CTRC Jamar Salters

ehash Job description: Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.

ehash Personal: 29-year-old education advocate for sailors and committed ambassador for Navy College programs.

ehash Salters uses education as an icebreaker.

ehash “If I see someone just sitting around with nothing to do, maybe someone I’ve never met, I’ll go up to them and start talking to them about their goals and about education,” he said. “That’s how I introduce myself.”

ehash Salters dedicates nearly every moment of his spare time to motivating sailors and informing them about programs such as the Sailor-Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript, which assigns college credits to military training, and the College Level Examination Program, which allows sailors to study for a single test that will earn them credits.

ehash Salters’ message is simple: The Navy makes it easy to earn a degree.

ehash “Through the programs that exist right now, a sailor can earn a bachelor’s degree in six months to a year,” he said.

ehash And Salters doesn’t just talk the talk: He has bachelor’s degrees in computer studies and history, as well as a bachelor’s degree in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University.

ehash Salters has compiled an hourlong brief that outlines how simple it can be for sailors to earn a degree — and has driven hours on his own time to deliver it.

ehash “He sincerely cares, and if people are willing to put in the work, he’ll go above and beyond to make sure they are successful earning a degree,” said Cryptologic Technician (Networks) 2nd Class Valencia Armando, who served with Salters at Navy Information Operations Command Maryland. “He is everything I want to be at some point.”

ehash Beyond his commitment to education, Salters is an outstanding sailor. He’s served on submarines, ships, with ground forces and with air operations. During that time he’s earned six warfare qualifications.

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