NRA Recruiters were tasked with building NRA ranks for the critical general election and you delivered! NRA's success is always tied into membership, and NRA Recruiters signed up over 311,000 members.
Suburban Sporting Goods of Melrose Park, IL recruited more than 950 members last year, propelling them to the Top 5 for Dealer Recruiters for the first time and earning them 2016 Recruiter of the Year honors! The staff at the suburban Chicago store worked tirelessly and increased recruitment by 702% over 2015, an incredible feat!
Since becoming a Recruiter in 2009, Gary Benefield and his recruiting team of Cumberland Road Mercantile have consistently been a top 3 Recruiter for the Western Region.
2016 has proven to be yet another stellar year as we've witnessed another massive number of new members submitted by NRA Recruiters. It is extremely important to continue to sign up members in droves. Furthermore, it is also crucial Recruiters manage their records properly to ensure Recruiter and member satisfaction!
Club Recruiters across the country have done an outstanding job to make 2016 a truly successful year. Overall, the XC category increased 21% from 2015!
This remarkable year for the XI category was comprised of 1,340 active Instructor Recruiters who signed up 23,459 NRA members! After finishing the year strong, it’s important to set new goals for 2017 and consider new strategies for success.
This year was one for the record books! XR Recruiters came out in full force to protect the Second Amendment. Young to old, business owners to students, all contributed to the explosive growth of XR recruiting this year. Overall in 2016 XR Recruiters signed up 10,000 more members than they did in 2015!
Wow what a year! We have broken records, won critical victories, and set ourselves on course for a stronger Second Amendment. This was an exceptional year for our XS recruiters. Overall, XS Recruiters saw a 137% increase from 2015. Stores of all sizes stepped up and increased their recruiting efforts.
The recruiting programs team takes pride knowing that we have 650 male and female recruiters around the nation that represent the NRA each day. As the show recruiting team sets off for our winter season, I travel with you all in mind. I will bring with me the persistence, professionalism and pride that I have learned and built upon from each of you.
Together we recruited over 38,000 members, a 35% increase from 2015. Great job! Special congratulations to Harold Osmon for winning Gun Show Recruiter of the Year.
We could not have won the election if it were not for all of the hours you put in. The western region signed up 31% more members in 2016 compared to 2015.
The NRA Recruiting program provides a great opportunity for NRA members to strengthen the NRA by increasing membership and earn extra money at the same time!