Limited Duty (LIMDU) Coordinator Awards
DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR
DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, HM1 POVEDA REVITALIZED THE ISIC'S MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAMS, ENSURING THE FORCE DEPLOYABILITY OF OVER 500 SAILORS ACROSS FOUR MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONs). AS LEAD INSPECTOR, HE DIRECTED COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM (PRP) INSPECTIONS, PROVIDING OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE TO 14 COMMAND FITNESS LEADERS, WHICH DIRECTLY RESULTED IN A 100% PRT PASS RATE AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF CONSECUTIVE GREEN "H" AND BLUE "H" GOLD STAR AWARDS. IN ADDITION, HE SPEARHEADED MEDICAL READINESS INTEGRATION DURING NAVY RESERVE AND MESF FORCE REDESIGN INITIATIVES, CRITICALLY ALIGNING PERSONNEL AND MEDICAL CAPABILITIES THAT ENABLED THE SUCCESSFUL MASS MOBILIZATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF FOUR MSRONs. FURTHER, AS DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR, HE OVERHAULED A FAILING PROGRAM FOR 45+ LIMITATION DUTY, DISABILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND PREGNANCY SAILORS, IMPLEMENTING STANDARDIZED CODING AND IMPROVING MEDICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH DIRECTLY INCREASED FORCE READINESS. FINALLY, HE MANAGED $200,000 IN MISSION CRITICAL MEDICAL ASSETS, SUSTAINING MEDICAL READINESS THROUGH TWO DEPLOYMENT WAVES. HM1 POVEDA'S VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
COMMAND DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER OF PATIENT ADMINISTRATION AND COMMAND DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR, NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND, CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA FROM OCTOBER 2019 TO NOVEMBER 2022. PETTY OFFICER MILLION LED 93 PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF 5,135 BENEFICIARY ADMISSIONS AND 2,645 SUITABILITY SCREENINGS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE OVERSAW THE REGISTRATION OF 92,084 COVID VACCINES AND MANAGED 7,100 TREATMENT RECORDS, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN MEDICAL READINESS NAVY WIDE. AS THE COMMAND'S LIMITED DUTY COORDINATOR, SHE EXPERTLY TRACKED 648 CASES ACROSS TEN MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMANDS IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND INCREASED LIMITED DUTY SCREENING COMPLIANCE BY 81 PERCENT. BY HER NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER MILLION REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS INSTALLATION DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HAWAII FROM JULY 2017 TO JAN 2020. PETTY OFFICER SIMMONS PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER, PROVIDING REMARKABLE MEDICAL/CAREER RECORD MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING TO 140 SAILORS WITH ZERO DISCREPANCIES. ADDITIONALLY, HE COORDINATED OVER 600 NWAE EXAMINATIONS DURING THREE CYCLES, SPEARHEADED THE REGION NAVY COLLEGE GRADUATION, HONORING 97 JOINT SERVICE MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERED 160 HOURS AS A YOUTH SPORTS COACH. HIS MENTORSHIP RESULTED IN 100% USMAP ENROLLMENT, TWO MOVSM AWARDS, THREE WARRIORS OF THE MONTH, AND ONE JUNIOR SAILOR OF THE QUARTER. PETTY OFFICER SIMMONS' PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
REGIONAL DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS REGIONAL DEPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR, DIRECTORATE FOR ADMINISTRATION, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA FROM APRIL 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018. HM1 HAMMITH LED 38 STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TO 2,544 SAILORS AND MARINES. HER DILIGENT EFFORTS LED TO A 35% DECREASE IN LIMITED DUTY PERIODS, THE RETURN OF 1,819 MEMBERS BACK TO FULL DUTY, INCREASING OPERATIONAL READINESS BY 30%. SHE ASSISTED WITH THE LOCAL CREATION OF TEMPORARY LIMITED DUTY OPERATIONS TRACKER RESULTNG IN A 47% DECREASE IN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EXPIRED LIMITED DUTY CASES. BY HER SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE, AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY, HM1 HAMMITH REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
COMMAND LIMITED DUTY (LIMDU) COORDINATOR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND COMMAND LIMITED DUTY (LIMDU) COORDINATOR AT CRYPTOLOGIC WARFARE GROUP SIX, FORT MEADE, MARYLAND FROM AUGUST 2016 TO MAY 2019. PETTY OFFICER SMITH PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP TO 11 MULTI-SERVICE PROVIDERS AND 7 CORPSMEN THAT PROVIDED MEDICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO OVER 5,000 PERSONNEL ACROSS 15 DIFFERENT COMMANDS. HIS PROFESSIONALISM INFLUENCED THE EXECUTION OF 2,500 PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, 13,000 VACCINATIONS, 720 DEPLOYMENT SCREENINGS, AND 380 MEDICAL REENLISTMENT APPROVALS WHICH IMPROVED OVERALL MEDICAL READINESS FROM 80% TO 95%. ADDITIONALLY, HE TRACKED THE MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF 188 SAILORS AND MARINES IN VARIOUS PHASES OF THE LIMDU/PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARD (PEB) PROCESS. HIS EFFORTS RETURNED 89 TO FULL DUTY, REFERRED 66 PERSONNEL TO PEB, MEDICALLY SEPARATED OR RETIRED 47 AND TRANSFERRED 3 TO WALTER REED'S WOUNDED WARRIOR BATTALION WITH 0 DISCREPANCIES. BY HIS NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SMITH REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
RBE LIMITED DUTY (LIMDU) COORDINATOR
LEADING PETTY OFFICER AND RBE LIMITED DUTY (LIMDU) COORDINATOR FOR 1st BATTALION 6th MARINES CHARLIE COMPANY FROM APRIL 2018 TO JULY 2019. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR PERFORMED HER DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER WHILE FILLING MULTIPLE E-5 BILLETS SIMULTANEOUSLY. SHE WAS HAND SELECTED TO DEPLOY WITH TASK FORCE 9.7. AS 3RD PLATOON CORPSMAN, DURING WHICH SHE STOOD OVER 500 HOURS OF STAND-BY AND REACT MOUNTED QRF FOR TALIL LOGISTICS BASE. IN ADDITION, SHE OVERSAW THE MODIFICATION OF THE TALIL LOGISTICS BASE UP-ARMORED MED-EVAC PLATFORM WHICH ENHANCED THE BASE'S ABILITY TO TRANSPORT PATIENTS WHILE UNDER INDIRECT FIRE SAFELY. FURTHER, SHE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHAIN OF COMMAND'S LIMDU PROGRAM AND ENSURED ALL 30 LIMDU MARINES WHERE PROPERLY TRACKED AND PROCESSED ADMINISTRATIVELY RESULTING IN 100% ACCOUNTABILITY. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND UNSWERVING DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.