PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS PERSONNEL SPECIALIST, MOBILIZATION DEPARTMENT, NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER (NOSC) JACKSONVILLE FROM JULY 2019 TO AUGUST 2022. PETTY OFFICER SOUTHARD WAS HAND SELECTED TO LEAD THE MOBILIZATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE SOUTHEAST REGION'S LARGEST NOSC WHERE, UNDER HIS GUIDANCE, THE DEPARTMENT OVERSAW THE TRACKING AND MOVEMENT OF 630 MOBILIZATIONS, 270 DEMOBILIZATIONS, 101 ADOS REQUESTS, AND OVER 600 PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS THAT RESULTED IN ZERO DISCREPANCIES OR EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT READINESS CENTER (ECRC) PREVENTABLE RETURNS, ENSURING ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS WERE MET BY RESERVE MEMBERS TAGGED FOR MOBILIZATION. THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP, NOSC JACKSONVILLE MOBILIZATION DEPARTMENT HAS BECOME THE "GO TO" FOR GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION FOR OTHER NOSCS WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST REGION. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER SOUTHARD REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNIT FOR NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER (NOSC) PUERTO RICO FROM JANUARY 2018 TO FEBRUARY 2020. PETTY OFFICER PENTOBAS DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS A MEMBER OF N1 C4F DET-A. PETTY OFFICER PENTOBAS' ABILITY TO MANAGE ALL CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE N1 PRODUCED OVER 80 COMMAND FOURTH FLEET EMPLOYMENT LETTERS, SUSTAINING SUPERIOR ADMINISTRATION AND IMPROVING SAILORIZATION BY 30 PERCENT. ADDITIONALLY, HE ASSISTED IN ASSEMBLING OVER 40 EVALUATIONS FOR C4F DET-A COMMAND WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED 95 PERCENT APPROVAL RATE. FINALLY, PETTY OFFICER PENTOBAS' WORK ETHIC AND PROFESSIONALISM WERE UNPARALLELED RESULTING IN HIS SELECTION AS NOSC PUERTO RICO'S SELRES SAILOR OF THE QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2019. PETTY OFFICER PENTOBAS' OUTSTANDING EFFORTS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.