Outstanding Second Class Petty Officer: Case Study

-Exemplary Supervisor. Petty Officer Brickhouse led, trained, and qualified eight personnel in daily watch routine requirements. He maintained custody of 18 Electronic Key Management System line items during watch to watch turnover with zero discrepancies. Additionally, he earned the Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist designation and conducted training for three Sailors in Maintenance, Material, and Management (3M).

Petty Officer Browning is a knowledgeable and versatile Sailor who performs above and beyond her peers. She consistently takes on demanding assignments and completes them with exceptional results. Her outstanding leadership, managerial skills and high level of professional competence have contributed significantly to the unit's high state of readiness.

Responsible for the program of instruction and daily flight operations for the Army's UH60 Blackhawk Flight School XXI, management of the Aircrew Training Program and the professional development and general health and welfare of 151 assigned personnel and 252 student pilots. Responsible for the risk management, mission approval process, standardization and training of a company which daily launches 98 helicopters in day, night, IMC, and night vision goggle modes of flight. As an instructor pilot, responsible for maintaining the highest level of proficiency in the UH-60 A/L and Mike model in all modes of flight, training student pilots, conducting flight evaluations, and enforcing aviation standardization and overall unit safety procedure.

- Displayed exceptional leadership and decision making abilities while leading a team of three military, and 14 contractor personnel in the flawless execution of the C4I mission. She directly supervised the telecommunications services annex

SFC (Ret.) Mark C. Daw is the subject of this Leader’s Legacy paper. SFC Daw served for over twenty years in the United States Army Signal Corps. SFC Daw served during the Cold War in the Berlin Brigade, in Operation Desert Storm, in Bosnia during Implementation Force (I-FOR), and in Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06. A career paratrooper, SFC Daw’s leadership style involved leading from the front at all times, superior tactical and technical proficiency, a hand of discipline tempered by wisdom, and developing his Soldiers professionally and personally. SFC Daw’s example serves as one worthy of emulation by all Soldiers, regardless of expertise or field. I am the Soldier I am today because of SFC Daw.

Petty Officer Beaton applied his diverse professional knowledge and technical skill set in providing superb customer service to 358 Defense Information System Agency circuits supporting 23,000 Joint Military and Civilian personnel in support of SEVENTH and FIFTH Fleet, to include 23 forward deployed vessels and 83 tenant commands.

SPC XXXXXXX achieved the XVIII Airborne Corps Noncommissioned Officer Basic Leader Course graduation requirements with an overall XXXXX% grade point average. SPC XXXXX was a motivated leader that participated in all classroom discussions. His determination to seek self-improvement and work as a team player was unparalleled throughout the course. He displayed exceptional drill and ceremony skills while flawlessly inspecting and marching a squad size element. His ability to assimilate new information and present it in a military manor was evident during his oral history brief. He demonstrated comprehensive knowledge in all academic areas, excelling in communicating in writing, and conducting individual training. As squad leader during the

-PROGRAM MANAGER. Hand selected as Command DAPA, he trained 208 personnel yielding a zero alcohol related incidents. His efforts ensured 100% mission readiness.

SFC Warren demonstrated exceptional professionalism and leadership ability as an Advanced Individual Training (AIT) Platoon Sergeant for the second largest military occupational specialty in the U.S. Army, 68W, combat medic. As the Senior Platoon Sergeant she led a highly productive team of nine platoon sergeants during one training cycle, and was pivotal in the welfare, mentorship and Soldierization of over 1800 Soldier medics during her tenure.

Recognized for incredible attention to detail and hard work during Change of Command inventories being awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Selected to perform duties as Ceremony Usher NCOIC and Funeral Detail NCOIC due to my attention to detail. Selected as MICO Team Leader and responsible for the health, welfare, and morale of 2 Paratroopers resulting in 1 Paratrooper re-enlisting. Participated in one Brigade exercise All American in which the Trojan Spirit, Trojan Lite, and Prophet Spiral were kept fully operational allowing for increased mission readiness throughout the Brigade and subordinate Battalions. Selected to attend the Trojan Spirit Operators Course over peers and more senior Noncommissioned Officers graduating at the top of the

- Diligent Assistant Command Duty Officer responsible for a 35-person watch team, accountable for 140-acre complex, encompassing 12 1,200-person barrack, and 27 support facilities.

In early 1986, Lieutenant General Saint and his Command Sergeants Major, Command Sergeants Major Horvath, identified the need to establish an elite organization to recognize stellar Non-Commissioned Officers. These Non-Commissioned Officers are those who have demonstrated excellence in performance and leadership abilities that resemble those of other influential NCO’s. A special group that needed a figure head that all members could emulate and strive to act in accordance with. This figure head could be none other than Sergeant Audie Murphy.

Pros: - Definitely you have the potential, initiative and confident to be a Second Class Petty officer. - Continue with the command activities involvement. This only can make you a better leader and provide you with the experience and motivation to help others and to be an example for junior sailors. -

You bring up a valid point about a Special Forces Warrant Officer needing to possess interpersonal skills and mastering cross-cultural communications. I believe that this is gained by experience; especially in the case of an SF Warrant Officer who has several years of understanding in a certain Area of Operations. Combine this experience with studies of the area and a perceptive insight, the Warrant Officer can be successful in a JIIM environment. I would like to think that these skills should apply to every member of the SFODA, not just the Warrant Officer. I think that if these abilities were groomed at an early part of a Special Forces soldier’s career, it would be realistic to think that any member of the Detachment could

I was well positioned to execute the duties as Maintenance Control Safe for Flight Chief through two arduous detachments and work up cycles. I surpassed all expectations up and down my chain of command and was awarded appropriately for my leadership actions. I thrive on the opportunities to lead while providing mentorship and guidance to Sailors and Marines alike. My record of accomplishments as a professional, leader, manager and mentor exemplifies the traits required and will ensure my success if selected.