181002-N-UN744-0016 NEW YORK (Oct. 2, 2018) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Timm, right, assigned to Navy Recruiting District New York, speaks with Rear Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Navy Recruiting Command, on what students generally think about the U.S. Navy's Forged by the Sea slogan. During his visit to the district's Harlem recruiting station under renovation, McLane thanked recruiters for helping the Navy acquire more than 39,000 applicants in fiscal year 2018 and took questions on ways he could improve the recruiting process. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons/Released)