The White Falcon - 05.02.1993, Side 9

Recognition around the NATO Base
The following commands and their as-
\gned personnel were recognized recently
’ for the following acconmplishmenls:
Air Forces Iceland
Company Grade Officer of the Quarter
1st Lt. Jeffrey Yinglin
Senior NCO of the Quarter
MSgt. Scott Morrison
NCO of the Quarter
TSgL Ronald Riles
Airman of the Quarter
A1C Richard Mendez
4557th Mission Support
Squadron
Civilian Apprentice Information
Manager
Mrs. Amy Brumfield
Enlisted Apprentice Information
Manager
A 1C Joendell Abner
Enlisted Technician Information
Manager
Sgt. Reginald Mitchell

.S. Naval Computer and
elecommunications
Station, Iceland
Joint Service Achievement Medal
YN2 Kim Y. Richards (2nd award)
Navy Achievement Medal
RM1 Ralph E. Crim (3rd award)
Meritorious Unit Commendation
DPI Cheryl A. Seay
Good Conduct Medal
RM2 Carolyn J. Clark
RM2 Holly A. Pelton
RM2 Ronald A. Schneider
Letter of Commendation
RM2 Shawn E. Amos
ET2 Stephen W. McClain
ET3 Charles S. Allen
ET3 Jeffrey M. Macabee
RM3 Sonya D. Raines
Senior Sailor of the Year
ET1 (SW) John W. Griffin
Sailor of the Year
RM2 Shawn E. Amos
Junior Sailor of the Year
RMSN James A. Meier
Senior Sailor of the Quarter
RM1 (SW) William G. Jackson
Sailor of the Quarter
RM2 Edward G. McNew
Junior Sailor of the Quarter
RMSA Ricki D. Cook
Frocked to present rank
RM1 Edward McNew
RM1 Richard Palmer
RM2 Robert F. Gilleece
YN3 Alissa L. Ankrom
RM3 Stephen M. Famham
RM3 James A. Meier
SK3 Connie Sprankle
NAS Supply Department
Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist
SKI (AW) Ross Beverly
AK1 (AW) Randy Pharr
AK2 (AW) Blake Kent
Letter of Commendation
SK2 Chris Stevens
Senior Military Member of the Year
SKI (AW) Ross Beverly
Military Member of the Year
AK2 (AW) Blake Kent
Junior Military Member of the Year
Madonna Kristjansson
NAS Hospital
Oustanding PRT Scores
CAPT Robert Hufstader
LCDR Glynn Galloway
LT Ronald Juras
LT Timothy Lyons
LT Susan Platts
LT Cynthia Siebert
HMCS (SW) George Rice
HM1 Scott Charland
HM1 Joseph Lazaga
HM2 Loretta Castro
HM2 David Hausner
HM2 Richard Mayle
HM2 RonaldRoddy
HM3 Steven Pavlik
HM3 Robert Ryan
HN Michael Spahr
NAS Security Department
Good Conduct Medal
MM1 Patrick B. S. Perry
FC1 George V. Taylor
BU2 Christina M. Zippel
Air Forces Iceland personnel score high for E-9
By J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
There were 4,700 eligible service mem-
bers, Air Force wide, for the 1993 Chief
Master Sergeant (E-9) advancement cycle;,
only 442 or 9.4 percent were selected. Lo-
cally, Air Forces Iceland tAFI) had 24 eli-
gible senior master sergeants, of which 5
were selected. This represents a 20.8 percent
selection rate.
The E-9 promotion cycle is unique in that
it focuses on two areas, objective and subjec-
tive. The objective area includes time in
grade and service, decorations and perform-
Mce reports. The subjective level brings the
■vice records of the eligible personnel be-
Rre a board. Based on the scoring here, the
actual personnel selected meet a quota level
established by the Air Force.
CMSgt. Charles R. George, Chief of Infor-
mationManagement,4557thMSS said,“The
£-9 cycle is similar to the previous ones. The
main differences are in number changes to
your records and additional education points
such as college. The quota for AFI was
actually less this year than for the previous
year, yet more were selected.”
As numbers of personnel in the military
dwindle to meet the needs of a downsizing
government, the pressure of performing above
average rises.
CMSgt. Stephen A. Smith, Assistant
Deputy Commander of Main tan ance, 56th
Rescue Squadron, commented on the tighter
competition. “With fewer personnel in the
military this year, the Air Force has man-
dated that only one percent of its manpower
can be in the E-9 position.” Smith added that
making E-9 has been his personal goal since
joining the Air Force 19 years ago.
CMSgt. Dan G. Godwin, Superintendent
of Comptroller Division, AFI said, “Since
this exam is a yearly occurance, I didn’t find
it to be any tougher than prior ones. It’s just
the reduced personnel strength and therefore
stronger competition that makes the advance-
ment cycle a test of personal achievement.”
Godwin added that the E-9 exam is a test of
subjectivity, with low and high {joints of 270
and 450 respectively. “In the end, the board
looks at your overall picture, your job knowl-
edge and skills. The Air Force also stresses
that a selectee have at least an associate’s
degree in line with his or job skill.”
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