MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS STUDENT COORDINATOR, SURFACE COMBAT SYSTEMS TRAINING COMMAND APPRENTICE TECHNICAL TRAINING, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FROM 12 JULY 2021 TO 22 AUGUST 2024. DURING THIS PERIOD, SERGEANT COLLINS PROVIDED DIRECT OVERSIGHT TO STUDENT COORDINATORS AND ACADEMIC REVIEW BOARDS, INCLUDING FOUR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS AND 1,088 STUDENTS. HE CONDUCTED 178 ACADEMIC REVIEW BOARDS RESULTING IN 167 CONTINUE WITH COURSE, 345 SET BACK, AND 41 DROPPED FROM TRAINING. IN ADDITION, HE LED THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF 62 INSTRUCTORS IN 22 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION, DEDICATING OVER 300 HOURS OF TRAINING THAT INCREASED OPERATIONAL READINESS BY FIFTY PERCENT. MOREOVER, AS TERMINAL AREA SECURITY OFFICER, HE MANAGED 3,235 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ACROSS 32 CLASSROOMS AND LED THE REPAIR OF 760 MISSION CRITICAL STATIONS THAT ENSURED ZERO MISSED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. BY HIS USWERVING DETERMINATION, WISE JUDGMENT, AND COMPLETE DEDICATION TO DUTY, SERGEANT COLLINS REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS A HFRG, COMSEC CUSTODIAN, AND SA-2112 TECHNICIAN ONBOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON FROM JULY 2018 TO FEBRUARY 2019. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SPENT THREE YEARS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO WORK CONTROL AND PROCESSED DAILY ALL PRIORITY WORK AUTHORIZATION FORMS WHICH LED TO THE TIMELY ACHIEVEMENT OF MILESTONES FOR THE COMMAND. HIS UNFLAGGING ATTENTION TO DETAIL LED TO ZERO CASUALTIES OR PERSONAL INJURY UPON COMMENCING WORK. ADDITIONALLY, PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS TRAINED 344 SAILORS ON THE TAG-OUT PROCESS AND HOW TO HANG AND CLEAR DANGER TAGS. FURTHER, AS TERMINAL AREA SECURITY OFFICER, HE MAINTAINED TWENTY ONE CANES AND CVN-IT PROFILES AND ENSURED ALL SAILORS COMPLETED YEARLY CYBER AWARENESS TRAINING. FINALLY, AS RPPO, HE ORDERED 32,000 DANGER TAGS, 12 TONER CARTRIDGES, AND COVERALLS FOR WORK CONTROL DIVISION. PETTY OFFICER NICHOLS' EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.

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PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SUPPLY OFFICER, SAFETY OFFICER, TASO MANAGER, AND HAZMAT COORDINATOR FOR EODMU FIVE DETACHMENT MARIANAS FROM SEPTEMBER 2013 TO JULY 2015. PETTY OFFICER GARCIA EXECUTED 12 PCS TRANSFERS AND COUNTLESS ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS DURING A 100 PERCENT TURN OVER OF PERSONNEL AT DET MARIANAS, WHILE MANAGING 3.7 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF EOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE GEAR, INCLUDING PURCHASES OF NEW TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE MANAGING ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE NORMALLY OUTSIDE OF HIS RATING, YN2 GARCIA'S OUTSTANDING ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY AND TASK PRIORITIZATION ENABLED DET MARIANAS TO REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OSHA REGULATIONS BY PASSING ALL HAZMAT, SAFETY, AND FIRE INSPECTIONS DURING HIS TENURE, WHILE ALSO ENSURING THAT ALL ADMINISTRATIVE NEEDS WERE MET. PETTY OFFICER GARCIA'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIM AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.