MOS 84 Miscellaneous, non MOS-specific
8411 Recruiter
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A CANVASSING RECRUITER AND STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATIONS LONDON AND RICHMOND, RECRUITING STATION LOUISVILLE, 4TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT FROM AUGUST 2020 TO AUGUST 2023. STAFF SERGEANT SPARKS' EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AS A CANVASSING RECRUITER ENSURED THE SUCCESS OF HIS RECRUITING SUBSTATION. HIS METICULOUS APPROACH TO SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING RESULTED IN A NET AVERAGE PRODUCTION PER RECRUITER OF 1.33 AND CONTRACTED A TOTAL OF 27 INDIVIDUALS INTO THE DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM. HE WAS HAND-SELECTED TO BE THE STAFF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF RECRUITING SUBSTATION LONDON AND LATER RICHMOND THROUGH A RECRUITING STATION RESTRUCTURE, ACHIEVING AN OUTSTANDING NET AVERAGE PRODUCTION PER RECRUITER OF 1.37 WHILE CONTRACTING 86 PERCENT AND SHIPPING 106 PERCENT OF HIS ASSIGNED MISSIONS. THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIS MARINES AND POOLEES, HE DROVE RECRUITING SUBSTATION RICHMOND TO EXCELLENCE WITH ONLY 16 PERCENT POOL AND RECRUIT DEPOT DISCHARGES. STAFF SERGEANT SPARKS' BOLD LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Staff Non-Commissioned Platoon Commander
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED PLATOON COMMANDER, RECRUITING STATION FORT WORTH, 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, WESTERN RECRUITING REGION, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, FROM OCTOBER 2019 TO DECEMBER 2020. DURING THIS PERIOD, GUNNERY SERGEANT LARA DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY ENLISTING 84 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR SERVICE AS UNITED STATES MARINES. HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP WAS EVIDENT AS 66 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN SHIPPED TO RECRUIT TRAINING. HIS SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, DYNAMIC APPLICATION OF SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING TECHNIQUES, AND KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEAM EFFORT WERE INSTUMENTAL IN THE STATION'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. HIS SACRIFICE, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEDICATION TO THE RECRUITING MISSION RESULTED IN HIS RECOGNITION AS THE WESTERN RECRUITING REGION, STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. GUNNERY SERGEANT LARA'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND UNTIRING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Canvassing Recruiter
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS CANVASSING RECRUITER, RECRUITING SUBSTATION MCKINNEY, RECRUITING STATION DALLAS, 8TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD STAFF SERGEANT HOFFMAN EXCELLED DURING THE RECRUITING STATION'S OFFENSIVE OPERATION: NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS BY SUBMITTING FIVE HIGHLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP, ALL OF WHOM TARGETED EACH DIVERSITY CATEGORY THE COMMAND IS REQUIRED TO MEET FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR OBJECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, TWO OF THE APPLICANTS WERE UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE EARLY BOARD, WHICH ENABLED THE SUBSTATION TO GAIN MORE TRACTION FOR FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP SUBMISSIONS AND MARINE CORPS EXPOSURE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE APPLICANT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PURSUING THE SCHOLARSHIP, HAD BECOME SO ENTHRALLED BY THE MARINE CORPS CULTURE THAT THEY DECIDED TO ALSO CONTRACT INTO THE RESERVES. STAFF SERGEANT HOFFMAN'S NOTABLE EFFORTS ALLOWED RECRUITING STATION DALLAS TO ACCOMPLISH 23 PERCENT OF ITS TOTAL MISSION BY HIMSELF. BY HIS INITIATIVE, HARD WORK, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY, STAFF SERGEANT HOFFMAN REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Recruiter
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A CANVASSING RECRUITER, RECRUITING SUBSTATION OLATHE, KANSAS, RECRUITING STATION KANSAS CITY, MO, 9TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, GREAT LAKES ILLINOIS, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND, FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2014 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT ROHRER DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY ENLISTING 10 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FOR SERVICE AS UNITED STATES MARINES. OF THOSE 10 CONTRACTS 7 WERE HIGH VALUE TARGETS. HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP WAS EVIDENT AS 3 QUALITY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN SHIPPED TO RECRUIT TRAINING. HIS SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, DYNAMIC APPLICATION OF SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING TECHNIQUES, AND KEY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEAM EFFORT WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE STATION'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. HIS SACRIFICE, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEDICATION TO THE RECRUITING MISSION RESULTED IN HIS RECOGNITION AS THE ROOKIE RECRUITER OF THE YEAR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014. SERGEANT ROHRER'S DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Recruiter
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A RECRUITER AND STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION PEMBROKE, RECRUITING STATION RICHMOND, 4TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, EASTERN RECRUITING REGION FROM JULY 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2020. GUNNERY SERGEANT JONES' EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE AS A RECRUITER RESULTED IN THE CONTRACTING OF 46 APPLICANTS AND THE SHIPPING OF 34 RECRUITS TO MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND. HIS DYNAMIC APPLICATION OF SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING AND DEDICATION TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT ENABLED HIM TO ACHIEVE AN IMPRESSIVE NET AVERAGE PER RECRUITER RATE OF 2.50, COMPARED TO A 1.34 RECRUITING STATION AVERAGE. AS THE STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, GUNNERY SERGEANT JONES ATTAINED 110 PERCENT OF HIS TOTAL CONTRACTING MISSION, AND 109 PERCENT OF HIS TOTAL SHIPPING MISSION, WITH 100 PERCENT TIER 1 AND 6 RECRUITS RECEIVING SPECIAL RECOGNITION. HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP LED HIS STATION TO CONTRACT A NET AVERAGE PER RECRUITER RATE OF 1.83, COMPARED TO A 1.34 RECRUITING STATION AVERAGE. GUNNERY SERGEANT JONES' BOLD LEADERSHIP, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
NCOIC, Recruiting Substation
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS STAFF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER IN CHARGE, RECRUITING SUBSTATION DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 6TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, EASTERN RECRUITING REGION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA FROM MAY 2021 TO MARCH 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. HE SHIPPED 39 POOLEES, MAINTAINED A 100% TIER ONE CONTRACTS, OBTAINED 40 GROSS CONTRACTS, AND ATTAINED 103.70% OF HIS ASSIGNED CONTRACTING MISSION. LEADING FROM THE FRONT, HE ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS EVENTS, THE PARENTS OF POOLEES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENGAGING KEY INFLUENCERS IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. DUE TO HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND PROVEN ABILITY TO MENTOR AND PRODUCE QUALITY RESULTS, HE WAS HAND SELECTED TO BECOME A CAREER RECRUITER AND RECEIVE THE PRIMARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY OF 8412. STAFF SERGEANT COLBERT'S PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT ON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
Officer Selection Officer
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS, OFFICER SELECTION OFFICER, RECRUITING STATION SYRACUSE, FIRST MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, FROM JUNE 2019 TO MAY 2022. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPTAIN OLSEN PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. HIS THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF SYSTEMATIC RECRUITING, DILIGENT APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL SELLING SKILLS, AND DRIVE FOR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT, ENABLED HIM TO CONTRACT A COMBINED 74 APPLICANTS FOR THE PLATOON LEADERS CLASS AND OFFICERS CANDIDATES COURSE. PERSONIFYING THE SELFLESSNESS OF MARINE CORPS OFFICERSHIP, CAPTAIN OLSEN PERSONALLY OVERSAW THE TRAINING OF THE OFFICER SELECTION OFFICER AND OFFICER SELECTION ASSISTANT STATIONED IN ALBANY, NEW YORK WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXCEEDING STANDARDS AND OVER SUBMITTING CONTRACTS WITHIN AND ABOVE HIS ASSIGNED MISSION. CAPTAIN OLSEN'S RELENTLESS EFFORTS AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE CHALLENGES OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, INSPIRED ALL WHO OBSERVED HIM AND CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MARINE CORPS' OFFICER PROCUREMENT MISSION. CAPTAIN OLSEN'S BOLD LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Recruiter
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A MARINE RECRUITER, RECRUIT SUB-STATION SANTA ROSA, RECRUITING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, 12TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, WESTERN RECRUITING REGION, MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND FROM 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 TO 30 DECEMBER 2008. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT ALEMAN PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN A PROFESSIONAL AND HIGHLY PROFICIENT MANNER. HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND TOTAL COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION RESULTED IN HIM ACHIEVING 100 PERCENT OF HIS SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS, EARNING 4.75 NET NEW CONTRACTS PER MONTH. SERGEANT ALEMAN'S COMMITMENT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE MISSION WERE EVIDENT WITH HIS ESTABLISHMENT OF A PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM WHICH RESULTED IN A ZERO PERCENT DISCHARGE RATE DUE TO INJURY. ADDITIONALLY, HE HELPED LOCAL TOYS FOR TOTS COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE OVER 3,000 TOYS TO NEEDY CHILDREN. SERGEANT ALEMAN'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Recruiter Aide
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HER DUTIES AS RECRUITER AIDE, RECRUITING STATION HARRISBURG, RECRUITING SUBSTATION SCRANTON, FROM 20260401 TO 20260531. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LOGISTICAL ACUMEN, LANCE CORPORAL PIESTRAK SAFELY TRANSPORTED 20 PERSONNEL OVER 2,640 ACCIDENT-FREE MILES, ENSURING COMMAND READINESS AND THE ABSOLUTE SAFETY OF PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS. DISPLAYING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, SHE DIRECTLY LED AND PARTICIPATED IN 16 DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM PHYSICAL TRAINING SESSIONS AND TWO POOL FUNCTIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCING THE PREPAREDNESS OF FUTURE MARINES. ADDITIONALLY, SHE DELIVERED FIVE VITAL RESERVE PRESENTATIONS THAT DIRECTLY POSTURED RECRUITING SUB-STATION SCRANTON FOR SUCCESS IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, AND EXECUTED LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR SIX HIGH-VISIBILITY SCHOOL VISITS. HER TIRELESS EFFORTS MAXIMIZED RECRUITER ENGAGEMENT AND VITALIZED THE COMMAND'S RECRUITING MISSION. LANCE CORPORAL PIESTRAK'S INITIATIVE, PERSEVERANCE, AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HER AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE MARINE CORPS AND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
8411 Recruiter Instructor
For outstanding meritorious service while serving as Recruiter Instructor, Recruiting Station Atlanta, 6th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina, from July 2017 to December 2020. During this period, Master Sergeant Griffin consistently performed his duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. As the senior career recruiter in Recruiting Station Atlanta, he provided engaged leadership in successfully training, mentoring, and inspiring Marines in a highly demanding recruiting environment. Master Sergeant Griffin unrelenting focus on contracting, shipping, quality control, and systematic recruiting methods boosted productivity to levels eclipsing previous accomplishments of Recruiting Station Atlanta. He ensured the seamless turnover of 14 of 15 Recruiting Substation Staff Noncommissioned Officers-in-Charge and continued to train effectively during periods of high turnover. He constantly improved individual performances within the unit; his focus on mission accomplishment and the personal interest he displayed in every Marine significantly contributed to the overall success of the Recruiting Station during his tour of duty. Superior performance of duties as typified above highlights the culmination of 20 years of honorable and dedicated Marine Corps service. Master Sergeant Griffin's exceptional ability, initiative, and total dedication to duty reflect great credit upon him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
8411 Recruiter Instructor
For outstanding meritorious service while serving as the Recruiter Instructor, Recruiting Station Des Moines, 9th Marine Corps District, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/Western Recruiting Region, San Diego, California, from August 2017 to March 2020. Master Gunnery Sergeant Kindy's understanding of systematic recruiting, policies, and procedures facilitated his impressive performance as a Recruiter Instructor. Serving as the senior career recruiter in Recruiting Station Des Moines, he had a profound and positive impact on the sustained superior performance of the command. Master Gunnery Sergeant Kindy's mentorship, professionalism, and work ethic allowed him to improve the lives of more than 20 staff noncommissioned officers in charge, over 50 marine recruiters who, as a direct result of his efforts, make mission by quality, category, and component standards. The more than 600 hours of training he conducted, mentorship and guidance provided during a massive command group change over, and the continued focus on personal directly influenced Recruiting Station Des Moines ability to contract 1,542 and ship 1,546 highly qualified applicants to recruit training, with 68 percent coming from the highest mental group. Recruiting Station Des Moines met or exceeded its assigned mission for 32 consecutive months and postured to achieve success for years to come. Master Gunnery Sergeant Kindy left a lasting impression on Recruiting Station Des Moines and all the marines he served. By his exceptional professional ability, steadfast initiative, and selfless dedication to duty, Master Gunnery Sergeant Kindy reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.