the uphill climb and that great- ness is never easy,” Maryland said. “No matter the stress around me, I just keep pushing no matter what the situation is.”

Maryland joined the Navy six months ago. Today, Maryland is a student at the Naval Submarine School, training to serve as a sonar technician (subma- rine) in the submarine force.

“I joined the Navy to build a better future for myself and to

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