Introducing Navy’s Official Esports Team

TwitchAddict December 19, 2020
Introducing Navy’s Official Esports Team

Head of Navy Recruiting Command, Rear Adm. Dennis Velez announced that “We did have a few initial startup issues and small hurdles, but we are in a good spot now with esports”. He selected the members of the team according to his interviews this month.

Seven enlisted sailors and a naval flight officer have been selected to serve on the Navy’s official esports team, a new outreach effort in which video game enthusiasts can learn more about the service. The Goats & Glory esports team will soon be live streaming again with its first group of permanently selected members. The team is expected to be back on Twitch once they’re all in Tennessee by early summer. Goats & Glory members will operate out of the Navy Recruiting Command’s headquarters in Memphis, where they’re also expected to open a new facility in 2021 that can host esports events.

In addition, The Army and Air Force also have esport teams. Sailors streaming on the Navy’s Twitch channel, where users can chat with them as they play video games, previously did it part-time and from locations across the fleet.