What do you feel was your greatest accomplishment while serving your country?

2014-07-04T15:02:30-04:00

Duty position, deployment, mentorship, promotion, etc.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 5 at 2014 8:49 PM

2014-07-05T20:49:04-04:00

Well 1SG David Reveal, I'm not done serving yet. But so far, I would have to say my duty position as an S1 has been my greatest accomplishment. I have been able to help so many hundreds of Soldiers with issues in all types of areas. I've seen PFCs become CPTs, SGTs become CW2, SSGs become CSM. And in some small way I helped everyone of them. I can't explain how good it makes me feel when someone comes to me with a problem that, to them, seems insurmountable and with a few forms and some signatures or a quick phone call, all their problems are solved!

Response by CMDCM Gene Treants made Jul 5 at 2014 9:51 PM

2014-07-05T21:51:17-04:00

I have to echo 1SG Private RallyPoint Member to a great extent. As an Instructor in the ITB and at Service School Command, Great Lakes I trained hundreds of Electronics Technicians. These young men and women went to ships and stations all over the world because I trained them correctly and many stayed in the Navy and served with me later in my career.

My most important role however, was as a Command Master Chief. In that position I was able to have a direct positive effect on many people, men and women, officer and enlisted, in my commands in many different ways. Training them in the ways of the Navy, Fire Fighting, Damage Control, etc. AND I Trained my Reliefs in the CPO MESS and as Command Master Chiefs. I know of a number of people who were on my ships and stations who put in for and were accepted into the Command Master Chief Program. Each of them has directly affected, as a role model, hundreds, if not thousands of other Sailors.

Many of my Shipmates are still friends today. We may not always be together in person, but we know what is going on and think fondly about each other.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 6 at 2014 9:30 AM

2014-07-06T09:30:32-04:00

Thus far my greatest accomplishment professionally was when my Chief Petty Officer anchors were pinned on my collar. I remember when I was a HM2 (Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class / E5) saying to myself, you know I am going to be happy to just advance to HM1 and probably retire as an E6. The HM rate was not always the easiest to advance in. Regardless, now here I sit as a Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman (HMCS / E8).

I was amazed when I was selected for Senior Chief, I was working at The Pentagon at the time.

One of the proudest moments in my career was when my protege who had worked with me on mob as an E5 completed her CPO training and I pinned my original Chief anchors to her collar at her promotion ceremony, welcoming her into the Chiefs Mess. I have told her that I am holding onto her Senior Chief anchors for her. There is nothing like seeing the people that you mentor succeed and impart their knowledge to their junior Sailors.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 6 at 2014 2:18 PM

2014-07-06T14:18:17-04:00

I would have to say my greatest accomplishment was when I saved a boat from sinking this past winter. After trying as hard as we could to drain the bilge and plug the hole, an then having to get the boat underway on my own, and then finally getting the boat onto the boat trailer, it was surely my greatest accomplishment. Still wish I could go back to it, that feeling where something that we always trained for actually happened, and we kept it from being lost. I'll never forget that rainy night in the desert.

Response by SGT James Abbott made Jul 7 at 2014 4:18 PM

2014-07-07T16:18:55-04:00

I would say that my Largest accomplishment was the ones that went unnoticed. I was able to prevent fourteen (14) Suicides by directly getting involved. As such one of those 14 then saved my life in Iraq. No one ever knew but me and those 14. I was involved in combat sure, but I was never recognized for that either but when the 11B brought me back with them to the FOB that night they allowed me to sit at the table with them and it made me so proud. The best accomplishments are usually the ones no one else knows about.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 7 at 2014 8:59 PM

2014-07-07T20:59:20-04:00

I personally get great accomplishment when I get a new Soldier straight from either AIT or another unit and I am able to mold them into good Soldiers and/or possibly leaders. The ability to teach Soldiers and shape them into good mechanics or leaders I think is the best part of being a Noncommissioned Officers. That impact on Soldiers is one of the reasons I am on the fence from becoming a Warrant Officer.

Response by SGT Sandra Mitchell made Jul 8 at 2014 12:05 AM

2014-07-08T00:05:40-04:00

When I was a drug and alcohol counselor stationed in Germany. I saw my fair share of soldiers with drug and alcohol problems. My greatest accomplishments were when I helped soldiers recover from their addiction and turn their lives around to be outstanding soldiers. These were soldiers who were on their way out of the military with bad conduct discharges. I was so proud to see them accomplish what they didn't think they could.

Response by CW2 Ernest Krutzsch made Jul 10 at 2014 10:42 PM

2014-07-10T22:42:57-04:00

Surviving?

Response by MSgt Richard Rountree made Oct 17 at 2016 1:28 AM

2016-10-17T01:28:26-04:00

Although I don't believe any of my accomplishments rose to the level of 'great', I was selected in 1990 as the Outstanding Information Management Senior NCO for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). I thought that was pretty cool.

Response by LTJG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2016 1:39 AM

2016-10-17T01:39:08-04:00

Becoming a leader and learning how to speak with confidence. Outside of that, drafting many standard operating procedures that will stick around for decades to come. :-) My legacy will live on! ;)

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2016 1:47 AM

2016-10-17T01:47:52-04:00

I learned how to add animation to a power point slide.

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Oct 17 at 2016 4:14 AM

2016-10-17T04:14:41-04:00

The skills I Learned on the Supervision, management and teamwork concepts overall served Me well throughout life both as a civilian and Military Member. The skills in communication, correspondence and even organization of records which I applied throughout life. The ability to inspire people in the workforce or organizations beyond employment and skills to set up and administer training courses. I credit some great NCOs, Officers, experience and training courses for making that possible,

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Oct 17 at 2016 8:20 AM

2016-10-17T08:20:31-04:00

Well I'm a workaholic, but for me, it was running my own workcenter as a Junior Marine and managing 9 flying squadrons.

Response by SPC Charles Brown made Oct 17 at 2016 9:06 AM

2016-10-17T09:06:01-04:00

Serving my country

Response by PFC Pamala (Hall ) Foster made Oct 17 at 2016 8:58 PM

2016-10-17T20:58:01-04:00

Mine are NOT military-I got back to singing 4 years after getting out of Army