LEMOORE, Calif. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Ruben Reynoso, a native of Stockton, California, provides beneficiary care and expeditionary medical readiness while serving with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore.
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Reynoso joined the Navy six years ago. Today, Reynoso serves as a hospital corpsman.
“I joined the Navy because I wanted to go to college but I needed a break before I went,” said Reynoso. "My brother was already in the Navy and he helped me decide to join."
Growing up in Stockton, Reynoso attended Ronald E. McNair High School and graduated in 2017.
Skills and values similar to those found in Stockton are important to succeed in the military.
“Growing up, I learned when things are getting rough, sometimes you just need to take a step back and assess the situation,” said Reynoso.
These lessons have helped Reynoso while serving in the Navy.
Naval Hospital Lemoore was originally commissioned in July 1968 as a 67-bed hospital by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C. In May 2000, the current building was dedicated and in September 2017 it was redesignated as Naval Health Clinic Lemoore.
Naval Health Clinic Lemoore provides quality health care to more than 18,000 people at NAS Lemoore, California and NAS Fallon, Nevada to ensure the Navy and Marine warfighters are medically ready to fight today, tomorrow, and beyond. The command also provides dental care and medical administrative support to Navy, Marine Corps and international students at the Naval Postgraduate School, Defense Language Institute and the Center for Information Dominance in Monterey, California.
With 90 percent of global commerce traveling by sea and access to the internet relying on the security of undersea fiber optic cables, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity of the United States is directly linked to trained sailors and a strong Navy.
"Our mission remains timeless - to provide our fellow citizens with nothing less than the very best Navy: fully combat ready at all times, focused on warfighting excellence, and committed to superior leadership at every single level," said Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations. "This is our calling. And I cannot imagine a calling more worthy.”
As a member of the Navy, Reynoso is part of a world-class organization focused on maintaining maritime dominance, strengthening partnerships, increasing competitive warfighting capabilities and sustaining combat-ready forces in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“The Navy is important to national defense because we are the world's greatest Navy, and we can protect other nations by air, land and by sea,” said Reynoso.
Reynoso has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“My proudest accomplishment in the Navy is when COVID-19 broke out and I was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, where we had to help keep the squadrons continue to operationally ready,” said Reynoso. “It made me feel like I was doing something that was specifically supporting the military and our mission.”
Reynoso has many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during military service.
“My proudest accomplishment in the Navy is when COVID-19 broke out and I was stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, where we had to help keep the squadrons continue to operationally ready,” said Reynoso. “It made me feel like I was doing something that was specifically supporting the military and our mission.”
As Reynoso and other sailors continue to train and perform missions, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“Serving in the Navy means to have an undeniable amount of determination and resilience and the ability to adapt,” said Reynoso. “Things are always changing and you have to be willing to accept and roll with it.”
Reynoso is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.
“I would like to thank the Navy for the number of friends I’ve made,” added Reynoso. “I've met some really awesome people that I'm really close with.”
“Serving in the Navy means to have an undeniable amount of determination and resilience and the ability to adapt,” said Reynoso. “Things are always changing and you have to be willing to accept and roll with it.”
Reynoso is grateful to others for helping make a Navy career possible.
“I would like to thank the Navy for the number of friends I’ve made,” added Reynoso. “I've met some really awesome people that I'm really close with.”