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

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.

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!

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! ;)

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.

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.

I have to echo 1SG (Join to see) 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.

Serving my country

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,

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

Surviving?