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Sara L. Drake

Senior Enlisted Leader - NORU

03 August 2022

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NCCM Sara L. Drake is a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a 1997 graduate of Penns Manor High School.
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NCCM Sara L. Drake
NCCM Sara L. Drake is a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a 1997 graduate of Penns Manor High School.
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NCCM Sara L. Drake is a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a 1997 graduate of Penns Manor High School. She enlisted in the United States Navy during her senior year, reporting to Recruit Training Command on November 4, 1997. She furthered her education by earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Grand Canyon University.

NCCM Drake’s initial sea duty tour was onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, located in San Diego, California, where she became a plank owner and served in the Main Propulsion department. Upon completion of her tour on the USS Bonhomme Richard, she transferred to the Main Propulsion department of the USS Boxer, also located in San Diego, California. Upon completing her USS Boxer tour, Drake transferred into the United States Navy Reserve, where she served in the Surge Main program.
 
While in the Navy Reserve, Drake submitted a conversion package to convert from machinist mate to navy counselor. She was selected for conversion and became a navy counselor in 2010. Upon selection, she transferred to Navy Recruiting District San Diego, serving as a recruiter and leading petty officer. During this tour, she was awarded Region West Leading Petty Officer of the Year. Following her tour in San Diego, she transferred to Navy Recruiting District Chicago, where she earned her division leading chief petty officer qualification and was promoted to the rank of chief petty officer.

After her tour in San Diego, she received orders to Navy Recruiting District New York, where she served as a division leading chief petty officer and earned her assistant chief recruiter qualification. During this tour, she was promoted to the rank of senior chief petty officer. Following her tour in Navy Recruiting District New York, she transferred to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami, serving as the Director of Personnel Operations. During this tour, she was promoted to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer.
 
Following her tour in Miami, she received orders to Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England where she served as the Chief Recruiter.  Drake currently serves as the Navy Orientation Recruiting Unit Chief Recruiter. 
 
Drake has been married twenty years to her husband Ron Drake, a Navy veteran. Together, they have three children: Ronald, 23; Steven, 19; and Jacob, 16. Her oldest child is currently serving in the Navy onboard the USS George H.W. Bush.