From left, GySgt Ogumoro, Ambrose Jr., Lieutenant Escobar, Sarilyn Ogumoro, Seamen Escobar, Reianyn Ogumoro (graduate), MSgt Ogumoro, Ambrosio T. (Retired)
FOR most recruits, the arrival to recruit training is their first taste of the military. But for some, it is a way of life passed on from generation to generation. With over 60 years of military service in the Ogumoro family, third generation Sailor Reianyn Ogumoro Escobar is continuing her family legacy.
Her grandfather, Ambrosio Tagabuel Ogumoro, was the inspiration. He served over 22 years in the Marine Corps and retired at the rank of master sergeant.
As a trailblazer for the CNMI, some of the highlights of his accomplishments include his selection to serve as the first CNMI Marine Corps chief drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, primary marksmanship chief instructor, and qualified over 40,000 Marines as a weapons chief instructor during his tenure with 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, California.
The drive and dedication to serve our nation continued on with her mother and uncle as well.
As tradition goes, Reianyn’s mother, Sarilyn Ogumoro Escobar, who also serves in the United States Navy, has earned her Master of Science in Nursing and was recently recognized by the chief of naval operations in Washington, D.C. as the first Carolinian from the CNMI to be a commissioned officer in the Navy. Before her assignment to her current duty station, Sarilyn was the division officer-in-charge of the Intensive Care Unit at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego and most recently selected to the rank of O-4, lieutenant commander. Sarilyn Ogumoro Escobar is currently stationed in Okinawa, Japan with the 3rd Medical Battalion as the medical officer-in-charge of the Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force.
Her uncle, Ambrose Ogumoro Jr., is currently a gunnery sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps. He is stationed in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina as the II Marine Expeditionary Force support battalion supply chief. He has served vital roles in support of II MEF operations in administering the supply and logistical functions for Operation Allied Welcome-Kosovo, Norway Cold Response 22, and Norwegian Response 24 just to name a few.
With a rich family history and tradition in the military, Reianyn Escobar’s path was destined to cross paths with America’s fighting force. She has endured 10 weeks of grueling training and stood above over 900 recruits in which she was meritoriously promoted to her current rank of E-3, seaman. she enlisted as a hospital corpsman and will continue her follow-on training in Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Retired MSgt Ogumoro said “that it’s important we continue to recognize the legacy of the past and present military members of the CNMI as it takes courage to go where no one has gone before, and to do it with the results the Ogumoros have achieved.”
